Patents by Inventor Ya-yu Pai

Ya-yu Pai 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).

  • Microwavable food products
    Patent number: 8354131
    Abstract: The packaging system includes a first food product sealed within an inner wrapper, a second food product positioned within a tray and spacing the first food product from the tray, and an outer wrapper sealing the first food product, sealed within the inner wrapper, the second food product and the tray therein. A shield is disposed on the tray and is in contact with more than one surface of the second food product. Prior to microwave heating, the inner and outer wrapper are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Renee Gan, Gary Smith, Ya-yu Pai, Keith Forneck
  • Microwavable food products
    Patent number: 8124149
    Abstract: The packaging system includes a first food product sealed within an inner wrapper, a second food product positioned within a tray and spacing the first food product from the tray, and an outer wrapper sealing the first food product, sealed within the inner wrapper, the second food product and the tray therein. A shield is disposed on the tray and is in contact with more than one surface of the second food product. Prior to microwave heating, the inner and outer wrapper are removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Renee Gan, Gary Smith, Ya-yu Pai, Keith Forneck
  • Microwavable Food Products
    Publication number: 20090155419
    Abstract: The packaging system includes a first food product sealed within an inner wrapper, a second food product positioned within a tray and spacing the first food product from the tray, and an outer wrapper sealing the first food product, sealed within the inner wrapper, the second food product and the tray therein. A shield is disposed on the tray and is in contact with more than one surface of the second food product. Prior to microwave heating, the inner and outer wrapper are removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Renee Gan, Gary Smith, Ya-yu Pai, Keith Forneck, Christine Louise Kwiat, Megan N. Raymond Goodrich, Arthur C. Teasdale
  • Baked Microwavable Frozen Bread and Bakery Products
    Publication number: 20090155426
    Abstract: A fully assembled frozen food product is provided which comprises a bread portion having a top portion and a bottom portion and having a filling between, and co-extensive with, the top and bottom portions, wherein the fully assembled frozen food product can be heated in a microwave oven to provide a heated food product which is then ready to be eaten, wherein the bread portion of the heated food product is not dried out and wherein the filling in the heated food product has an essentially uniform temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Renee Gan, Keith Forneck, Ya-yu Pai, Gary Smith
  • DDGS as a Low-Cost Flavor Enhancer and Sodium Reduction Enabler
    Publication number: 20080160132
    Abstract: New uses of distiller's grain and solubles (DGS) are provided, including beneficial use of the natural flavor of DGS as a flavorant or sodium potentiator. A low-cost alternative to sodium and other flavorants is thereby provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Richard Stuart Silver, Keith Eric Petrofsky, Peter Harris Brown, Charles A. Leduc, Ya-Yu Pai
  • Packaging Method for Storage and Microwave Heating of Food Products
    Publication number: 20080063759
    Abstract: The packaging system includes a first food product sealed within an inner wrapper, a second food product positioned within a tray and spacing the first food product from the tray, and an outer wrapper sealing the first food product, sealed within the inner wrapper, the second food product and the tray therein. A shield is disposed on the tray and is in contact with more than one surface of the second food product. Prior to microwave heating, the inner and outer wrapper are removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Megan N. Raymond, Arthur C. Teasdale, Christine Louise Kwiat, Keith Daniel Forneck, Ya-yu Pai, Renee Gan