Patents by Inventor Oscar Ortiz
Oscar Ortiz 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).
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Patent number: 11612557Abstract: A non-Newtonian, lyophilic colloid comprised of (i) at least one anionic, non-sulfated glycosaminoglycan (ANSG) having a molecular weight greater than about 500 kDa and (ii) glycerin.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Vantage Specialty Ingredients, Inc.Inventors: Juan R Mateu, Mackenzie Nunn, Oscar Ortiz-Gutierrez, Adam Perle
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Patent number: 10631555Abstract: Described herein are chewable articles intended to be provided to animals for purposes including dental cleaning, breath freshening, nutrition, administration to the animal of beneficial agents, satisfaction of the animal's urge to chew, and general enjoyment by the animal. Also disclosed are apparatus and methods for making such chewable articles, the methods including the use of a processing aid to lubricate the article-forming apparatus, such as extruders, portioners, and molds, and to reduce the power requirements of such apparatus in the forming process.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: BIG HEART PET, INC.Inventors: Donald R. Barnvos, John F. Berry, Melinda S. Cope, Mark Donatucci, Davor Juravic, Oscar Ortiz, Sergio A. Jimenez-Marquez
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Publication number: 20170361485Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed to manufacture a plurality of edible pieces in a continuous process where each piece is generally different in thickness, shape, size and/or texture from another piece, so as to create, in the aggregate product distribution, pieces of randomly varying thickness, size, shape and/or texture.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: December 21, 2017Applicant: Big Heart Pet BrandsInventors: Davor Juravic, Yomayra Alvarez, Oscar Ortiz, Dwayne P. McDowell, Geoffrey Chase Thornhill
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Publication number: 20170290298Abstract: Described herein are chewable articles intended to be provided to animals for purposes including dental cleaning, breath freshening, nutrition, administration to the animal of beneficial agents, satisfaction of the animal's urge to chew, and general enjoyment by the animal. Also disclosed are apparatus and methods for making such chewable articles, the methods including the use of a processing aid to lubricate the article-forming apparatus, such as extruders, portioners, and molds, and to reduce the power requirements of such apparatus in the forming process.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Donald R. Barnvos, John F. Berry, Melinda S. Cope, Mark Donatucci, Davor Juravic, Oscar Ortiz, Sergio A. Jimenez-Marquez
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Patent number: 9737053Abstract: Described herein are chewable articles intended to be provided to animals for purposes including dental cleaning, breath freshening, nutrition, administration to the animal of beneficial agents, satisfaction of the animal's urge to chew, and general enjoyment by the animal. Also disclosed are apparatus and methods for making such chewable articles, the methods including the use of a processing aid to lubricate the article-forming apparatus, such as extruders, portioners, and molds, and to reduce the power requirements of such apparatus in the forming process.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Big Heart Pet, Inc.Inventors: Donald R. Barnvos, John F. Berry, Melinda S. Cope, Mark Donatucci, Davor Juravic, Oscar Ortiz
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Patent number: 9661830Abstract: Described herein are chewable articles intended to be provided to animals for purposes including dental cleaning, breath freshening, nutrition, administration to the animal of beneficial agents, satisfaction of the animal's urge to chew, and general enjoyment by the animal. The chews are made to be appetizing to the animal, to satisfy an urge to chew, to effect abrasive cleaning of the animal's teeth, to deliver one or more active agents to the oral cavity of the animal, or a combination of these. The chews have a resilient, chewable texture and are shaped to facilitate dental cleaning, to facilitate oral grasping by the animal, to appeal to human owners of the animal, to enhance the human-animal bond, or a combination of these. Also disclosed are apparatus and methods for making such chewable articles and for formulating and using them to effect dental health in animals.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: Big Heart Pet, Inc.Inventors: Donald R. Barnvos, John F. Berry, Melinda S. Cope, Mark Donatucci, Davor Juravic, Oscar Ortiz, Sergio Alberto Jimenez-Marquez
