Patents by Inventor Michel Forget

Michel Forget 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).

  • Method for processing materials to change their texture, apparatus therefor, and resulting materials
    Patent number: 5855941
    Abstract: Materials, for example, plant-based food products, are subjected to heat and pressure in a processing enclosure, wherein the pressure is greater than the pressure of the atmosphere. The heated, pressurized materials are then subjected to a pressure-reduction phase during which the pressure in the processing enclosure is reduced at a rate greater than 500 millibars per second and by an amplitude greater than 1 bar. The rapid pressure-reduction phase of the invention contributes to the production of processed materials having a slightly spongy structure that is due to the presence of micro-cavities that promote the recapture of subsequent moisture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1999
    Assignee: Gradient
    Inventors: Karim Allaf, Nicolas Louka, Francis Parent, Jean-Marie Bouvier, Michel Forget