Patents by Inventor Vaughan Crow

Vaughan Crow 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).

  • Dairy Product and Process
    Publication number: 20080260905
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for producing a dairy flavour ingredient, with an intense dairy flavour and low pH especially suitable for flavouring dairy products which are produced by “rapid” dairy technologies. The process includes blending a dairy based protein with an acid producing producing bacteria, fermenting at ph<5.5, further blending with ground cheese, further fermentation with and enzyme and heat inactivating the enzyme.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: FONTERRA CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Stephen Gregory, Vaughan Crow, Rachel Marshall
  • Dairy product and process
    Publication number: 20060134298
    Abstract: Described are methods for retarding or inhibiting the breakdown of intact casein in cheese using high pressure treatments. Also described are methods of making processed cheese using pressure treated cheese.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2003
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Keith Johnston, Tim Carroll, Craig Honore, Vaughan Crow, Nicola White, Ping Chen
  • Transesterification reaction for production of dairy flavour enhancing esters
    Publication number: 20050130279
    Abstract: The invention is a process for producing flavour enhancing esters from dairy sourced mono-, di-, or triglycerides. The process is a transesterification reaction between the mono-, di- or triglyceride and an alcohol in an aqueous medium in the presence of an esterase selected for its high transesterification activity. The esters may be used for flavouring in a variety of food products, particularly dairy products such as cheeses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Ross Holland, Vaughan Crow, Shao Liu
  • Cheese flavour ingredient and method of its production
    Publication number: 20050123646
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a cheese flavour ingredient and an ingredient so prepared. The method comprises subjecting a protein in water mixture to proteolysis by a protease enzyme and to fermentation with a physiologically acceptable bacterium of one of the genera Enterococcus, Staphylococcus or Pseudomonas capable of producing a cheese flavour ingredient. The cheese flavour ingredient of the invention has a mixture of flavours and may be used as a component of balanced cheese-like flavour compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2002
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Vaughan Crow, Michelle Hayes, Brian Curry, Prabandha Samal, Rachel Schofield, Ross Holland