Patents Assigned to NESTECS S.A.
  • INDUCTION WAFER BAKING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090320694
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatic wafer baking apparatus (1) for baking wafers from a liquid or pasty dough, said apparatus (1) comprising at least two baking moulds (2), each having one pair of top (3) and lower (4) baking plates, said apparatus (1) further comprising moving means (5, 6, 7) for moving at least one plate relative to the other so that each baking mould (2) can move from a closed configuration to an open configuration, heating means for heating the plates (3, 4) to a predetermined baking temperature, means for injecting a predetermined quantity of dough between the baking plates (3, 4) of each mould (2), and means (12, 13) for removing a baked wafer from a baking mould (2), characterized in that each baking mould (2) is stationary in the apparatus (1) and is independent from the other(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventor: Nicholas Tyers Parsons
  • FREEZE-DRIED, DAIRY OR DAIRY-SUBSTITUTE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING
    Publication number: 20090324773
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a freeze-dried, aerated dairy or dairy-substitute composition comprising a dairy or dairy-substitute ingredient and an emulsifier and methods of using and making thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Scott Peterson, Frank Welch, Thomas Burkholder, Norman Jager, Giovanna Aleman
  • CAPSULE FOR BREWING A BEVERAGE
    Publication number: 20090320693
    Abstract: The capsule (2) for the preparation of a beverage in a beverage machine comprises: a brewing enclosure (20) containing one or more beverage ingredients; filtering means (22) delimiting at least one filtering side of the brewing enclosure, beverage flow guiding means (40) configured to guide the beverage to a beverage outlet (41b) of the capsule, a shell (21) and a protective cover (4) that is attached to the shell and forms with the shell a gas tight container for the beverage ingredients; The capsule further comprises opening means comprising an opening element (43) arranged outside the brewing enclosure and configured to open the gas-tight container in order to create the beverage outlet (41b), said gas tight container integrally housing the beverage flow guiding means (40) and the opening element (43).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventor: Matthieu Ozanne
  • SELF-FOAMING LIQUID CULINARY AIDS AND PROCESSES
    Publication number: 20090317531
    Abstract: Described is a self-foaming, liquid culinary aid including a first liquid component including an edible acid component, and a second liquid component comprising an edible salt, each liquid being shelf-stable and being operatively associated so that when the first and second liquids are combined carbon dioxide evolves to assist in providing the foam so that, when the liquid culinary aid is combined with the food product, the culinary aid melts or disperses in less than about 20 seconds in the food product to impart a foaming texture to the food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Christoph Reh, Jean-Baptiste Bezelgues, Martin Beaulieu
  • PRODUCTION OF EDIBLE WAFERS BY EXTRUSION
    Publication number: 20090317524
    Abstract: A method for producing wafers by extrusion comprising the steps of a. Preparing an ingredient mix b. Feeding the mix in an extruder and cooking the mix c. Extruding the cooked mix such that an extruded and expanded non-planar structure is formed d. Unfolding the structure to give a large extruded sheet e. Subjecting the extruded sheet to stretching/pulling f. Adjusting the sheet in order to obtain a desired thickness g. Drying the sheet h. Separating the sheet into wafers of desired dimensions The invention also relates to the wafers thus produced and to a wafer production line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Christophe Dautremont, Rodolfo De Acutis, Hugo Piguet
  • Polynucleotides Encoding Lignin Biosynthetic Pathway Enzymes in Coffee
    Publication number: 20090313728
    Abstract: Polynucleotides encoding polypeptides that comprise the biosynthetic pathway for lignins in the coffee plant are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for using these polynucleotides and polypeptides for the manipulation of flavor, aroma, and other features of coffee beans, as well as the manipulation resistance to pathogen, herbivore, and insect attack in the coffee plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicants: NESTEC S. A., CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Maud Lepelley, James Gérard McCarthy, Vincent Petiard, Gerald Cheminade, Steven D. Tanksley, Chenwei Lin
  • ANTIMICROBIAL MICELLES FOR FOOD APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20090311394
