Patents by Inventor Walter Wäspi

Walter Wäspi 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).

  • Method for producing maize flour
    Patent number: 9615598
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel method for producing maize flour including at least one treatment step in which a product comprising maize is treated under alkaline conditions, wherein an alkaline solution is sprayed onto the product. Furthermore, a facility for producing maize flour is disclosed, in particular in said method. Moreover, maize flour obtained by this method and foodstuffs containing this flour are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Bühler AG
    Inventors: Markus Nussbaumer, Noël Girardet, Walter Wäspi
  • Method for producing maize flour
    Patent number: 9113651
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel method for producing maize flour including at least one treatment step in which a product comprising maize is treated under alkaline conditions, wherein an alkaline solution is sprayed onto the product. Furthermore, a facility for producing maize flour is disclosed, in particular in said method. Moreover, maize flour obtained by this method and foodstuffs containing this flour are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Buhler AG
    Inventors: Markus Nussbaumer, Noël Girardet, Walter Wäspi
  • METHOD FOR PRODUCING MAIZE FLOUR
    Publication number: 20150208698
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel method for producing maize flour including at least one treatment step in which a product comprising maize is treated under alkaline conditions, wherein an alkaline solution is sprayed onto the product. Furthermore, a facility for producing maize flour is disclosed, in particular in said method. Moreover, maize flour obtained by this method and foodstuffs containing this flour are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Markus NUSSBAUMER, Noël GIRARDET, Walter WÄSPI
  • Method for Producing Maize Flour
    Publication number: 20130177694
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel method for producing maize flour including at least one treatment step in which a product comprising maize is treated under alkaline conditions, wherein an alkaline solution is sprayed onto the product. Furthermore, a facility for producing maize flour is disclosed, in particular in said method. Moreover, maize flour obtained by this method and foodstuffs containing this flour are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventors: Markus Nussbaumer, Noël Girardet, Walter Wäspi