Patents by Inventor Jerry J. Costales

Jerry J. Costales 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).

  • Fiber particle size reduction in fiber-containing food slurries
    Patent number: 8962056
    Abstract: Techniques are described to increase product viscosity in fiber-containing food slurries having a given amount of food solids. The techniques employ one or more PSR operations as the last unit operation prior to filling to reduce particle size within the food slurry and increase product viscosity. In one or more implementations, the PSR operation may comprise an aseptic cold PSR operation such as aseptic cold homogenization. In embodiments, the PSR operation may further be controlled to reduce variability in the viscosity of the finished product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: ConAgra Foods EDM, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorge K. Succar, Jerry J. Costales, Khaled Khatib, Jennifer R. Mancuso
  • FIBER PARTICLE SIZE REDUCTION IN FIBER-CONTAINING FOOD SLURRIES
    Publication number: 20130045315
    Abstract: Techniques are described to increase product viscosity in fiber-containing food slurries having a given amount of food solids. The techniques employ one or more PSR operations as the last unit operation prior to filling to reduce particle size within the food slurry and increase product viscosity. In one or more implementations, the PSR operation may comprise an aseptic cold PSR operation such as aseptic cold homogenization. In embodiments, the PSR operation may further be controlled to reduce variability in the viscosity of the finished product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: CONAGRA FOODS RDM, INC.
    Inventors: Jorge K. Succar, Jerry J. Costales, Khaled Khatib, Jennifer R. Mancuso