Patents by Inventor Jerome Laffont

Jerome Laffont 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).

  • Patent number: 6861082
    Abstract: The invention is a frozen, microwavable dessert that includes a frozen confectionery core, a coating of semi-fluid composition having an insulating character with respect to microwaves, partially or completely surrounding the core, a layer of biscuit serving as support for the core-coating combination, the coating and the biscuit being arranged such that the core is completely surrounded, and a layer of sauce having microwave-absorbing character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Jérôme Laffont, Alain Gueroult
  • Publication number: 20020015764
    Abstract: The invention is a frozen, microwavable dessert that includes a frozen confectionery core, a coating of semi-fluid composition having an insulating character with respect to microwaves, partially or completely surrounding the core, a layer of biscuit serving as support for the core-coating combination, the coating and the biscuit being arranged such that the core is completely surrounded, and a layer of sauce having microwave-absorbing character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Jerome Laffont, Alain Gueroult
  • Patent number: 6114415
    Abstract: A batchwise or continuous process for producing coagulated particles of polymer latex, involves partially or completely filling at least one receptacle with a fluid A which can be water, a polymer latex emulsion or a coagulant solution, the receptacle being equipped with baffles containing at least one orifice, injecting into the receptacle at least one fluid other than the fluid of the preceding stage, the injected fluid being a polymer latex emulsion and/or a coagulant solution, and in then creating and maintaining within the receptacle an oscillatory flow or an impulsive flow, in conjunction with the formation of eddies or of vortices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Elf Atochem, S.A.
    Inventors: Chris Bertelo, Laurent Gervat, Jerome Laffont, Malcolm Robert Mackley, Gilles Meunier