Patents by Inventor Ulrich Erle

Ulrich Erle 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: 8460728
    Abstract: A dehydrated slice of a vegetable or a fruit is provided, which is adapted to be rehydrated by a rehydration process, having a circumference which is substantially the same as the circumference of the respective slice of the raw vegetable, and having a thickness which is reduced about 20 to 90% in comparison to the thickness of the respective slice of the raw vegetable or fruit. The dehydrated slice has a planar surface. Furthermore, a method is provided to produce said dehydrated slices. Said dehydrated slices are adapted to be rehydrated by a rehydration process herein provided, whereby performance of said process leads to a rehydrated slice with a thickness of the respective raw vegetable or fruit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Ulrich Erle, Roland Lermer
  • Publication number: 20100055263
    Abstract: A dehydrated slice of a vegetable or a fruit is provided, which is adapted to be rehydrated by a rehydration process, having a circumference which is substantially the same as the circumference of the respective slice of the raw vegetable, and having a thickness which is reduced about 20 to 90% in comparison to the thickness of the respective slice of the raw vegetable or fruit. The dehydrated slice has a planar surface. Furthermore, a method is provided to produce said dehydrated slices. Said dehydrated slices are adapted to be rehydrated by a rehydration process herein provided, whereby performance of said process leads to a rehydrated slice with a thickness of the respective raw vegetable or fruit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Ulrich Erle, Roland Lermer
  • Publication number: 20100009044
    Abstract: The invention concerns a ready-for-use bakery dough product, which can be cooked in a microwave and which is prepared from a mixture comprising—from 11 to 25% flour,—from 0.5 to 2.0% of baking powder—from 10 to 40% of sugar,—from 0.1 to 0.8% of a polymer of methylcellulose and hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose,—the remaining being oil, egg, flavour, starch, salt, emulsifier and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Jonas Halden, Sona Plencnerova, Ulrich Erle, Oscar Reiniero Perez, Robert White