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Yes. Dr. Alan R. Hirsch holds US Patent # 7820208 issued October 26, 2010 which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/306,198, filed Aug. 7, 2003, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/334,401, filed Nov. 30, 2001.
His formulation from his patent reads:
"The following satiety enhancing composition can be formulated with tastants in the amounts indicated.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Composition Tastant % by weight Natural Apple Flavor Blend natural apple flavor (Sensient)) 60 Roasted Peanut Flavor natural and artificial peanut butter flavor, 60 Blend powder (Gold Coast) natural peanut flavor (Sensient) 2 Raspberry Burst Flavor natural and artificial raspberry flavor (Gold 50 Blend Coast) Blended Cinnamon Flavor artificial cinnamon flavor, powder (Flavor 50 Concepts) Pistachio Flavor Blend natural and artificial pistachio flavor (Sensient) 60 Cool Spearmint Flavor natural and artificial spearmint flavor (Gold 50 Blend Coast) Rich Cocoa Flavor Blend natural cocoa nibs flavor, powder (Carmi 50 Flavor) Banana Shake Flavor Blend natural and artificial banana flavor (Gold 50 Coast) Horseradish Kick Flavor natural horseradish powder (SpiceTec-USF) 70 Blend Supreme Garlic Flavor natural garlic flavor (Sensient) 60 Blend Sharp Cheddar Cheese natural and artificial cheddar cheese flavor 60 Flavor Blend (Gold Coast) Romano Cheese Flavor natural and artificial Romano cheese flavor 60 Blend (Gold Coast) Yellow Onion Flavor onion powder 99.975 Sharp Cheddar Cheese natural and artificial cheddar cheese flavor 50 (Gold Coast) Sweet Apple Flavor natural apple flavor powder WONF (Carmi 65 Flavor)... "
A patent allows one skilled in the art to re-create the "invention"... however, this reads more like a published study than a recipe for his brand name product.
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