Patents by Inventor Philippe Noreille

Philippe Noreille 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).

  • Agglomeration apparatus
    Patent number: 5094156
    Abstract: A particulate comestible material is agglomerated by an apparatus which has two movable endless surfaces positioned to form a nip therebetween. The apparatus provides for forming a flowable phase at the surfaces of particulate material supplied to the nip which are then conveyed through the nip so that the particles converge, merge, join and consolidate, and then the flowable phase is resolidified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1992
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Noreille, Athol R. Pot
  • Agglomeration method
    Patent number: 5051269
    Abstract: A particulate comestible material is agglomerated by forming a flowable phase on the particle surfaces, consolidating the particles by passing them through a nip and resolidifying the flowable phase. The color, texture and density may be adjusted by controlling the degree of consolidation and the conditions of flowable phase formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1991
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Philippe Noreille, Athol R. Pot