Patents by Inventor Mattheus Antonius Jozef van der Lee

Mattheus Antonius Jozef van der Lee 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: 10299485
    Abstract: The disclosure defined by this invention describes a method for preparing a flour tortilla (including whole wheat or multi grain) which utilizes a fatty substance in the form of a powder, granulate or crystal to improve the properties of the tortilla.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: MAURI TECHNOLOGY B.V.
    Inventors: Marcellus Gerardus Sturkenboom, Mattheus Antonius Jozef van der Lee, Martinus Gerardus van Oort, Steven Charles Bright
  • Publication number: 20170079288
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a flour tortilla comprising providing a flour tortilla dough in a portion sufficient to prepare the tortilla; applying a fatty substance to at least part of the surface of the dough portion; thereafter forming the dough into a tortilla shape; and thereafter and baking the dough. The invention further relates to a tortilla obtainable by such a method and to the use of a fatty substance to improve a property of a tortilla prepared using a fatty substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Marcellus Gerardus Sturkenboom, Mattheus Antonius Jozef van der Lee, Martinus Gerardus van Oort, Steven Charles Bright
  • Patent number: 9549561
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a flour tortilla comprising providing a flour tortilla dough in a portion sufficient to prepare the tortilla; applying a fatty substance to at least part of the surface of the dough portion; thereafter forming the dough into a tortilla shape; and thereafter baking the dough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: MAURI RESEARCH, B.V.
    Inventors: Marcellus Gerardus Sturkenboom, Mattheus Antonius Jozef van der Lee, Martinus Gerardus van Oort, Stephen Charles Bright
  • Publication number: 20130243916
    Abstract: The invention includes a flour tortilla having a low sodium content and to a method for preparing same. The method comprises has the following steps: (i) providing a flour tortilla dough in a portion sufficient to prepare the tortilla; (ii) coating at least part of the surface of the dough with a salty taste enhancer, thus obtaining a coated dough; thereafter (iii) forming the coated dough into a tortilla shape; and thereafter (iv) baking the coated dough. The salty taste enhancer is a sodium salt substitute or the salty taste enhancer is a sodium salt composition having enhanced salty taste, or the salty taste enhancer is a chloride salt of sodium or potassium, applied in an amount of at least 0.05 wt. % based on flour weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Bakery Technology Center B.V.
    Inventors: Stephen Charles Bright, Mattheus Antonius Jozef van der Lee, Martinus Gerardus van Oort
  • Publication number: 20090142465
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a flour tortilla comprising providing a flour tortilla dough in a portion sufficient to prepare the tortilla; applying a fatty substance to at least part of the surface of the dough portion; thereafter forming the dough into a tortilla shape; and thereafter and baking the dough. The invention further relates to a tortilla obtainable by such a method and to the use of a fatty substance to improve a property of a tortilla prepared using a fatty substance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Marcellus Gerardus Sturkenboom, Mattheus Antonius Jozef van der Lee, Martinus Gerardus van Oort, Stephen Charles Bright