Patents by Inventor Merrie Martin

Merrie Martin 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: 20060078660
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ready-for-use bakery dough product which can be preserved in the refrigerator and which is prepared from flour, sugar, egg, starch, emulsifiers, baking powder, water and fat, and provided in a bar or block form. This bakery dough is placed in a baking tin and then baked to form individual baked products. In addition, the block can be formed of different dough layers or strips, or each portion can be provided with a different color, decoration or filling. Different doughs can be swirled together to provide a marbled appearance in the block or in the layers or strips. The dough and resulting bakery product can be filled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventor: Merrie Martin
  • Publication number: 20040115328
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ready-for-use bakery dough product which can be preserved in the refrigerator and which is prepared from flour, sugar, egg, starch, emulsifiers, baking powder, water and fat, and provided in a bar or block form. This bakery dough is placed in a baking tin and then baked to form individual baked products. In addition, the block can be formed of different dough layers or strips, or each portion can be provided with a different color, decoration or filling. Different doughs can be swirled together to provide a marbled appearance in the block or in the layers or strips. The dough and resulting bakery product can be filled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Inventor: Merrie Martin
  • Patent number: 6726944
    Abstract: A method for providing individually baked products comprising the steps of providing an uncooked dough sheet or block which has separable portions of predefined shape, separating one or more portions from the sheet or block and then baking the portions to obtain individually baked products. The shapes of the portions are defined by grooves, score lines, or combinations thereof and the portions are separated from the sheet by breaking then along the grooves, or score lines. The grooves or score lines may be intersecting or non-intersecting and substantially straight to define polygonal shaped portions, or at least partially arcuate to define the shape of an object having non-linear features, such as a cartoon character.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Dieter Blaschke, Peter Nairn, Merrie Martin, Eugene Scoville, Jennifer Cramer, Karl Christian Fuchs
  • Patent number: 6627239
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a ready-for-use frozen or refrigerated sweet dough which is prepared from flour, sugar, a leavening agent and fat, and which is provided in a form that includes grooves, score lines, or a combination thereof, to facilitate separation of the dough into pieces that can be baked into individual bakery products such as cookies, muffins, brownies, or other pastries. The invention also relates to a method for providing individually baked products comprising the steps of providing an uncooked dough sheet or block which has separable portions of predefined shape, separating one or more portions from the sheet or block and then baking the portions to obtain individually baked products. The shapes of the portions are defined by grooves, score lines or combinations thereof and the portions are separated from the sheet by breaking them along the grooves or score lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Shannon Gavie, Merrie Martin, Eugene Scoville, Robert E. Ross
  • Publication number: 20030017244
    Abstract: A ready-for-use refrigerated dough that is prepared from flour, a leavening agent and fat. The dough has a surface that includes grooves, score lines, or combinations thereof which define pieces of the dough to be broken off and baked into individual bakery products. The grooves, score lines, or combinations thereof each have a depth of about 3% to about 95% of the thickness of the dough. The dough is in the form of a sheet or a parallelepipedal, cylinder, prismatic block or polygon having a thickness of from about 0.5 to 5 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: Nestec SA
    Inventors: Dieter Blaschke, Peter Nairn, Merrie Martin, Eugene Scoville, Jenifer Cramer, Karl Christian Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20020110631
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a ready for use frozen cookie dough which is prepared from flour, sugar, a leavening agent and fat, and which is provided in a form that includes grooves, score lines, or a combination thereof, to facilitate separation of the dough into pieces that can be baked into individual bakery products such as cookies, muffins, brownies, or other pastries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Dieter Blaschke, Peter Nairn, Merrie Martin, Eugene Scoville, Jenifer Cramer
  • Patent number: 6413563
    Abstract: A ready-for-use refrigerated sweet dough that is prepared from flour, sugar, a leavening agent and fat. The dough has a surface that includes grooves, score lines, or combinations thereof which define pieces of the dough to be broken off and baked into individual bakery products such as cookies, muffins, brownies, or other pastries. The grooves, score lines, or combinations thereof each have a depth of about 3% to about 95% of the thickness of the dough. The dough is in the form of a sheet or a parallelepipedal, cylinder, prismatic block or polygon having a thickness of from about 0.5 to 5 cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Dieter Blaschke, Peter Nairn, Merrie Martin, Eugene Scoville, Jenifer Cramer, Karl Christian Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20020034572
    Abstract: A ready-for-use refrigerated sweet dough that is prepared from flour, sugar, a leavening agent and fat. The dough has a surface that includes grooves, score lines, or combinations thereof which define pieces of the dough to be broken off and baked into individual bakery products such as cookies, muffins, brownies, or other pastries. The grooves, score lines, or combinations thereof each have a depth of about 3% to about 95% of the thickness of the dough. The dough is in the form of a sheet or a parallelepipedal, cylinder, prismatic block or polygon having a thickness of from about 0.5 to 5 cm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Publication date: March 21, 2002
    Applicant: Nestec SA
    Inventors: Dieter Blaschke, Peter Nairn, Merrie Martin, Eugene Scoville, Jenifer Cramer, Karl Christian Fuchs
  • Publication number: 20010036498
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method for providing individually baked products comprising the steps of providing an uncooked dough sheet or block which has separable portions of predefined shape, separating one or more portions from the sheet or block and then baking the portions to obtain individually baked products. The shapes of the portions are defined by grooves, score lines, or combinations thereof and the portions are separated from the sheet by breaking then along the grooves, or score lines. The grooves or score lines may be intersecting or non-intersecting and substantially straight to define polygonal shaped portions, or at least partially arcuate to define the shape of an object having non-linear features, such as a cartoon character.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Dieter Blaschke, Peter Nairn, Merrie Martin, Eugene Scoville, Jenifer Cramer, Karl Christian Fuchs
  • Patent number: 6280783
    Abstract: A ready-for-use refrigerated sweet dough which is prepared from flour, sugar, a leavening agent and fat, and which is provided in a form that includes grooves, score lines, or a combination thereof, to facilitate separation of the dough into pieces that can be baked into individual bakery products such as cookies, muffins, brownies, or other pastries. A method for providing individually baked products comprising the steps of providing an uncooked dough sheet or block which has separable portions of predefined shape, separating one or more portions from the sheet or block and then baking the portions to obtain individually baked products. The shapes of the portions are defined by grooves, score lines or combinations thereof and the portions are separated from the sheet by breaking them along the grooves or score lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: NESTEC SA
    Inventors: Dieter Blaschke, Peter Nairn, Merrie Martin, Eugene Scoville, Jennifer Cramer, Karl Christian Fuchs