Patents by Inventor Christopher Crosby
Christopher Crosby 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).
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Patent number: 12035721Abstract: A plurality of dough pieces are produced using a rotary dough cutter including a shaft, a plurality of walls extending radially outward from the shaft and a plurality of interior blades extending radially outward from the shaft. The plurality of walls define a plurality of dough cutter molds. The plurality of dough cutter molds include a first dough cutter mold and a second dough cutter mold. A first wall of the plurality of walls defines part of both the first dough cutter mold and the second dough cutter mold. Each of the plurality of interior blades is located in one of the plurality of dough cutter molds. The plurality of dough pieces are cut from a dough sheet with the plurality of walls. The plurality of dough pieces are scored with the plurality of interior blades. After scoring, the plurality of dough pieces are proofed and then frozen.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Crosby, Peter A Huberg, Kara M Hobart, Ryan D Gifford, Paul Henderson, James M O'Donnell
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Publication number: 20230345950Abstract: A plurality of dough pieces are produced using a rotary dough cutter comprises an annular cutter body configured to be rotatably driven, a plurality of arcuate sidewalls extending circumferentially about the cutter body, a plurality of radial divider walls extending across respective sidewalls, and a plurality of interior blades extending radially relative to the body between the sidewalls. The plurality of walls define a plurality of dough cutter molds. During conveying of a sheet of dough to the rotary dough cutter, the plurality of dough pieces are cut by the plurality of walls and scored with the plurality of interior blades. After being cut and scored, the dough pieces are removed from within the dough cutter molds with the assistance of a sequentially timed, regulated and adjustable fluid ejection system, and then frozen.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2022Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Crosby, Ryan D. Gifford, Todd A. Rasmussen, Jeffrey David Reinke, Geoffrey P. Suski, Kara M. Hobart
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Publication number: 20210244035Abstract: A plurality of dough pieces are produced using a rotary dough cutter including a shaft, a plurality of walls extending radially outward from the shaft and a plurality of interior blades extending radially outward from the shaft. The plurality of walls define a plurality of dough cutter molds. The plurality of dough cutter molds include a first dough cutter mold and a second dough cutter mold. A first wall of the plurality of walls defines part of both the first dough cutter mold and the second dough cutter mold. Each of the plurality of interior blades is located in one of the plurality of dough cutter molds. The plurality of dough pieces are cut from a dough sheet with the plurality of walls. The plurality of dough pieces are scored with the plurality of interior blades. After scoring, the plurality of dough pieces are proofed and then frozen.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Crosby, Peter A. Huberg, Kara M. Hobart, Ryan D Gifford, Paul Henderson, James M. O'Donnell
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Patent number: 11013238Abstract: A plurality of dough pieces are produced using a rotary dough cutter including a shaft, a plurality of walls extending radially outward from the shaft and a plurality of interior blades extending radially outward from the shaft. The plurality of walls define a plurality of dough cutter molds. The plurality of dough cutter molds include a first dough cutter mold and a second dough cutter mold. A first wall of the plurality of walls defines part of both the first dough cutter mold and the second dough cutter mold. Each of the plurality of interior blades is located in one of the plurality of dough cutter molds. The plurality of dough pieces are cut from a dough sheet with the plurality of walls. The plurality of dough pieces are scored with the plurality of interior blades. After scoring, the plurality of dough pieces are proofed and then frozen.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Crosby, Peter A Huberg, Kara M Hobart, Ryan D Gifford, Paul Henderson, James M O'Donnell
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Publication number: 20190357549Abstract: A plurality of dough pieces are produced using a rotary dough cutter including a shaft, a plurality of walls extending radially outward from the shaft and a plurality of interior blades extending radially outward from the shaft. The plurality of walls define a plurality of dough cutter molds. The plurality of dough cutter molds include a first dough cutter mold and a second dough cutter mold. A first wall of the plurality of walls defines part of both the first dough cutter mold and the second dough cutter mold. Each of the plurality of interior blades is located in one of the plurality of dough cutter molds. The plurality of dough pieces are cut from a dough sheet with the plurality of walls. The plurality of dough pieces are scored with the plurality of interior blades. After scoring, the plurality of dough pieces are proofed and then frozen.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2018Publication date: November 28, 2019Applicant: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Crosby, Peter A. Huberg, Kara M. Hobart, Ryan D. Gifford, Paul Henderson, James M. O'Donnell
