Patents by Inventor Steven Havlik
Steven Havlik has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11882855Abstract: A reduced calorie nutrient enriched food product is produced by converting sucrose to monosaccharides and by selectively separating high molecular weight nutrients and sucrose in a food product such as a juice. The sucrose may be converted to non-digestible oligosaccharides. The process may also include separating a feed juice into a solids-rich fraction and a clarified juice fraction; treating the clarified juice fraction to form a high molecular weight-rich and oligosaccharide-rich fraction that can be combined with the solids-rich fraction to form a reduced calorie nutrient enriched liquid.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Tropicana Products, Inc.Inventors: Johnny Casasnovas, Yongsoo Chung, Juan Gonzalez, Steven Havlik, Jeffrey D. Mathews, Taehyung Yi
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Publication number: 20220330582Abstract: A reduced calorie nutrient enriched food product is produced by converting sucrose to monosaccharides and by selectively separating high molecular weight nutrients and sucrose in a food product such as a juice. The sucrose may be converted to non-digestible oligosaccharides. The process may also include separating a feed juice into a solids-rich fraction and a clarified juice fraction; treating the clarified juice fraction to form a high molecular weight-rich and oligosaccharide-rich fraction that can be combined with the solids-rich fraction to form a reduced calorie nutrient enriched liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Johnny Casasnovas, Yongsoo Chung, Juan Gonzalez, Steven Havlik, Jeffrey D. Mathews, Taehyung Yi
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Patent number: 11412764Abstract: A reduced calorie nutrient enriched food product is produced by converting sucrose to monosaccharides and by selectively separating high molecular weight nutrients and sucrose in a food product such as a juice. The sucrose may be converted to non-digestible oligosaccharides. The process may also include separating a feed juice into a solids-rich fraction and a clarified juice fraction; treating the clarified juice fraction to form a high molecular weight-rich and oligosaccharide-rich fraction that can be combined with the solids-rich fraction to form a reduced calorie nutrient enriched liquid.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Tropicana Products, Inc.Inventors: Johnny Casasnovas, Yongsoo Chung, Juan Gonzalez, Steven Havlik, Jeffrey D. Mathews, Taehyung Yi
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Publication number: 20210059279Abstract: A reduced calorie nutrient enriched food product is produced by converting sucrose to monosaccharides and by selectively separating high molecular weight nutrients and sucrose in a food product such as a juice. The sucrose may be converted to non-digestible oligosaccharides. The process may also include separating a feed juice into a solids-rich fraction and a clarified juice fraction; treating the clarified juice fraction to form a high molecular weight-rich and oligosaccharide-rich fraction that can be combined with the solids-rich fraction to form a reduced calorie nutrient enriched liquid.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Johnny Casasnovas, Yongsoo Chung, Juan Gonzalez, Steven Havlik, Jeffrey D. Mathews, Taehyung Yi
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Patent number: 8567454Abstract: An apparatus for sterile filling of beverage containers has a first module and a second module. The first module rinses and sterilizes empty containers and delivers the sterilized containers to the second module. The second module fills and caps the containers with beverage product at ambient temperature in an active sterilization zone utilizing an e-beam sterilization unit.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2012Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Mastio, Rei-Young Amos Wu, Michael F. McGowan, Subodh K. Raniwala, Gregory Schimmel, James D. Schuman, Steven Havlik
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Patent number: 8511045Abstract: An apparatus for sterile filling of beverage containers has a first module and a second module. The first module rinses and sterilizes empty containers and delivers the sterilized containers to the second module. The second module fills and caps the containers with beverage product at ambient temperature in an active sterilization zone utilizing an e-beam sterilization unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2010Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Mastio, Rei-Young Amos Wu, Michael F. McGowan, Subodh K. Raniwala, Gregory Schimmel, James D. Schuman, Steven Havlik, Richard O. Powell
