Patents by Inventor Thomas Aurand

Thomas Aurand 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).

  • Publication number: 20230094437
    Abstract: A system and method for the continuous production of brown butter involves concentrating butter while retaining solids non-fat in the butter, and continuously transferring and heating the concentrated butter to cause the solids non-fat in the butter to react in a Maillard reaction to form a brown butter product. The system may use one or more of a heating vessel, an evaporator and a reaction vessel to form the brown butter in the continuous process. A brown butter product derived from butter includes reacted solids non-fat particulates from a Maillard reaction suspended by nascent fat crystals nucleated about the reacted solids non-fat particulates and by large fat crystal structures joined to the nascent fat crystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jill Paddock, Nicole Igielski, Thomas Aurand, Richard Dinesen
  • Patent number: 11533928
    Abstract: A system and method for the continuous production of brown butter involves concentrating butter while retaining solids non-fat in the butter, and continuously transferring and heating the concentrated butter to cause the solids non-fat in the butter to react in a maillard reaction to form a brown butter product. The system may use one or more of a heating vessel, an evaporator and a reaction vessel to form the brown butter in the continuous process. A brown butter product derived from butter includes reacted solids non-fat particulates from a maillard reaction suspended by nascent fat crystals nucleated about the reacted solids non-fat particulates and by large fat crystal structures joined to the nascent fat crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Land O'Lakes, Inc.
    Inventors: Jill Paddock, Nicole Igielski, Thomas Aurand, Richard Dinesen
  • Publication number: 20190269146
    Abstract: A system and method for the continuous production of brown butter involves concentrating butter while retaining solids non-fat in the butter, and continuously transferring and heating the concentrated butter to cause the solids non-fat in the butter to react in a maillard reaction to form a brown butter product. The system may use one or more of a heating vessel, an evaporator and a reaction vessel to form the brown butter in the continuous process. A brown butter product derived from butter includes reacted solids non-fat particulates from a maillard reaction suspended by nascent fat crystals nucleated about the reacted solids non-fat particulates and by large fat crystal structures joined to the nascent fat crystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Jill Paddock, Nicole Igielski, Thomas Aurand, Richard Dinesen
  • Patent number: 10334865
    Abstract: A system and method for the continuous production of brown butter involves concentrating butter while retaining solids non-fat in the butter, and continuously transferring and heating the concentrated butter to cause the solids non-fat in the butter to react in a maillard reaction to form a brown butter product. The system may use one or more of a heating vessel, an evaporator and a reaction vessel to form the brown butter in the continuous process. A brown butter product derived from butter includes reacted solids non-fat particulates from a maillard reaction suspended by nascent fat crystals nucleated about the reacted solids non-fat particulates and by large fat crystal structures joined to the nascent fat crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Land O'Lakes, Inc.
    Inventors: Jill Paddock, Nicole Igielski, Thomas Aurand, Richard Dinesen
  • Publication number: 20180317512
    Abstract: A system and method for the continuous production of brown butter involves concentrating butter while retaining solids non-fat in the butter, and continuously transferring and heating the concentrated butter to cause the solids non-fat in the butter to react in a maillard reaction to form a brown butter product. The system may use one or more of a heating vessel, an evaporator and a reaction vessel to form the brown butter in the continuous process. A brown butter product derived from butter includes reacted solids non-fat particulates from a maillard reaction suspended by nascent fat crystals nucleated about the reacted solids non-fat particulates and by large fat crystal structures joined to the nascent fat crystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Jill Paddock, Nicole Igielski, Thomas Aurand, Richard Dinesen
  • Patent number: 10045549
    Abstract: A system and method for the continuous production of brown butter involves concentrating butter while retaining solids non-fat in the butter, and continuously transferring and heating the concentrated butter to cause the solids non-fat in the butter to react in a maillard reaction to form a brown butter product. The system may use one or more of a heating vessel, an evaporator and a reaction vessel to form the brown butter in the continuous process. A brown butter product derived from butter includes reacted solids non-fat particulates from a maillard reaction suspended by nascent fat crystals nucleated about the reacted solids non-fat particulates and by large fat crystal structures joined to the nascent fat crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: LAND O'LAKES, INC.
