Patents by Inventor William Zaikos

William Zaikos 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).

  • Process for incorporating whey protein into cheese
    Patent number: 6558716
    Abstract: The present invention provides processes for making a stable cheese product supplemented with functionally enhanced whey protein. In a preferred embodiment of these methods, the cheese product is cream cheese. The added whey protein is functionally enhanced by exposing cheese curds or dairy liquids containing the whey protein to controlled heat treatment and/or treatment at high shear rates. The invention further provides a stable cheese product that is characteristic of a particular variety of cheese and that is supplemented with functionally enhanced whey protein. In a preferred embodiment, the supplemented cheese product is cream cheese.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Clinton Kent, Mark Kijowski, Bruce Campbell, Jochen Klaus Pfeifer, Christopher Burl Smith, Rashad Bahrani, Joy Lee, Tim Nellenback, Rashida Uchefuna Byrd, William Zaikos