Patents by Inventor Elio E. Tarika

Elio E. Tarika 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).

  • Method for preparing indicia-containing article
    Patent number: 5085890
    Abstract: A method for preparing a flexible article comprising a substrate such as cellulose casing having thereon a desired indicia such as grill marks or a corporate logo, which in turn comprises a water soluble underlayer such as caramel and a water insoluble binder-sealant layer such as shellac. The binder-sealant covered colorant indicia is substantially completely transferable from the substrate to a contiguous edible surface such as a frankfurter, in the presence of moisture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Assignee: Viskase Corporation
    Inventors: Vitas Niaura, Jeffery A. Oxley, Elio E. Tarika
  • Method for producing a food body with surface color indicia
    Patent number: 5032416
    Abstract: An article comprising a substrate such as cellulose casing having thereon a desired indicia such as grill marks or a corporate logo, which in turn comprises a water soluble underlayer such as caramel and a water insoluble binder-sealant layer such as shellac. Also included are an indicia-containing processable food package, a method for preparing the substrate-indicia article, a method for making an indicia-containing food product, and an edible food product as for example a frankfurter having a desired indicia on its outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Viskase Corporation
    Inventors: Vitas Niaura, Jeffery A. Oxley, Elio E. Tarika
  • Food body with surface color indicia
    Patent number: 4985260
    Abstract: An article comprising a substrate such as cellulose casing having thereon a desired indicia such as grill marks or a corporate logo, which in turn comprises a water soluble underlayer such as caramel and a water insoluble binder-sealant layer such as shellac. Also included are an indicia-containing processable food package, a method for preparing the substrate-indicia article, a method for making an indicia-containing food product, and an edible food product as for example a frankfurter having a desired indicia on its outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Inventors: Vitas Niaura, Jeffery A. Oxley, Elio E. Tarika