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Publication number: 20120124941Abstract: An apparatus for sterile filling of beverage containers has a first module and a second module. The first module rinses and sterilizes empty containers and delivers the sterilized containers to the second module. The second module fills and caps the containers with beverage product at ambient temperature in an active sterilization zone utilizing an e-beam sterilization unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: STOKELY-VAN CAMP, INC.Inventors: Michael J. Mastio, Rei-Young Amos Wu, Michael F. McGowan, Subodh K. Raniwala, Gregory Schimmel, James D. Schuman, Steven Havlik
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Patent number: 8132598Abstract: An apparatus for sterile filling of beverage containers has a first module and a second module. The first module rinses and sterilizes empty containers and delivers the sterilized containers to the second module. The second module fills and caps the containers with beverage product at ambient temperature in an active sterilization zone utilizing an e-beam sterilization unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Mastio, Rei-Young Amos Wu, Michael F. McGowan, Subodh K. Raniwala, Gregory Schimmel, James D. Schuman, Steven Havlik
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Publication number: 20110023420Abstract: An apparatus for sterile filling of beverage containers has a first module and a second module. The first module rinses and sterilizes empty containers and delivers the sterilized containers to the second module. The second module fills and caps the containers with beverage product at ambient temperature in an active sterilization zone utilizing an e-beam sterilization unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2010Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: STOKELY-VAN CAMP, INCInventors: Michael J. Mastio, Rei-Young Amos Wu, Michael F. McGowan, Subodh K. Raniwala, Gregory Schimmel, James D. Schuman, Steven Havlik, Richard O. Powell
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Patent number: 7832185Abstract: An apparatus for sterile filling of beverage containers has a first module and a second module. The first module rinses and sterilizes empty containers and delivers the sterilized containers to the second module. The second module fills and caps the containers with beverage product at ambient temperature in an active sterilization zone utilizing an e-beam sterilization unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2008Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.Inventors: Michael J. Mastio, Rei-Young Amos Wu, Michael F. McGowan, Subodh K. Raniwala, Gregory Schimmel, James D. Schuman, Steven Havlik, Richard O. Powell
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Patent number: 7709037Abstract: The present invention provides process cheeses comprising casein and whey protein with a ratio of casein to whey protein of from about 50:50 to about 75:25. Typically, the process cheese further comprises an emulsifier, milkfat, and may contain one or more other ingredients such as, but not limited to, whole whey, cheese, and lactic acid. The present invention provides methods for producing the process cheese of the current invention using a pre-cook or post-cook homogenization step, and/or a modified dairy protein source. The modified dairy protein source includes high viscosity whey protein, emulsified high fat whey protein powder, low calcium whey protein, and/or high solubility milk protein.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2003Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLCInventors: Isabelle Laye, Ted Riley Lindstrom, Leslie Lowry, Fu-I Mei, Matthew Zwolfer, Omar Diaz-Castillo, Jordan Dolande, Steven Havlik, Vladimir Rueda
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Publication number: 20090277135Abstract: An apparatus for sterile filling of beverage containers has a first module and a second module. The first module rinses and sterilizes empty containers and delivers the sterilized containers to the second module. The second module fills and caps the containers with beverage product at ambient temperature in an active sterilization zone utilizing an e-beam sterilization unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2008Publication date: November 12, 2009Applicant: STOKELY-VAN CAMP, INCInventors: Michael J. Mastio, Rei-Young Amos Wu, Michael F. McGowan, Subodh K. Raniwala, Gregory Schimmel, James D. Schuman, Steven Havlik
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Publication number: 20090013647Abstract: An apparatus for sterile filling of beverage containers has a first module and a second module. The first module rinses and sterilizes empty containers and delivers the sterilized containers to the second module. The second module fills and caps the containers with beverage product at ambient temperature in an active sterilization zone utilizing an e-beam sterilization unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2008Publication date: January 15, 2009Applicant: STOKELY-VAN CAMP, INCInventors: Michael J. Mastio, Rei-Young Amos Wu, Michael F. McGowan, Subodh K. Raniwala, Gregory Schimmel, James D. Schuman, Steven Havlik, Richard O. Powell
