Patents by Inventor Michel Flambeau

Michel Flambeau 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: 20080268120
    Abstract: The method allows the production of a food bar with an extrusion nozzle (2). The food product is extruded through the nozzle above a flat support such as a conveyor (1) so that the extruded product (4) is deposited onto it. During extrusion, a relative movement (I a, 6) between the nozzle and the flat support is created obtaining overall a relative rectilinear travel (Ia) between the nozzle and the flat support in order to form the bar of product. Moreover, the quantity of extruded product deposited on the flat support per unit of length in the direction of travel is varied. This variation can be obtained by defining the relative nozzle/support movement in an appropriate way, for example by a reciprocating movement (6) of the nozzle relative to the conveyor (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: MARS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Michel Flambeau, Yves Gerber, Alain Picquet
  • Patent number: 6110515
    Abstract: A substantially transparent layer of cocoa butter or equivalent thereof on a confection, surrounded by an aqueous medium, prevents color bleeding from the confection into the aqueous medium and inhibits deterioration of the confection caused by the aqueous medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Mars Incorporated
    Inventors: Olivier M. Clechet, Michel Flambeau, Laurie Winward