Patents by Inventor Thomas Merolla

Thomas Merolla 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).

  • Reduced oil dressing composition and a method for making the same
    Publication number: 20070128325
    Abstract: A dressing composition with reduced oil is described. The dressing composition has starch and optionally has insoluble fiber. The dressing composition has organoleptic properties that are similar to full fat compositions that are starch free and has oil droplets with diameters that do not exceed four (4) microns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Merolla, Jadwiga Bialek
  • Edible emulsion with reduced fat and cholesterol
    Publication number: 20050244565
    Abstract: An edible emulsion with a viscosity of 4,500 cps or higher is described. The edible emulsion has 75.0% by weight oil, or less, and less than 4.0% by weight liquid emulsifier. The edible emulsion has good color, texture and flavor characteristics and is substantially free of cholesterol and carbohydrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Monika Tobolewska, Thomas Merolla, Sergey Melnikov, Donald Hamm, Frederik Meeuse
  • Method of making pre-cooked filled pasta products by co-extrusion
    Patent number: 5296247
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing quick cooking and precooked filled pasta products by preconditioning a blend of a starch material with steam and small amounts of an internal lubricant to produce a semi-moist and partially cooked blend which is cooked and cooled under controlled conditions in a co-rotating twin screw extruder with low shear screw configuration and then co-extruded into the final filled pasta product by extruding the blend through a die, and cutting the extrudate, which may then be dried or otherwise processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1994
    Assignee: CPC International Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Huang, Thomas Merolla
  • Precooked filled pasta products made by co-extrusion
    Patent number: 5216946
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for preparing quick cooking and precooked filled pasta products by preconditioning a blend of a starch material with steam and small amounts of an internal lubricant to produce a semi-moist and partially cooked blend which is cooked and cooled under controlled conditions in a co-rotating twin screw extruder with low shear screw configuration and then co-extruded into the final filled pasta product by extruding the blend through a die, and cutting the extrudate, which may then be dried or otherwise processed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 8, 1993
    Assignee: CPC International Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Huang, Thomas Merolla