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Publication number: 20050073263Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method for allowing LED operation in circuits operating with power supply levels that are below the forward voltage limits of the LED. A first level of a modulated voltage signal is applied to charge a voltage increasing component in a first phase of operation. A second level of the modulated voltage signal is then summed with the voltage stored across the voltage increasing component to provide adequate forward potential across Light Emitting Diode (LED) for illumination. The second level of modulated voltage is also used to provide a source of constant forward current to be conducted by LED when in its luminescent state.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2003Publication date: April 7, 2005Inventors: Steven Havlik, Ernest Horning
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Publication number: 20040126473Abstract: The present invention provides process cheeses comprising casein and whey protein with a ratio of casein to whey protein of from about 50:50 to about 75:25. Typically, the process cheese further comprises an emulsifier, milkfat, and may contain one or more other ingredients such as, but not limited to, whole whey, cheese, and lactic acid. The present invention provides methods for producing the process cheese of the current invention using a pre-cook or post-cook homogenization step, and/or a modified dairy protein source. The modified dairy protein source includes high viscosity whey protein, emulsified high fat whey protein powder, low calcium whey protein, and/or high solubility milk protein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 28, 2003Publication date: July 1, 2004Applicant: Kraft Foods Holding, Inc.Inventors: Isabelle Laye, Ted Riley Lindstrom, Leslie Lowry, Fu-I Mei, Matthew Zwolfer, Omar Diaz-Castillo, Jordan Dolande, Steven Havlik, Vladimir Rueda
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Patent number: 6669978Abstract: The present invention provides process cheeses containing casein and whey protein with a ratio of casein to whey protein of from about 50:50 to about 75:25. Typically, the process cheese further contains an emulsifier, milkfat, and may contain one or more other ingredients such as, but not limited to, whole whey, cheese, and lactic acid. The present invention provides methods for producing the process cheese of the current invention using a pre-cook or post-cook homogenization step, and/or a modified dairy protein source. The modified dairy protein source includes high viscosity whey protein, emulsified high fat whey protein powder, low calcium whey protein, and/or high solubility milk protein.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2001Date of Patent: December 30, 2003Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Isabelle Laye, Ted Riley Lindstrom, Leslie Lowry, Fu-I Mei, Matthew Zwolfer, Omar Diaz-Castillo, Jordan Dolande, Steven Havlik, Vladimir Rueda
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Patent number: 6562383Abstract: A process for producing a flavored cheese that does not require curing or aging is provided. Using three specific flavor components (i.e., a “sulfury-cheddar” flavored component, a “creamy-buttery” flavored component, and a “cheesy” flavored component), a wide variety of flavored cheeses having desired flavor profiles and of various types can be prepared using a simple process that does not require a curing or aging step. Depending on the type of cheese desired, a mixture of at least one, and preferably at least two, of the flavor components is prepared. A non-coagulating amount of a cheese coagulate is added and sufficient water is removed, preferably by evaporation, to obtain the desired solids level, thereby forming the desired flavored cheese.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2002Date of Patent: May 13, 2003Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.Inventors: James W. Moran, Michael A. Hyde, Steven Havlik
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Publication number: 20020192348Abstract: The present invention provides process cheeses comprising casein and whey protein with a ratio of casein to whey protein of from about 50:50 to about 75:25. Typically, the process cheese further comprises an emulsifier, milkfat, and may contain one or more other ingredients such as, but not limited to, whole whey, cheese, and lactic acid. The present invention provides methods for producing the process cheese of the current invention using a pre-cook or post-cook homogenization step, and/or a modified dairy protein source. The modified dairy protein source includes high viscosity whey protein, emulsified high fat whey protein powder, low calcium whey protein, and/or high solubility milk protein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2001Publication date: December 19, 2002Applicant: KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Isabelle Laye, Ted Riley Lindstrom, Leslie Lowry, Fu-I Mei, Matthew Zwolfer, Omar Diaz Castillo, Jordan Dolande, Steven Havlik, Viadimir Rueda