Patents by Inventor Warren Fitzsimons

Warren Fitzsimons 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).

  • Method of making high solids, high protein dairy-based food
    Patent number: 7842325
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a high solids/high protein dairy product wherein an MPC is first mixed with molten fat to produce a mixture of protein particles coated in fat and the mixture hydrated, acidified and heated under low shear to produce a dairy product, preferably a cheese or cheese-like product having a protein to water ratio of between 0.6 and 3.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Fonterra IP Limited
    Inventors: Warren Fitzsimons, Sheelagh Hewitt, Stephen Gregory, Alistair Carr, Owen Mills
  • Dairy Product and Process
    Publication number: 20070254064
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for preparing cheese comprising: (a) providing a protein concentrate, (b) providing a flavour concentrate using at least one strain of organism, (c) mixing the protein concentrate with a source of fat and/or liquid if required and heating to form a coagulated cheese mass, (d) adding the flavour concentrate before, during or after step (c). The method allows rapid production of flavoured cheeses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2004
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Inventors: Daniel Smith, Peter Elston, Warren Fitzsimons, Robbie Buwalda, Graham Davey
  • Method of making high solids, high protein dairy-based food
    Publication number: 20050214431
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a high solids/high protein dairy product wherein an MPC is first mixed with molten fat to produce a mixture of protein particles coated in fat and the mixture hydrated, acidified and heated under low shear to produce a dairy product, preferably a cheese or cheese-like product having a protein to water ratio of between 0.6 and 3.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2002
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Warren Fitzsimons, Sheelag Hewitt, Stephen Gregory, Alistair Carr, Owen Mills