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Publication number: 20150313185Abstract: Described herein are chewable articles intended to be provided to animals for purposes including dental cleaning, breath freshening, nutrition, administration to the animal of beneficial agents, satisfaction of the animal's urge to chew, and general enjoyment by the animal. Also disclosed are apparatus and methods for making such chewable articles, the methods including the use of a processing aid to lubricate the article-forming apparatus, such as extruders, portioners, and molds, and to reduce the power requirements of such apparatus in the forming process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2015Publication date: November 5, 2015Applicant: BIG HEART PET BRANDSInventors: Donald R. BARNVOS, John F. BERRY, Melinda S. COPE, Mark DONATUCCI, Juravic DAVOR, Oscar ORTIZ
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Patent number: 9155324Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for manufacturing slices of sausages that appear to have been cut from a conventional round sausage log at an angle.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: Big Heart Pet BrandaInventors: Davor Juravic, Yomayra Alvarez, Oscar Ortiz, Dwayne P. McDowell, II, Geoffrey Chase Thornhill, Mark P. Donatucci, Franjo Baltorinic
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Patent number: 9119407Abstract: Processes, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed relating to edible meat pieces obtained from a continuous process where each piece generally appears to be home cooked on a grill or cooked in a smoke house with randomized sear and grill marks and smoke aroma. The invention, in its various embodiments, provides processes for manufacturing shelf-stable food treats comprising: starting with proteinaceous material (ground or whole), mixing the proteinaceous material with preservatives and flavor enhancers to form a foodstuff, extruding proteinaceous material (if ground) through at least one die opening that is at least partially irregular to form at least one strip of extrudate, cooking the extrudate or whole proteinaceous material to form a cooked product, coating the cooked product with a basting solution, grilling the basted products to obtain grilled products with searing, grill marks, and smoke aroma; and cutting the grilled product at a cutting angle into pieces.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Big Heart Pet BrandsInventor: Oscar Ortiz
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Publication number: 20150216204Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed to manufacture a plurality of edible pieces in a continuous process where each piece is generally different in thickness, shape, size and/or texture from another piece, so as to create, in the aggregate product distribution, pieces of randomly varying thickness, size, shape and/or texture.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2014Publication date: August 6, 2015Applicant: Del Monte CorporationInventors: Davor Juravic, Yomayra Alvarez, Oscar Ortiz, Dwayne P. McDowell, Geoffrey Chase Thornhill
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Publication number: 20150017315Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for manufacturing semi-moist meatballs. An illustrative embodiment provides a method of manufacturing generally spherical pet treats comprising: (a) providing a ground mix of proteinaceous material, flavor enhancers and preservatives to a portioning device that divides said mix into smaller portions of roughly uniform volume, (b) placing said portions on a first belt of a first conveyor moving at a first speed in a longitudinal direction, (c) periodically pressing said portions with a second belt of a second conveyor, where said second belt operates in a plane at a height above, and substantially parallel to, said first belt, said second belt moving at a second speed in substantially the same longitudinal direction as said first belt, while also oscillating back and forth in a lateral direction that is at an angle to said longitudinal direction, such that said portions are transformed into generally spherical shapes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: Del Monte CorporationInventors: Davor Juravic, Yomayra Alvarez, Oscar Ortiz, Dwayne P. McDowell, II, Geoffrey Chase Thornhill
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Publication number: 20140199456Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for manufacturing slices of sausages that appear to have been cut from a conventional round sausage log at an angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Del Monte CorporationInventors: Davor Juravic, Yomayra Alvarez, Oscar Ortiz, Dwayne P. McDowell, II, Geoffrey Chase Thornhill, Mark P. Donatucci, Franjo Baltorinic
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Publication number: 20140199428Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for manufacturing slices of sausages that appear to have been cut from a conventional round sausage log at an angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: Del Monte CorporationInventors: Davor Juravic, Yomayra Alvarez, Oscar Ortiz, Dwayne P. McDowell, II, Geoffrey Chase Thornhill, Mark P. Donatucci, Franjo Baltorinic
