Patents by Inventor Alexandre C. Mendes

Alexandre C. Mendes 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).

  • Low shear meat analog
    Patent number: 8628815
    Abstract: Methods for producing meat analog as well as formulations are disclosed. The novel production method uses a device designed to texturize the product while providing superior heat transfer for cooking. The device includes a helical compression conveyer with internal and external heating sources that delivers a high ratio of surface area for heat transfer to product volume. This results in the device being capable of heating of the emulsion volume as it is moved from the inlet to the outlet of the device to form a meat analog within the device in which the meat analog is formed in multiple segments to result in the meat analog having a defined surface texture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Mars, Inc.
    Inventors: Allan A. Torney, Diana L. Ortiz Maldonado, Alexandre C. Mendes, Emine Unlu, Ralf Reiser, Eyal Ben-Yoseph
  • LOW SHEAR MEAT ANALOG
    Publication number: 20090068336
    Abstract: Methods for producing meat analog as well as formulations are disclosed. The novel production method uses a device designed to texturize the product while providing superior heat transfer for cooking. The device includes a helical compression conveyer with internal and external heating sources that delivers a high ratio of surface area for heat transfer to product volume. This results in the device being capable of heating of the emulsion volume as it is moved from the inlet to the outlet of the device to form a meat analog within the device in which the meat analog is formed in multiple segments to result in the meat analog having a defined surface texture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: MARS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Allan A. Torney, Diana L. Ortiz Maldonado, Alexandre C. Mendes, Emine Unlu, Ralf Reiser, Eyal Ben-Yoseph
  • Two-texture pet food product
    Patent number: 6896924
    Abstract: A nutritionally complete, shelf stable pet food product and process of manufacture includes two different textures which has a meaty outer component and a inner bone-like component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Inventors: Angel Hernandez, Helen Munday, Emine Unlu, Saeed Ahmed, Alexandre C. Mendes, Stewart Townsend, Peter Slusarczyk, Christopher Frank
  • Two-texture pet food product
    Publication number: 20040052906
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nutritionally complete, shelf stable pet food product and process of manufacturing that has two different textures, and more particularly to a pet food product that has a meaty outer component and an inner bone-like component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Applicant: MARS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Angel Hernandez, Helen Munday, Emine Unlu, Saeed Ahmed, Alexandre C. Mendes, Steward Townsend, Peter Slusarczyk, Christopher Frank