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for improving the microbiological safety and stability of foods by the use of food-grade micelles that encapsulate antimicrobial agents. The invention also relates to the food compositions thus obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Gunter Kirchner, Derrick Bautista, Kathrin Benz, Guillermo Eduardo Napolitano
  • PRODUCTS CONTAINING SMART FOAM AND METHOD OF MAKING
    Publication number: 20090311406
    Abstract: A foamed delivery system having at least two components: a foam and an additive that is associated with, carried by or delivered by the foam. The foam is a stable foam that has a liquid matrix, gas bubbles and a structuring agent that forms a lamellar or vesicular cage structure without generating a gel imparting a rubbery texture. The lamellar cage structure entraps at least a substantial portion of the gas bubbles and liquid matrix therein to retain the gas bubbles and liquid in a sufficiently compact structure that substantially prevents drainage of the liquid matrix and coalescence and creaming of the gas bubbles to maintain stability of the foam even when the foam is subjected to heat shock. Combined with the stable foam structure the distribution and release of the additive during application is significantly improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Karl Uwe Tapfer, Erich Josef Windhab
  • FREEZE-DRIED, DAIRY OR DAIRY-SUBSTITUTE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
    Publication number: 20090304854
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a freeze-dried, dairy or dairy-substitute composition comprising a dairy or dairy-substitute ingredient and an emulsifier and methods of using same to promote and/or improve child development.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Scott Peterson, Frank Welch, Thomas Burkholder, Norman Jager, Giovanna Aleman
  • INFANT FORMULA WITH PROBIOTICS
    Publication number: 20090304655
    Abstract: The invention relates to an infant formula comprising a source of protein in an amount of not more than 2.0 g/100 kcal, a source of lipids, a source of carbohydrate and a probiotic wherein the probiotic is present in an amount equivalent to between 102 and 105 cfu/g of dry formula. The invention further extends to the use of such an infant formula to modulate the immune system of a neonatal infant to promote the development in the first few weeks of the life of the infant of a beneficial intestinal microbiota comparable with that found in breast fed babies as well as to promote the maturation of the immune system of a neonatal infant in the first few weeks of life.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Anne Donnet-Hughes, Eduardo Schiffrin, Ferdinand Haschke, Marie-Claire Fichot, Karl-Josef Huber-Haag
  • SOLID PRODUCT COMPRISING OIL-DROPLETS
    Publication number: 20090304896
    Abstract: The present invention concerns a solid product comprising oil-droplets having a diameter in the range of 0.1 to 100 microns, cross-linked proteins at the interface of said droplets and any polar, low molecular compound in between the cross-linked protein interfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Alexandre Ioan Romoscanu, Raffaele Mezzenga
  • HYDROLYSED EGG PROTEINS
    Publication number: 20090304892
    Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of enzymatically hydrolysed egg proteins comprising a first hydrolysis step in which intact egg proteins are subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis by a first protease, an intermediate heating step in which the product of the first hydrolysis is heated to a temperature not exceeding 75° C., a second hydrolysis step in which the product of the intermediate heating step is subjected to enzymatic hydrolysis by a second protease and an inactivation step in which the product of the second hydrolysis is heated to a temperature between 85 and 90° C. and maintained at this temperature for at least 30 minutes. The invention extends to an egg pasta product containing hydrolysed whole egg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Rodolphe Fritsche, Raphael Schaller, Isabelle Cartou
  • NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS FOR PROMOTION OF BONE GROWTH AND MAINTENANCE OF BONE HEALTH AND METHODS REGARDING SAME
    Publication number: 20090304823
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for maintenance of bone health or prevention, alleviation and/or treatment of bone disorders are presented. The present invention also provides the manufacture of a nutritional product, a supplement or a medicament for promoting bone growth or for the maintenance of bone health and methods regarding same. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a composition comprising an active ingredient having an effective amount of a plant or plant extract containing at least one phytochemical having the ability to induce bone morphogenic protein expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Offord Cavin, Gary Williamson, Didier Courtois, Bernard Lemaure, Andre Touche, Grace Ing Soon, Laurent Ameye
