Patents by Inventor Melissa Anne PALLESCHI

Melissa Anne PALLESCHI 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).

  • Publication number: 20130230633
    Abstract: An HPP method for preserving a food item such as a fruit or vegetable may include the steps of: (a) placing a prepared fruit and/or vegetable in a container having a capacity less than about two gallons; (b) filling the container with a pH modifying solution or sauce to establish a pH in the container in the range of about 2 to about 6, and preferably about 4; (c) dearation; (d) sealing the container; and (e) applying pressure to the container in the range of about 2,000 to about 120,000 psi, preferably about 90,000 psi, for a time period in the range of about 1 to about 20 minutes, preferably about 5 minutes at a temperature in the range not lower than freezing and not greater than about 230° F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Del Monte Corporation
    Inventors: Melissa Anne PALLESCHI, Karim Nafisi-Movaghar
  • Patent number: 8425962
    Abstract: An HPP method for preserving a food item such as a fruit or vegetable may include the steps of: (a) placing a prepared fruit and/or vegetable in a container having a capacity less than about two gallons; (b) filling the container with a pH modifying solution or sauce to establish a pH in the container in the range of about 2 to about 6, and preferably about 4; (c) dearation; (d) sealing the container; and (e) applying pressure to the container in the range of about 2,000 to about 120,000 psi, preferably about 90,000 psi, for a time period in the range of about 1 to about 20 minutes, preferably about 5 minutes at a temperature in the range not lower than freezing and not greater than about 230° F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Del Monte Corporation
    Inventors: Melissa Anne Palleschi, Karim Nafisi-Movaghar
  • Publication number: 20120276258
    Abstract: An HPP method for preserving fruits may include the steps of: (a) placing a prepared fruit in a container having a capacity less than about two gallons; (b) filling the container with a pH modifying solution to establish a pH in the container in the range of about 2 to about 6, and preferably about 4; (c) deaeration; (d) adding a modifying medium such as a sweetener; (e) vacuum infusion of the solution into the prepared fruit; (f) sealing the container; and (g) applying pressure to the container in the range of about 2,000 to about 120,000 psi, preferably about 90,000 psi, for a time period in the range of about 1 to about 20 minutes, preferably about 5 minutes at a temperature in the range not lower than freezing and not greater than about 230° F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: Del Monte Corporation
    Inventors: Karim NAFISI-MOVAGHAR, Melissa Anne Palleschi, Michelle E. Moy, Amy S. Euske, Winston L. Lee
  • Publication number: 20110217435
    Abstract: An HPP method for preserving a food item such as a fruit or vegetable may include the steps of: (a) placing a prepared fruit and/or vegetable in a container having a capacity less than about two gallons; (b) filling the container with a pH modifying solution or sauce to establish a pH in the container in the range of about 2 to about 6, and preferably about 4; (c) dearation; (d) sealing the container; and (e) applying pressure to the container in the range of about 2,000 to about 120,000 psi, preferably about 90,000 psi, for a time period in the range of about 1 to about 20 minutes, preferably about 5 minutes at a temperature in the range not lower than freezing and not greater than about 230° F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Del Monte Corporation
    Inventors: Melissa Anne PALLESCHI, Karim NAFISI-MOVAGHAR