Patents by Inventor Walter Rostagno

Walter Rostagno 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).

  • Process for the production of a molded food product by sintering
    Patent number: 4394395
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a food product in the form of an individual article, particularly a bar, by sintering a powder-form starting material.To carry out the process, the powder is introduced into the cells of a mould, lightly compacted in the cells, heat-treated in a furnace for a period and at a temperature such that the individual particles melt at their surface and adhere to one another, after which the articles are removed from their moulds and cooled.The process is applicable to culinary products and to articles of confectionery or chocolate. The articles obtained may be coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 19, 1983
    Assignee: Societe d'Assistance Technique pour Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Walter Rostagno, Alfred Morand
  • Preparation of milk crumb for milk chocolate manufacture
    Patent number: 4084011
    Abstract: Milk crumb for use in milk chocolate manufacture is prepared by forming a mixture containing milk, sugar and optionally cocoa, drying the mixture under reduced pressure to form a milk crumb product and compressing the crumb product under a pressure of at least 100 Kg/cm.sup.2 to crystallize amorphous sugar present in the crumb.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1978
    Assignee: Societe d'Assistance Technique pour Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Janine Chevalley, Walter Rostagno, Jean-Pierre Besson