  • Acid soluble proteins from micellar casein
    Patent number: 7629442
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a milk fraction obtainable by acidification of micellar casein and separation from precipitated casein named acid soluble protein from micellar casein. It was found that the milk fraction and especially certain sub-fractions thereof are bioactive and promote GLP-1 release in vitro. Based on these results, acid soluble protein from micellar casein may be useful in the treatment and the prevention of diabetes type II, obesity and may further be added to formulas directed at other purposes addressing the gastro-intestinal tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Sandrine Gremlich, Lionel Bovetto, Catherine Mace
  • Dietary lipids for improving skin and coat of pets
    Patent number: 7625583
    Abstract: A source of dietary lipids containing anti-microbial fatty acids is added to a food composition intended for improving or maintaining the skin health and/or coat quality in a pet by preventing or regulating the growth of skin pathogens and of microflora responsible for the generation of body surface and coat odors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Francois Couzy, Boissin-Delaporte Catherine
  • CONTAINER WITH A DISPENSING CLOSURE COMPRISING A SAFETY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090289087
    Abstract: A container (1) comprising a container body (2) and a dispensing closure (4), the closure comprising walls (5), at least one dispensing aperture (6), at least one closing element (7) that is movable between a position where said aperture is closed, and a position where the aperture is open, said closure further comprising at least one actionable means (8) that surrounds the closure walls and the closing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Pierre Henri Lebrand, Bruno Sadi Henri Delande, Jean-Francois Andre Alme Launay, Christophe Jean-Marie Yves Charlier
  • LOW-FAT FROZEN CONFECTIONERY COMPOSITION
    Publication number: 20090291170
    Abstract: The present invention relates to frozen confectionery coatings which have a low amount of fat. In particular, it relates to the use of certain water-in-oil emulsions as low-fat coating for frozen confections or desserts, in particular to make brittle coatings on such confections or desserts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: November 26, 2009
    Applicant: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Rousset, Brigitte Rey, Laurence Sandoz
  • CAPSULE WITH SEALING MEANS
    Publication number: 20090280219
    Abstract: A capsule (1) contains beverage ingredients such as ground coffee, tea or other ingredients and is configured for insertion in a beverage production device (2) in order to have a liquid under pressure have enter the capsule (1) and to interact with the ingredients (3) in the capsule (11). The capsule (1) comprises a base body (4) and a foil member (5) closing the base body (4) by being attached to a flange-like rim (6) extending from the side wall (7) of the base body (4) of the capsule (1). The base body (4) of the capsule (1) comprises a resilient sealing member (8), the sealing member (8) being designed to be in sealing engagement with a bell member (9) of the beverage production device (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Alfred Yoakim, Gilles Gavillet, Jean-Paul Denisart
  • USE OF BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATION
    Publication number: 20090274661
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use, in the manufacture of a medicament or a therapeutic nutritional composition for preventing or reducing inflammation in a mammal, of bifidobacterium longum ATCC BAA-999.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Annick Mercenier, Stephanie Blum-Sperisen, Florence Rochat
  • BISCUIT EXTRUDABLE AT NEGATIVE TEMPERATURE, PROCESS OF PREPARATION AND USE IN COMPOSITE ICE CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20090269452
    Abstract: A reconstituted biscuit extrudable at negative temperature, comprising: hard or soft type baked biscuit pieces which have been frozen beforehand, and a dispersion binder for the said biscuit pieces in the form of a meringue with overrun comprising an overrun-promoting protein chosen from egg white and egg white substitutes of milk origin and carbohydrates, frozen at about ?5° C. Composite ice confectionery article comprising an assembly of the extruded biscuit and a frozen confectionery mass in contact with this biscuit. Process for preparing such a biscuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventor: Christian Dufort