Patents by Inventor Monica C. Valdez

Monica C. Valdez 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).

  • Confectionery product
    Patent number: 8475855
    Abstract: A confectionery product comprises first and second confectionery mass layers arranged in contact with each other as a laminate. At least one of the inner surfaces of the first and second confectionery mass layers is provided with at least one depression, and preferably a plurality of depressions arranged in a regular two-dimensional array. The inner surfaces of the confectionery mass layers define at least one pocket in the confectionery product, the or each pocket being located in an area corresponding to a respective depression. The pockets may provide aeration on a macro scale, and they may be at least partially filled with a liquid, semi-solid or solid material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Monica C. Valdez, Adrienne D. Holmes, John David Wood, Marcel Aebi, Sandhya Sridhar
  • CONFECTIONERY PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20100166922
    Abstract: A confectionery product comprises first and second confectionery mass layers arranged in contact with each other as a laminate. At least one of the inner surfaces of the first and second confectionery mass layers is provided with at least one depression, and preferably a plurality of depressions arranged in a regular two-dimensional array. The inner surfaces of the confectionery mass layers define at least one pocket in the confectionery product, the or each pocket being located in an area corresponding to a respective depression. The pockets may provide aeration on a macro scale, and they may be at least partially filled with a liquid, semi-solid or solid material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Monica C. Valdez, Adrienne D. Holmes, John David Wood, Marcel Aebi, Sandhya Sridhar