Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Gehrig

Thomas C. Gehrig 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).

  • Easily reconstitutable powdered sour-cream-type product
    Patent number: 4663178
    Abstract: A readily recontitutable powder, for preparing a high-stability sour-cream-type product, as well as a method for the preparation of the powder and a method for the reconstitution thereof. The powder is prepared from a low-fat, directly-acidified slurry, which is subsequently spray-dried. A hygroscopic powder (e.g., pre-gelatinized starch) is blended in; the result is a product that is low in cost, easily reconstituted, stable at room temperature as a powder, and stable when refrigerated after reconstitution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1987
    Assignee: Conagra, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas C. Gehrig, David W. Mortemore