Patents by Inventor Mario Guillermo Albuja

Mario Guillermo Albuja 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: 10820611
    Abstract: This disclosure provides multi-textured animal treats and methods for making the multi-textured animal treats. In a general aspect, the multi-textured animal treats include a hard component and one or more soft components. The hard component can have a mechanical joint and the one or more soft components can be fixedly attached to the mechanical joint and wrapped around the hard component. The multi-textured treats can include an adhesive or a combination of adhesives and mechanical joints for providing an additional attachment mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SOCIÉTÉ DES PRODUITS NESTLÉ S.A.
    Inventors: Mario Guillermo Albuja, Michael Edward Leiweke
  • Publication number: 20180343893
    Abstract: This disclosure provides multi-textured animal treats and methods for making the multi-textured animal treats. In a general aspect, the multi-textured animal treats include a hard component and one or more soft components. The hard component can have a mechanical joint and the one or more soft components can be fixedly attached to the mechanical joint and wrapped around the hard component. The multi-textured treats can include an adhesive or a combination of adhesives and mechanical joints for providing an additional attachment mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Mario Guillermo Albuja, Michael Edward Leiweke
  • Patent number: 10085463
    Abstract: The invention provides multi-textured animal treats and methods for making the multi-textured animal treats. In a general aspect, the multi-textured animal treat includes a hard component comprising a mechanical joint and one or more soft components fixedly attached to the mechanical joint and wrapped around the hard component. The soft components can include an adhesive or a combination of adhesives and mechanical joints for providing an additional attachment mechanism to the hard component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: NESTEC SA
    Inventors: Mario Guillermo Albuja, Michael Edward Leiweke
  • Publication number: 20130295235
    Abstract: The invention provides multi-textured animal treats and methods for making the multi-textured animal treats. In a general aspect, the multi-textured animal treat includes a hard component comprising a mechanical joint and one or more soft components fixedly attached to the mechanical joint and wrapped around the hard component. The soft components can include an adhesive or a combination of adhesives and mechanical joints for providing an additional attachment mechanism to the hard component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Nestec SA
    Inventors: Mario Guillermo Albuja, Michael Edward Leiweke
  • Patent number: D534706
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle
    Inventor: Mario Guillermo Albuja Cuadrado
  • Patent number: D704917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S. A.
    Inventor: Mario Guillermo Albuja
  • Patent number: D726991
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventor: Mario Guillermo Albuja
  • Patent number: D733391
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Societe Des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Mario Guillermo Albuja Cuadrado, Michael Leiweke, Justin Finlinson
  • Patent number: D853080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
    Inventors: Mario Guillermo Albuja Cuadrado, Michael Leiweke
  • Patent number: D863718
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.
    Inventors: Mario Guillermo Albuja Cuadrado, Michael Leiweke