Patents by Inventor Matthew D. de Bord

Matthew D. de Bord 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).

  • Fruit and vegetable films and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8715763
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to monolayer, bilayer, and multilayer films made from fruit, vegetable or a combination thereof, which films have the thinness, strength, flexibility, and crispness to serve as alternates or substitutes for seaweed-based films such as nori, while providing the nutrition and flavor of fruits and vegetables. The films are useful for wrapping around a multiplicity of foods, and can be used to provide wrapped foods, including for example fruit and vegetable wrapped sushi and onigiri.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture
    Inventors: Tara H. McHugh, Matthew D. de Bord, Carl W. Olsen
  • FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FILMS AND USES THEREOF
    Publication number: 20120258206
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to monolayer, bilayer, and multilayer films made from fruit, vegetable or a combination thereof, which films have the thinness, strength, flexibility, and crispness to serve as alternates or substitutes for seaweed-based films such as nori, while providing the nutrition and flavor of fruits and vegetables. The films are useful for wrapping around a multiplicity of foods, and can be used to provide wrapped foods, including for example fruit and vegetable wrapped sushi and onigiri.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicants: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture
    Inventors: Tara H. Mc Hugh, Matthew D. de Bord, Carl W. Olsen
  • Fruit and vegetable films and uses thereof
    Patent number: 8048466
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to monolayer, bilayer, and multilayer films made from fruit, vegetable or a combination thereof, which films have the thinness, strength, flexibility, and crispness to serve as alternates or substitutes for seaweed-based films such as nori, while providing the nutrition and flavor of fruits and vegetables. The films are useful for wrapping around a multiplicity of foods, and can be used to provide wrapped foods, including for example fruit and vegetable wrapped sushi and onigiri.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignees: The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Tara H. McHugh, Matthew D. de Bord, Carl W. Olsen