Patents by Inventor John David Wood

John David Wood 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: 11917976
    Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated GL2876 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar GL2876, to the plants of soybean cultivar GL2876, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar GL2876, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar GL2876. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar GL2876. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar GL2876, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar GL2876 with another soybean cultivar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: KG Agri Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Clement Weidenbenner, John David Wood
  • Publication number: 20230089743
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a soluble beverage powder comprising dried coffee extract particles having two essentially flat surfaces and a uniform thickness. A further aspect of the invention is a process for making a freeze-dried soluble beverage powder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: XIAOPING FU, DANIEL PAUL DONHOWE, JULIEN DUPAS, ADRIAN PAGE, JORG HUSCHKA, MICHAEL EDWIN MULLANEY, JOHN DAVID WOOD
  • Patent number: 8475855
    Abstract: A confectionery product comprises first and second confectionery mass layers arranged in contact with each other as a laminate. At least one of the inner surfaces of the first and second confectionery mass layers is provided with at least one depression, and preferably a plurality of depressions arranged in a regular two-dimensional array. The inner surfaces of the confectionery mass layers define at least one pocket in the confectionery product, the or each pocket being located in an area corresponding to a respective depression. The pockets may provide aeration on a macro scale, and they may be at least partially filled with a liquid, semi-solid or solid material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Monica C. Valdez, Adrienne D. Holmes, John David Wood, Marcel Aebi, Sandhya Sridhar
  • Publication number: 20120141635
    Abstract: A confectionery product comprises first and second confectionery mass layers arranged in contact with each other as a laminate. At least one of the inner surfaces of the first and second confectionery mass layers is provided with at least one depression, and preferably a plurality of depressions arranged in a regular two-dimensional array. The inner surfaces of the confectionery mass layers define at least one pocket in the confectionery product, the or each pocket being located in an area corresponding to a respective depression. The pockets may provide aeration on a macro scale, and they may be at least partially filled with a liquid, semi-solid or solid material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Monica Christina Valdez, Adrienne Holmes, John David Wood, Marcel Aebi, Sandhya Sridhar
  • Publication number: 20100166922
    Abstract: A confectionery product comprises first and second confectionery mass layers arranged in contact with each other as a laminate. At least one of the inner surfaces of the first and second confectionery mass layers is provided with at least one depression, and preferably a plurality of depressions arranged in a regular two-dimensional array. The inner surfaces of the confectionery mass layers define at least one pocket in the confectionery product, the or each pocket being located in an area corresponding to a respective depression. The pockets may provide aeration on a macro scale, and they may be at least partially filled with a liquid, semi-solid or solid material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Monica C. Valdez, Adrienne D. Holmes, John David Wood, Marcel Aebi, Sandhya Sridhar
  • Publication number: 20080217341
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward an apparatus for preparing food products. Specifically, a hygienic baking pan comprises a panel having a continuously formed structure comprising at least two sides. The hygienic baking pan may also comprise a frame joined to the panel and/or a plurality of concave molds formed therein. Additionally, the present disclosure includes methods for manufacturing an apparatus for preparing food products. The method includes manufacturing a single continuous sheet of metal material to form a tray having a top surface and two sides, forming the metal material sheet to form a plurality of concave molds therein, and joining a frame to the metal material sheet, wherein a gap is formed between the frame and the metal material sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Dennis Scott Wolever, Richard Patrick Egnor, John David Wood, Michael Edwin Mullaney, Gregory Howard Westfall
  • Patent number: 5836228
    Abstract: Apparatus for slitting or cutting material comprises a driving roller 10 and a driven roller 12. Each roller 10 or 12 has on its periphery a plurality of ribs at a predetermined pitch and helix angle. The pitch of the ribs 18 on the driving roller 10 is smaller than the pitch of the ribs 30 on the driven roller 12, and the helix angle of the ribs 18 on the driving roller 10 is of opposite direction to, and of smaller magnitude than, the helix angle of the ribs 30 on the driven roller 12. The ribs 18, 30 cooperate to cut with a shearing action a web 16 of sheet material fed into the nip between the rollers 10, 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Shaikh Ghaleb Mohammad Yassin Alhamad
    Inventors: Duncan Richard Guthrie, David William Smith, John David Wood