Patents by Inventor Gale J. Barnes

Gale J. Barnes 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).

  • Preparation of acidified pastas
    Patent number: 5599573
    Abstract: An acidified pasta product is prepared by mixing a farinaceous material, an edible acid and water to obtain an acidified dough, forming the acidified dough into a shape to obtain a raw acidified pasta product, steaming the raw pasta product to surface-gelatinize the raw pasta product to obtain a surface-gelatinized pasta product, contacting the surface-gelatinized product with water to obtain a wet acidified pasta product, steaming the wet product for cooking the wet product to obtain a steam-cooked acidified pasta product and packaging the steam-cooked product to obtain a packaged acidified pasta product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Gale J. Barnes, David Collins-Thompson, Jau Y. Hsu
  • Process of making frozen pasta
    Patent number: 5139808
    Abstract: A frozen pasta is prepared by cooking a shaped pasta dough, partially drying the cooked pasta, blending the partially dried pasta with a sauce or water or a combination thereof and then freezing the blend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Gale J. Barnes, Jau Y. Hsu, Louise B. Wyant
  • Tray
    Patent number: D516914
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.
    Inventors: Camille Ducharme, Gale J. Barnes