Patents by Inventor Luca Salvatore RUFFINO

Luca Salvatore RUFFINO 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).

  • Thermally treated composition comprising plant proteins and methods of production and use thereof
    Patent number: 11737475
    Abstract: Thermally treated compositions are disclosed that include at least one plant protein source. The thermally treated composition may contain a reduced undesirable flavor of the at least one plant protein source and/or an increased desirable flavor exhibiting a distinct flavor note. Also disclosed are heat treated food or beverage products containing the thermally treated composition as well as methods of producing the thermally treated compositions and heat treated food or beverage products and methods of using the thermally treated compositions and heat treated food or beverage products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Ondrej Novotny, Luca Salvatore Ruffino, Tomas Davidek, Dietmar August Gustav Sievert
  • Process for the preparation of heat treated cereal based food products
    Patent number: 11388919
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new process to prepare heat treated cereal based food products enriched in certain flavours and to the heat treated cereal based food products obtainable by this process. Additionally, the present invention relates to a process to generate a pre-reacted fraction and to the pre-reacted fraction itself. Such pre-reacted fraction can be used in the process of the invention to prepare heat treated cereal based food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Tomas Davidek, Frédéric Mantilleri, Ondrej Novotny, Luca Salvatore Ruffino, Dietmar August Gustav Sievert, Ulrich Zürcher
  • THERMALLY TREATED COMPOSITION COMPRISING PLANT PROTEINS AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF
    Publication number: 20210352933
    Abstract: Thermally treated compositions are disclosed that include at least one plant protein source. The thermally treated composition may contain a reduced undesirable flavor of the at least one plant protein source and/or an increased desirable flavor exhibiting a distinct flavor note. Also disclosed are heat treated food or beverage products containing the thermally treated composition as well as methods of producing the thermally treated compositions and heat treated food or beverage products and methods of using the thermally treated compositions and heat treated food or beverage products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventors: Ondrej Novotny, Luca Salvatore Ruffino, Tomas Davidek, Dietmar August Gustav Sievert
  • PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF HEAT TREATED CEREAL BASED FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20210137145
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new process to prepare heat treated cereal based food products enriched in certain flavours and to the heat treated cereal based food products obtainable by this process. Additionally, the present invention relates to a process to generate a pre-reacted fraction and to the pre-reacted fraction itself. Such pre-reacted fraction can be used in the process of the invention to prepare heat treated cereal based food products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Tomas Davidek, Frédéric MANTILLERI, Ondrej NOVOTNY, Luca Salvatore RUFFINO, Dietmar August Gustav SIEVERT, Ulrich ZÜRCHER