Patents by Inventor Walter Penaloza Izurieta

Walter Penaloza Izurieta 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).

  • Shelf stable vegetable composition and method of making
    Patent number: 7214399
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shelf stable vegetable composition that includes a vegetable having a green color and a water-soluble compound in an amount sufficient to impart to the composition a water activity of 0.65 or less and a pH of 6.5 to 7.5 at ambient conditions for preservation of the green color of the vegetable. Advantageously, the water-soluble compound is present in an amount to preserve the green color of the vegetable for at least 6 months, and to impart a water activity of 0.6 to 0.65. The invention also relates to a method for increasing shelf stability of a vegetable composition that includes a vegetable having a green color, by adding effective amounts of such water-soluble compounds thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Markus Froehlich, Ernst Isler-Sieber, Walter Penaloza Izurieta
  • Preservation of vegetables and herbs
    Publication number: 20050003053
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a shelf stable vegetable composition that includes a vegetable having a green color and a water-soluble compound in an amount sufficient to impart to the composition a water activity of 0.65 or less and a pH of 6.5 to 7.5 at ambient conditions for preservation of the green color of the vegetable. Advantageously, the water-soluble compound is present in an amount to preserve the green color of the vegetable for at least 6 months, and to impart a water activity of 0.6 to 0.65. The invention also relates to a method for increasing shelf stability of a vegetable composition that includes a vegetable having a green color, by adding effective amounts of such water-soluble compounds thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Markus Froehlich, Ernst Isler-Sieber, Walter Penaloza Izurieta