Patents by Inventor Nicola Mangiavacca

Nicola Mangiavacca 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).

  • Process for the preparation of cooked pasta, in particular for the preparation of ready-to-eat meals having a long shelf-life
    Patent number: 7374789
    Abstract: A method is disclosed in which fresh alimentary pasta is prepared from a starting dough that has been acidified with an edible acid. The pasta is then dried to a moisture content of about 11%, cooked in salted water, strained, rinsed, dipped in an aqueous solution of an edible acid to achieve a pH no more than 4.1, metered into suitable packages and subjected to sanitization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Barilla Alimentare S.p.A.
    Inventors: Franco Dameno, Irene Buiat, Oreste Caselli, Nicola Mangiavacca
  • Process for the preparation of cooked pasta, in particular for the preparation of ready-to-eat meals having a long shelf-life
    Publication number: 20030190400
    Abstract: A method is disclosed in which fresh alimentary pasta is prepared from a starting dough that has been acidified with an edible acid. The pasta is then dried to a moisture content of about 11%, cooked in salted water, strained, rinsed, dipped in an aqueous solution of an edible acid to achieve a pH no more than 4.1, metered into suitable packages and subjected to sanitization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Applicant: BARILLA ALIMENTARE S.p.A
    Inventors: Franco Dameno, Irene Buiat, Oreste Caselli, Nicola Mangiavacca
  • Device for forming nests of elongate pasta products such as noodles, fettuccine, and the like
    Patent number: 5252055
    Abstract: A device is disclosed which includes; a tubular duct supported above a rest surface and provided with a compacting member which is arranged to act gently on a freshly formed pasta nest. Any noodle tail sections protruding from the nest can thereby be definitively bent back thereinto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: Barilla G. E. R. F. LLI - Societa per Azioni
    Inventor: Nicola Mangiavacca