Patents by Inventor Susan Erin Hartigan

Susan Erin Hartigan 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).

  • Reduced-fat food dispersions and method of preparing
    Patent number: 5709896
    Abstract: Reduced-fat food dispersions containing an aqueous dispersion of sugar and an aggregate of microcrystalline cellulose and a gum selected from galactomannan gum, glucomannan gum and mixtures thereof exhibit the ability to set, have sugar bloom stability and mimic the rheology of full fat chocolate coatings. These dispersions are useful, for example, in food coatings, food inclusions and fudge. A method for setting of a high sugar content dispersion to a solid which solid is a soft or a firm solid at room temperature is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Susan Erin Hartigan, Mark T. Izzo, Carol A. Stahl, Marlene T. Tuazon