Patents by Inventor Daniela Doris Munz-Schaerer

Daniela Doris Munz-Schaerer 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).

  • Liquid sterilized food composition and process for making same
    Patent number: 6548098
    Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid, sterilized food compositions including about 20 to 45% by weight of a milk, between about 10 to 20% by weight of egg, between about 10 to 20% by weight of cream, between about 15 to 30% by weight of a sugar, and whey protein in an amount of about 4 to 10% by weight, wherein the compositions are suitable for making heat-set gelled food products. The invention also relates to a process for making such compositions by preparing an acid phase of an acid, the whey protein and water; preparing a neutral phase of the milk, sugar, egg and cream components; sterilizing the acid phase and neutral phase separately from one another; and then combining the sterilized acid phase and the sterilized neutral phase to obtain the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Daniela Doris Munz-Schaerer, Rolf Jost
  • Whitened coffee concentrate
    Patent number: 6548101
    Abstract: A stable, whitened coffee concentrate that is a mixture of milk solids, soluble coffee solids, and coffee aroma, that has a solids concentration above about 25% by weight and a process for making the concentrate. The coffee aroma stabilizes the concentrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Agustin Cevallos, Oliver Chmiel, Daniela Doris Munz-Schaerer, Stefan Bodenstab, Cristin Knoblich, Martinas Kuslys
  • Whitened coffee concentrate
    Publication number: 20020192351
    Abstract: A stable, whitened coffee concentrate that is a mixture of milk solids, soluble coffee solids, and coffee aroma, that has a solids concentration above about 25% by weight and a process for making the concentrate. The coffee aroma stabilizes the concentrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Agustin Cevallos, Oliver Chmiel, Daniela Doris Munz-Schaerer, Stefan Bodenstab, Cristin Knoblich, Martinas Kuslys
  • Whitened coffee concentrate
    Patent number: 6447830
    Abstract: A stable, whitened coffee concentrate that is a mixture of milk solids, soluble coffee solids, and coffee aroma, that has a solids concentration above about 25% by weight and a process for making the concentrate. The coffee aroma stabilizes the concentrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: Nestac S.A.
    Inventors: Agustin Cevallos, Oliver Chmiel, Daniela Doris Munz-Schaerer, Stefan Bodenstab, Cristin Knoblich, Martinas Kuslys
  • Soluble coffee beverage product
    Patent number: 5882716
    Abstract: A soluble coffee beverage powder which, upon the addition of water, is capable of forming a coffee beverage having a foamed upper surface. The soluble beverage powder is made up of a soluble whitener powder containing gas and a soluble coffee powder of delayed water solubility. Upon addition of water, the soluble whitener powder dissolves first and hence it is possible to obtain whiter, stable foams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Daniela Doris Munz-Schaerer, Olaf Wehrspann, Marc Furrer, Heinz Wyss