Charles I Onwulata

US Patent:

6610347, Aug 26, 2003

Filed:

Dec 20, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/741467

Inventors:

Charles I. Onwulata - Cheltenham PA

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture - Washington DC

International Classification:

A21D 1300

US Classification:

426549, 426 94, 426496, 426615, 426656

Abstract:

Disclosed is a dietary fiber composition produced by a process involving cooking a calcium caseinate or calcium caseinate and whey protein isolate slurry (containing no more than 50% whey protein isolate) in an evaporator to produce a slurry of cross-linked matrices of protein, adding dietary fiber to the slurry of cross-linked matrices of protein to form a mixture, and spray atomizing the mixture in a spray dryer to produce the dietary fiber composition. Also disclosed is a fiber enriched food product containing at least one food ingredient and the dietary fiber composition. Additionally, there is disclosed a method of making a fiber enriched food product involving mixing one or more food ingredients with the dietary fiber composition. Furthermore, there is disclosed a method of increasing fiber in the diet of a mammal involving feeding to the mammal the fiber enriched food product.

US Patent:

7851010, Dec 14, 2010

Filed:

Jul 17, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/487802

Inventors:

Charles I. Onwulata - Cheltenham PA, US

Assignee:

The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture - Washington DC

International Classification:

A23J 1/00

US Classification:

426656, 426657, 426804, 426580, 426583

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a dietary composition produced by a process involving extruding a protein containing product and water through an extruder (e. g. , at about 50-about 450 rpm and at a temperature of about 40 to about 120 C. , wherein the residence time of the protein containing product (e. g. , whey protein isolate) in the extruder is about 15-about 90 seconds) to produce the dietary composition, wherein the dietary composition contains partially denatured protein containing product or totally denatured protein containing product or mixtures thereof. The present invention also concerns a food product containing at least one food ingredient and a dietary fiber composition. The food product is produced by a process involving extruding the dietary composition and at least one food ingredient and water to produce the food product; the dietary composition produced by a process involving extruding a protein containing product and water through an extruder to produce the dietary composition, wherein the dietary composition contains partially denatured protein containing product or totally denatured protein containing product or mixtures thereof.

US Patent:

20050084578, Apr 21, 2005

Filed:

Oct 16, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/686834

Inventors:

Charles Onwulata - Cheltenham PA, US

International Classification:

A23P001/00

US Classification:

426516000

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a dietary fiber composition produced by a process involving extruding a milk containing product (e.g., milk, milk concentrate, whey, whey concentrate, whey protein isolate) through an extruder at about 50-about 400 rpm and at a temperature of about 50 to about 120 C. to produce the dietary fiber composition. The present invention also concerns a fiber enriched food product containing at least one food ingredient and the dietary fiber composition described herein. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of making a fiber enriched food product, involving adding the dietary fiber composition described herein to one or more food ingredients or adding one or more food ingredients to the dietary fiber composition described herein. Furthermore, the present invention concerns a method of increasing fiber in the diet of a mammal, involving feeding to the mammal the fiber enriched food product described herein.

US Patent:

20050084579, Apr 21, 2005

Filed:

Jan 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/767979

Inventors:

Charles Onwulata - Cheltenham PA, US

International Classification:

A23P001/00

US Classification:

426516000

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a dietary composition produced by a process involving extruding a milk containing product (e.g., milk, milk concentrate, milk protein concentrate, whey, whey concentrate, whey protein isolate, whey protein concentrate) through an extruder at about 50-about 450 rpm and at a temperature of about 40 to about 120 C. to produce the dietary fiber composition (which contains partially or totally denatured milk containing product). The present invention also concerns a food product containing at least one food ingredient and the dietary composition described herein; for example the dietary composition containing partially denatured proteins may be used to create a fully cooked, totally expanded or puffed ready-to-eat snack food product (or pellets or half products). In addition, the present invention relates to a method of making a food product, involving adding the dietary composition described herein to one or more food ingredients or adding one or more food ingredients to the dietary composition described herein. Furthermore, the present invention concerns a method of increasing fiber in the diet of a mammal, involving feeding to the mammal the fiber enriched food product described herein.

US Patent:

20070190213, Aug 16, 2007

Filed:

Sep 14, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/226084

Inventors:

Jerome Harden - Philadelphia PA, US
Charles Onwulata - Cheltenham PA, US

International Classification:

A23L 1/00

US Classification:

426302000

Abstract:

Methods of encapsulating fully denatured or partially denatured protein (e.g., whey) involving milling the protein into a fine powder, pouring the powdered protein into a bowl containing an encapsulating agent (e.g., lipid), heating the combination until the encapsulating agent melts, and mixing the combination until the protein is completely covered/encapsulated. After the protein is covered/encapsulated, it is cooled so that it can be added as an ingredient to other foods.

US Patent:

20080280006, Nov 13, 2008

Filed:

May 11, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/801868

Inventors:

Charles I. Onwulata - Cheltenham PA, US

International Classification:

A23C 21/00
A23C 9/00
A23J 1/00

US Classification:

426583, 426580, 426656

Abstract:

A dietary composition produced by a process involving extruding a protein containing product and optionally water through an extruder at about 50 to about 400 rpm and at a temperature of about −10 to about 30 C. to produce the dietary composition, wherein the undenatured proteins in the protein containing product are not denatured by the process. Preferably some of the denatured proteins in the protein containing product are undenatured (renatured) by the process.

US Patent:

60238550, Feb 15, 2000

Filed:

Nov 27, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/758026

Inventors:

Neil M. Goldberg - North Wales PA
Charles I. Onwulata - Wyndmoor PA
Philip Wayne Smith - Pennsburg PA
Greg Tomes - Lucedale MS

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Agriculture - Washington DC

International Classification:

F26B 1700

US Classification:

34576

Abstract:

The invention provides an air-assisted wiping device for use in a continuous-spray dryer. The air-assisted wiping device rotates inside the housing to continuously wipe heavy sticky powder from the walls of the housing using a wiper blade. The air-assisted wiping device includes an elongated hollow plenum having a flow-directing slot disposed along its length. Air received into the elongated hollow plenum is passed through the flow-directing slot onto a wiper blade, which is coupled to the elongated hollow plenum. The air discharged onto the wiper blade removes powder that collects on the leading side of the wiper blade.

Author:

Charles I. Onwulata

ISBN #:

0813809037

Author:

Charles Onwulata

ISBN #:

0824753275