Patents by Inventor Steven T. Sheehan

Steven T. Sheehan 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).

  • Process for preparing aspirated bran as a flour additive
    Patent number: 6383547
    Abstract: The present invention provides an additive composition made from milled cereal by-products. The additive is for enhancing the strength and/or stability of food products. The additive composition comprises a cooked cereal by-product which includes gelatinized edible starch. The starch is gelatinized to an extent, and is present in an amount, such that when the composition additive is added to masa or other cereal grain flour or dough at a level of at least about 0.5 weight percent, the composition additive is effective for increasing the strength and/or the shelf life of food products made from the additive and flour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Assignee: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Rita M. Delrue, Mark D. Burianek, Carol J. Xenides, Steven T. Sheehan, Sergio Valle