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Patent number: 8679560Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed to manufacture a plurality of edible pieces in a continuous process where each piece is generally different in thickness, shape, size and/or texture from another piece, so as to create, in the aggregate product distribution, pieces of randomly varying thickness, size, shape and/or texture.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: March 25, 2014Assignee: Del Monte CorporationInventors: Davor Juravic, Yomayra Alvarez, Oscar Ortiz, Dwayne P. McDowell, II, Geoffrey Chase Thornhill
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Patent number: 8668948Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for manufacturing semi-moist meatballs. An illustrative embodiment provides a method of manufacturing generally spherical pet treats comprising: (a) providing a ground mix of proteinaceous material, flavor enhancers and preservatives to a portioning device that divides said mix into smaller portions of roughly uniform volume, (b) placing said portions on a first belt of a first conveyor moving at a first speed in a longitudinal direction, (c) periodically pressing said portions with a second belt of a second conveyor, where said second belt operates in a plane at a height above, and substantially parallel to, said first belt, said second belt moving at a second speed in substantially the same longitudinal direction as said first belt, while also oscillating back and forth in a lateral direction that is at an angle to said longitudinal direction, such that said portions are transformed into generally spherical shapes.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: March 11, 2014Assignee: Del Monte CorporationInventors: Davor Juravic, Yomayra Alvarez, Oscar Ortiz, Dwayne P. McDowell, II, Geoffrey Chase Thornhill
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Publication number: 20130295270Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for manufacturing semi-moist meatballs. An illustrative embodiment provides a method of manufacturing generally spherical pet treats comprising: (a) providing a ground mix of proteinaceous material, flavor enhancers and preservatives to a portioning device that divides said mix into smaller portions of roughly uniform volume, (b) placing said portions on a first belt of a first conveyor moving at a first speed in a longitudinal direction, (c) periodically pressing said portions with a second belt of a second conveyor, where said second belt operates in a plane at a height above, and substantially parallel to, said first belt, said second belt moving at a second speed in substantially the same longitudinal direction as said first belt, while also oscillating back and forth in a lateral direction that is at an angle to said longitudinal direction, such that said portions are transformed into generally spherical shapes.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Davor Juravic, Yomayra Alvarez, Oscar Ortiz, Dwayne P. McDowell, II, Geoffrey Chase Thornhill
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Publication number: 20130273125Abstract: Described herein are chewable articles intended to be provided to animals for purposes including dental cleaning, breath freshening, nutrition, administration to the animal of beneficial agents, satisfaction of the animal's urge to chew, and general enjoyment by the animal. The chews are made to be appetizing to the animal, to satisfy an urge to chew, to effect abrasive cleaning of the animal's teeth, to deliver one or more active agents to the oral cavity of the animal, or a combination of these. The chews have a resilient, chewable texture and are shaped to facilitate dental cleaning, to facilitate oral grasping by the animal, to appeal to human owners of the animal, to enhance the human-animal bond, or a combination of these. Also disclosed are apparatus and methods for making such chewable articles and for formulating and using them to effect dental health in animals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: Del Monte CorporationInventors: Donald R. BARNVOS, John F. Berry, Melinda S. Cope, Mark Donatucci, Juravic Davor, Oscar Ortiz
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Patent number: 8535745Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for manufacturing slices of sausages that appear to have been cut from a conventional round sausage log at an angle.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignee: Del Monte CorporationInventors: Davor Juravic, Yomayra Alvarez, Oscar Ortiz, Dwayne P. McDowell, II, Geoffrey Chase Thornhill, Mark P. Donatucci, Franjo Baltorinic
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Patent number: D699416Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2012Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Del Monte CorporationInventors: Donald Richard Barnvos, John Fredrick Berry, Mark Donatucci, Davor Juravic, Oscar Ortiz, Glenn Shull
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Patent number: D725866Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2013Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Big Heart Pet BrandsInventors: Donald Richard Barnvos, Oscar Ortiz, Glenn Shull, John Frederick Berry, Mark Donatucci, Davor Juravic