Patents by Inventor Edith Rodriguez

Edith Rodriguez 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).

  • Publication number: 20060193964
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nixtamalization process wherein corn endosperm fractions, subfractions, or combinations thereof are individually nixtamalized to produce food products. The invention also comprises food products, including masa, instant masa, tortillas, and tortilla-related food products produced by the present invention's methods, including food products that have controllable fat and/or fiber levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Applicant: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
    Inventors: Steven Eckhoff, Edith Rodriguez, Jorge Carrillo
  • Patent number: 3996987
    Abstract: A convertible valence is disclosed in which a valence extending from a flat wall surface has a Velcro (trademark) strip fixed along the inner wall thereof for securing a valence cover thereto so that covers may be removed and replaced by other covers and thereby provide a way for readily changing decorating motifs for different occasions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1976
    Assignee: Lawrence Peska Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Edith Rodriguez