Patents by Inventor Mark A. Gaj

Mark A. Gaj 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).

  • Baked cookies having dual texture
    Publication number: 20040086606
    Abstract: A merchandiser and method for displaying and warming previously baked dough products, such as cookies, under controlled drying conditions, including an enclosure having one or more wall members that define an interior space, with at least a portion of one of the wall members being transparent, an aperture for access into the interior space, at least one support surface for supporting one or more previously baked dough products that contain a predetermined average moisture level therein, and at least one mounting structure associated with the enclosure for mounting and positioning each support surface at a user accessible location in the interior space of the enclosure, and a heat source for providing heated air in the enclosure wherein the support surface contacts at least a portion of the previously baked products so that those portions are shielded from direct contact with the heated air such that the drying of moisture in the baked products is controlled to maintain the organoleptic and/or texture properti
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Eileen Roehr, Mark O. Foster, Hua Zhang, Antonio Gutierrez, Mark A. Gaj, Giinping I. Schmidt
  • Method and apparatus for controlling the drying of previously baked goods
    Patent number: 6707008
    Abstract: A merchandiser and method for displaying and warming previously baked dough products, such as cookies, under controlled drying conditions, including an enclosure having one or more wall members that define an interior space, with at least a portion of one of the wall members being transparent, an aperture for access into the interior space, at least one support surface for supporting one or more previously baked dough products that contain a predetermined average moisture level therein, and at least one mounting structure associated with the enclosure for mounting and positioning each support surface at a user accessible location in the interior space of the enclosure, and a heat source for providing heated air in the enclosure wherein the support surface contacts at least a portion of the previously baked products so that those portions are shielded from direct contact with the heated air such that the drying of moisture in the baked products is controlled to maintain the organoleptic and/or texture properti
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Eileen Roehr, Mark O. Foster, Hua Zhang, Antonio Gutierrez, Mark A. Gaj, Giinping I. Schmidt
  • Merchandiser system and method for controlling the drying of previously baked goods
    Patent number: 6603098
    Abstract: A merchandiser system and method for thawing, displaying, and warming previously baked dough products, such as cookies, under controlled drying conditions, including a warming compartment and a merchandiser. The merchandiser controls the drying of moisture in the thawed, baked products to maintain the organoleptic and/or texture properties of the products at essentially the same level as those of freshly baked products for a period of at least about 2 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Balakrishna Reddy, Eileen Roehr, Antonio Gutierrez, Hua Zhang, Mark O. Foster, Mark A. Gaj, Giinping I. Schmidt
  • Merchandiser system and method for controlling the drying of previously baked goods
    Publication number: 20030024921
    Abstract: A merchandiser system and method for thawing, displaying, and warming previously baked dough products, such as cookies, under controlled drying conditions, including a warming compartment and a merchandiser. The merchandiser controls the drying of moisture in the thawed, baked products to maintain the organoleptic and/or texture properties of the products at essentially the same level as those of freshly baked products for a period of at least about 2 hours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
    Inventors: Balakrishna Reddy, Eileen Roehr, Antonio Gutierrez, Hua Zhang, Mark O. Foster, Mark A. Gaj, Giinping I. Schmidt
  • Method and apparatus for controlling the drying of previously baked goods
    Publication number: 20030000935
    Abstract: A merchandiser and method for displaying and warming previously baked dough products, such as cookies, under controlled drying conditions, including an enclosure having one or more wall members that define an interior space, with at least a portion of one of the wall members being transparent, an aperture for access into the interior space, at least one support surface for supporting one or more previously baked dough products that contain a predetermined average moisture level therein, and at least one mounting structure associated with the enclosure for mounting and positioning each support surface at a user accessible location in the interior space of the enclosure, and a heat source for providing heated air in the enclosure wherein the support surface contacts at least a portion of the previously baked products so that those portions are shielded from direct contact with the heated air such that the drying of moisture in the baked products is controlled to maintain the organoleptic and/or texture properti
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Eileen Roehr, Mark O. Foster, Hua Zhang, Antonio Gutierrez, Mark A. Gaj, Giinping I. Schmidt
  • Merchandiser system and method for controlling the drying of previously baked goods
    Patent number: 6455816
    Abstract: A merchandiser system and method for thawing, displaying, and warming previously baked dough products, such as cookies, under controlled drying conditions, including a warming compartment and a merchandiser. The merchandiser controls the drying of moisture in the thawed, baked products to maintain the organoleptic and/or texture properties of the products at essentially the same level as those of freshly baked products for a period of at least about 2 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Balakrishna Reddy, Eileen Roehr, Antonio Gutierrez, Hua Zhang, Mark O. Foster, Mark A. Gaj, Giinping I. Schmidt