Patents by Inventor Larry Bartoletti

Larry Bartoletti 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).

  • Patent number: 7661352
    Abstract: Liquid food dispensing device (1) for dispensing hot or cold beverages or other liquid foods without using any mixing or whipping chambers comprising at least one liquid component source (30, 31) and a diluent source (18), a delivery device and at least one diluent nozzle and one food component nozzle wherein the delivery device and diluent and food component nozzles are configured for ejecting at least one stream (6a, 6b) of diluent at a predetermined spatial configuration inside a container (10) and within a velocity range effective to create turbulence and mix the food component so to produce the food product such as the hot or cold beverage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Alexander A. Sher, Derrick Abilay Bautista, Simon J. Livings, Larry Bartoletti, Randall C. Chrisman
  • Publication number: 20080093382
    Abstract: Liquid food dispensing device (1) for dispensing hot or cold beverages or other liquid foods without using any mixing or whipping chambers comprising at least one liquid component source (30, 31) and a diluent source (18), a delivery device and at least one diluent nozzle and one food component nozzle wherein the delivery device and diluent and food component nozzles are configured for ejecting at least one stream (6a, 6b) of diluent at a predetermined spatial configuration inside a container (10) and within a velocity range effective to create turbulence and mix the food component so to produce the food product such as the hot or cold beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2005
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Alexander A. Sher, Derrick A. Bautista, Simon Livings, Larry Bartoletti, Randall C. Chrisman
  • Publication number: 20060045942
    Abstract: Liquid food dispensing device (1) for dispensing hot or cold beverages or other liquid foods without using any mixing or whipping chambers comprising at least one liquid component source (30, 31) and a diluent source (18), a delivery device and at least one diluent nozzle and one food component nozzle wherein the delivery device and diluent and food component nozzles are configured for ejecting at least one stream (6a, 6b) of diluent at a predetermined spatial configuration inside a container (10) and within a velocity range effective to create turbulence and mix the food component so to produce the food product such as the hot or cold beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Alexander Sher, Derrick Bautista, Simon Livings, Larry Bartoletti, Randall Chrisman
  • Patent number: 6433320
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a heated wet food or beverage product that includes a housing capable of receiving the product, a heating device including an electrical power supply and a magnetron configured to supply electromagnetic energy in the microwave range to a wave-guide, and a heating passage configured to supply the product on-demand and arranged to intersect the wave-guide to heat the product when electromagnetic energy is applied within the wave-guide. The invention aims to prevent degradation and microbiological contamination of the product by maintaining it at ambient temperature and then heating and dispensing it only on-demand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Larry Bartoletti, Balakrishna Reddy
  • Publication number: 20020000437
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing a heated wet food or beverage product that includes a housing capable of receiving the product, a heating device including an electrical power supply and a magnetron configured to supply electromagnetic energy in the microwave range to a wave-guide, and a heating passage configured to supply the product on-demand and arranged to intersect the wave-guide to heat the product when electromagnetic energy is applied within the wave-guide. The invention aims to prevent degradation and microbiological contamination of the product by maintaining it at ambient temperature and then heating and dispensing it only on-demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Larry Bartoletti, Balakrishna Reddy
  • Patent number: 6250506
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing device for dispensing a flowable substance to form a beverage. The device includes a removable container which in a filled state has a main flexible pouch into which is stored the flowable substance and a fitment located at the bottom of the pouch and tightly attached thereto. The fitment is shaped so as to include a pair of side flanges at least one passage for allowing the flowable substance to pass therethrough by gravity. The device also has a dispensing base adapter that includes a pair of side channel-type guides shaped to guide in slidable arrangement the flanges and a bottom bearing surface for supporting the fitment. In addition, the device has an elastic member for maintaining a downwardly oriented pressure of the flanges onto the bottom bearing surface effective to create a substantially tight seal arrangement and prevent the flowable substance from entering the space between the flanges and the bottom bearing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Wendy Geiger, William Overbaugh, Larry Bartoletti