Patents by Inventor Olivier Mauzac

Olivier Mauzac 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).

  • Gambling chip and method of marking same
    Patent number: 5794532
    Abstract: A gambling chip includes a decorative pattern provided on at least one side thereof and on an edge thereof. The pattern is formed by pressure pad marking, i.e., applying an ink pattern to a deformable head and stamping the pattern on the chip. Repeated stamping of different color inks can create different patterns. A layer of varnish is also applied to the chip, either between ink layers or above or below all of the ink layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1998
    Assignee: Etablissements Bourgogne et Grasset
    Inventors: Christophe Gassies, Olivier Mauzac, Eric Philippe
  • Esterified starch composition
    Patent number: 5587412
    Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a composition as obtained from a melt comprising esterified starch, preferably having an amylose content of at least about 50% by weight with respect to that of the starch, and being substituted to a degree of at least about 1.5, preferably from about 1.8 to about 2.9. The starch ester may be of the kind obtained by reaction of a mixed acid anhydride with starch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corporation
    Inventors: Gerd Borchers, Ingo Dake, Albrecht Dinkelaker, Jean-Pierre Sachetto, Richard Zdrahala, Stephen Rimsa, Gary Loomis, Paul Tatarka, Olivier Mauzac