Patents by Inventor Tanya Sanders

Tanya Sanders 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).

  • R-T-E cereals with calcium containing pre-sweetener coating and method of preparation
    Patent number: 6174553
    Abstract: A method for coating discrete food pieces with a sweet coating such as in the preparation of a presweetened R-T-E cereal and coated food products prepared by the method is provided. The coating contains a mixture of sugars and calcium. The method of preparation comprises the steps, in sequence of: (A) providing a base of dried food pieces; (B) blending sugar syrup with an aqueous calcium slurry; (C) coating the base of dried food pieces with the sugar syrup and calcium slurry blend; and (D) drying the coated product to a shelf stable moisture content to provide a calcium fortified finished product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Javier Cerda, James W Geoffrion, Daniel R Green, Tanya Sanders, Donald J Smith, Jonathan E. Trautz, Robert Wollenburg