Patents by Inventor Gerard J. Loizeau

Gerard J. Loizeau 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).

  • Scored savory dough with toppings or fillings
    Patent number: 6942885
    Abstract: A ready-for-use refrigerated or frozen dough that is prepared from flour, a leavening agent, fat; has no greater than 0.5 weight percent sugar or sugar substitute; and preferably includes one or more toppings, fillings, or both. The dough has a surface that includes grooves, score lines, or combinations thereof which define pieces of the dough to be separated into individual bakery products. The grooves, score lines, or combinations thereof each have a depth of about 3% to about 95% of the thickness of the dough. The dough is in the form of a sheet or a parallelepipedal, cylinder, prismatic block or polygon having a thickness of from about 0.5 to 5 cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Robert E. Ross, Gerard J. Loizeau
  • Scored savory dough with toppings or fillings
    Publication number: 20040086601
    Abstract: A ready-for-use refrigerated or frozen dough that is prepared from flour, a leavening agent, fat; has no greater than 0.5 weight percent sugar or sugar substitute; and preferably includes one or more toppings, fillings, or both. The dough has a surface that includes grooves, score lines, or combinations thereof which define pieces of the dough to be separated into individual bakery products. The grooves, score lines, or combinations thereof each have a depth of about 3% to about 95% of the thickness of the dough. The dough is in the form of a sheet or a parallelepipedal, cylinder, prismatic block or polygon having a thickness of from about 0.5 to 5 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Robert E. Ross, Gerard J. Loizeau