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Granted Patent B2
US 9,560,864 · App. 14/387,763 · Granted Feb 7, 2017

Aerated chocolate composition

Inventors: Nooshin Louise Haj Hassan (Bedford, GB); Andrew Hoddle (Rushden, GB)
Assignee: CONOPCO, INC.
A23G1/52A23G1/003A23G1/32
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Patent No.
US 9,560,864
App. No.
14/387,763
Granted
Feb 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aerated chocolate composition having an overrun of between 25% and 150%, preferably under 100%, comprising red and black non aqueous pigments in amount of over 0.05% w/w and less than 1.5% w/w in a red:black ratio of between 3:1 and 1:1.

Claims (4)

1. An aerated chocolate composition having an overrun of between 25% and 150% and comprising red and black non aqueous, non-cocoa pigments in amount of over 0.05 Wt % and less than 1.5% in a red:black ratio of between 3:1 and 1:1, wherein the red and black non aqueous, non-cocoa pigments are intermixed homogenously throughout the aerated chocolate composition.

2. The aerated chocolate composition of claim 1 , wherein the overrun is under 100%.

3. The aerated chocolate composition according to claim 1 containing 0.1 to 10% w/w of at least one sucrose ester having an HLB value of up to 9.

4. The aerated chocolate composition according to claim 1 containing 0.5 to 5% w/w of at least one sucrose ester having an HLB value of up to 9.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE CHANGE ASSIGNEE NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 73078 FRAME 700. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jan 26, 2026
From: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
To: MAGNUM ICC US, LCC
Reel/Frame 074510/0542 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2025
From: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
To: MAGNUM US ICC, LCC
Reel/Frame 073078/0700 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 24, 2014
From: HAJ HASSAN, NOOSHIN LOUISE; HODDLE, ANDREW
To: CONOPCO, INC., D/B/A UNILEVER
Reel/Frame 033809/0302 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 12162467 · Mar 30, 2012 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20150150276A1 · Jun 4, 2015