    Inventors: Jill Paddock, Nicole Igielski, Thomas Aurand, Richard Dinesen
  • Publication number: 20170079301
    Abstract: A system and method for the continuous production of brown butter involves concentrating butter while retaining solids non-fat in the butter, and continuously transferring and heating the concentrated butter to cause the solids non-fat in the butter to react in a maillard reaction to form a brown butter product. The system may use one or more of a heating vessel, an evaporator and a reaction vessel to form the brown butter in the continuous process. A brown butter product derived from butter includes reacted solids non-fat particulates from a maillard reaction suspended by nascent fat crystals nucleated about the reacted solids non-fat particulates and by large fat crystal structures joined to the nascent fat crystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jill Paddock, Nicole Igielski, Thomas Aurand, Richard Dinesen
  • Patent number: 9532583
    Abstract: A system and method for the continuous production of brown butter involves concentrating butter while retaining solids non-fat in the butter, and continuously transferring and heating the concentrated butter to cause the solids non-fat in the butter to react in a maillard reaction to form a brown butter product. The system may use one or more of a heating vessel, an evaporator and a reaction vessel to form the brown butter in the continuous process. A brown butter product derived from butter includes reacted solids non-fat particulates from a maillard reaction suspended by nascent fat crystals nucleated about the reacted solids non-fat particulates and by large fat crystal structures joined to the nascent fat crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: LAND O'LAKES, INC.
    Inventors: Jill Paddock, Nicole Igielski, Thomas Aurand, Richard Dinesen
  • Publication number: 20140106054
    Abstract: A system and method for the continuous production of brown butter involves concentrating butter while retaining solids non-fat in the butter, and continuously transferring and heating the concentrated butter to cause the solids non-fat in the butter to react in a maillard reaction to form a brown butter product. The system may use one or more of a heating vessel, an evaporator and a reaction vessel to form the brown butter in the continuous process. A brown butter product derived from butter includes reacted solids non-fat particulates from a maillard reaction suspended by nascent fat crystals nucleated about the reacted solids non-fat particulates and by large fat crystal structures joined to the nascent fat crystals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Land O'Lakes, Inc.
    Inventors: Jill Paddock, Nicole Igielski, Thomas Aurand, Richard Dinesen
  • Patent number: 7776376
    Abstract: A whippable food product having improved stability characteristics without detectable change in the organoleptic characteristics is provided. The product comprises triglyceride fat, one or more sugars and an emulsifier component comprising destabilizing and stabilizing emulsifiers in amounts sufficient to stabilize the product. This product can be stored at ambient temperatures for extended periods of time and can also be whipped and displayed at ambient temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: Rich Products Corporation
    Inventors: Cheryl Perks, Michael Piatko, Thomas Aurand
  • Publication number: 20080131576
    Abstract: A whippable food product having improved stability characteristics without detectable change in the organoleptic characteristics is provided. The product comprises triglyceride fat, one or more sugars and an emulsifier component comprising destabilizing and stabilizing emulsifiers in amounts sufficient to stabilize the product. This product can be stored at ambient temperatures for extended periods of time and can also be whipped and displayed at ambient temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Cheryl Perks, Michael Piatko, Thomas Aurand
  • Patent number: 7351440
    Abstract: A whippable food product having improved stability characteristics without detectable change in the organoleptic characteristics is provided. The product comprises triglyceride fat, one or more sugars and an emulsifier component comprising destabilizing and stabilizing emulsifiers in amounts sufficient to stabilize the product. This product can be stored at ambient temperatures for extended periods of time and can also be whipped and displayed at ambient temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Rich Products Corporation
    Inventors: Cheryl Perks, Michael Piatko, Thomas Aurand
  • Publication number: 20040265468
    Abstract: A whippable food product having improved stability characteristics without detectable change in the organoleptic characteristics is provided. The product comprises triglyceride fat, one or more sugars and an emulsifier component comprising destabilizing and stabilizing emulsifiers in amounts sufficient to stabilize the product. This product can be stored at ambient temperatures for extended periods of time and can also be whipped and displayed at ambient temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Cheryl Perks, Michael Piatko, Thomas Aurand