Patents by Inventor Olivier Houot

Olivier Houot 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).

  • Binding base for a culinary preparation and method of preparing said base
    Patent number: 6635304
    Abstract: A base or roux which can serve as a binder for sauces comprises between 40% and 10% by weight of starch, between 10% and 40% by weight of flour and 50% by weight of fat, of which 5% to 10% by weight of stearin playing the role of thickening agent to give the base a viscous and stable texture. To prepare the base, a principal fat and flour are mixed, the mixture is heated and a liquid phase is obtained, and then the liquid mixture is cooled. Before cooling the mixture, a thickening agent is added thereto in order to obtain a viscous phase after cooling, and the mixture is stirred while it is being cooled in order to maintain the solid particles in suspension in the viscous phase after cooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Bestfoods
    Inventors: Xavier Couvignou, Olivier Houot, Inka Beck, Rainer Weisbecker
  • Binding base for a culinary preparation and method of preparing said base
    Publication number: 20020006463
    Abstract: A base or roux which can serve as a binder for sauces comprises between 40% and 10% by weight of starch, between 10% and 40% by weight of flour and 50% by weight of fat, of which 5% to 10% by weight of stearin playing the role of thickening agent to give the base a viscous and stable texture. To prepare the base, a principal fat and flour are mixed, the mixture is heated and a liquid phase is obtained, and then the liquid mixture is cooled. Before cooling the mixture, a thickening agent is added thereto in order to obtain a viscous phase after cooling, and the mixture is stirred while it is being cooled in order to maintain the solid particles in suspension in the viscous phase after cooling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Xavier Couvignou, Olivier Houot, Inka Beck, Rainer Weisbecker