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Patent number: 10131473Abstract: A dispensing system that includes a bottle, a valve cap, a dosing cap. The bottle includes a side wall having at least a portion that is flexible. The valve cap regulates the dispensing of a flowable product from bottle into the dosing cap. In particular, flowable product may be dispensed from the bottle into the dosing cap when the dispensing system is in an inverted position and while the dosing cap is attached to valve cap. The valve cap and the dosing cap may support the dispensing system in the inverted position.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2015Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Henkel IP & Holding GmbHInventors: Daniel Peter Sterling, Anne E. Nixon, Whitney Talbot, Glenn William Kaye, Keith Colacioppo, Christopher Crosby Turek, Carson E. Ahlman, Shannon A. Murphy, Adam Warren, Michael Daoust
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Publication number: 20160244222Abstract: A dispensing system that includes a bottle, a valve cap, a dosing cap. The bottle includes a side wall having at least a portion that is flexible. The valve cap regulates the dispensing of a flowable product from bottle into the dosing cap. In particular, flowable product may be dispensed from the bottle into the dosing cap when the dispensing system is in an inverted position and while the dosing cap is attached to valve cap. The valve cap and the dosing cap may support the dispensing system in the inverted position.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2015Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Daniel Peter Sterling, Anne E. Nixon, Whitney Talbot, Glenn William Kaye, Keith Colacioppo, Christopher Crosby Turek, Carson E. Ahlman, Shannon A. Murphy, Adam Warren, Michael Daoust
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Patent number: 7982890Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for securely communicating a print job to a printer, the systems and methods pausing the print job in a print queue on a client computer, obtaining first authentication information regarding a user at the client computer, obtaining second authentication information regarding a user at a release station adjacent the printer, communicating the second authentication information from the release station to the client computer, and releasing the print job from the print queue if the second authentication information matches the first authentication information.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.Inventors: Dylan Corlett, Scott Christopher Crosby, Huy Phan
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Publication number: 20090040557Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for securely communicating a print job to a printer, the systems and methods pausing the print job in a print queue on a client computer, obtaining first authentication information regarding a user at the client computer, obtaining second authentication information regarding a user at a release station adjacent the printer, communicating the second authentication information from the release station to the client computer, and releasing the print job from the print queue if the second authentication information matches the first authentication information.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2008Publication date: February 12, 2009Inventors: Dylan Corlett, Scott Christopher Crosby, Huy Phan
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Patent number: 7463374Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for securely communicating a print job to a printer, the systems and methods pausing the print job in a print queue on a client computer, obtaining first authentication information regarding a user at the client computer, obtaining second authentication information regarding a user at a release station adjacent the printer, communicating the second authentication information from the release station to the client computer, and releasing the print job from the print queue if the second authentication information matches the first authentication information.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2004Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Electronics for Imaging, Inc.Inventors: Dylan Corlett, Scott Christopher Crosby, Huy Phan
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Publication number: 20050276162Abstract: A self-contained data acquisition unit is provided for acquiring seismic data. The unit has a microprocessor and an antenna adapted to receive an electromagnetic signal. A decoder is connected with the microprocessor and adapted to convert received electromagnetic signals to dual-tone multiple-frequency (“DTMF”) digits. A geophone interface is provided with a geophone for collecting acoustic data incident on the geophone. A memory is connected with the geophone interface for storing a representation of the collected acoustic data and for storing a representation of a reference electromagnetic signal to be used in synchronizing acoustic data collected by other data acquisition units. A battery power source is connected with the microprocessor.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2005Publication date: December 15, 2005Applicant: Ascend Geo, LLCInventors: Russell Brinkmann, Scott Burkholder, Christopher Crosby, David Farrell, Paul Favret, Todd Fockler, Aaron Oakley, Robert Stewart, James Drummond
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Publication number: 20050246137Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for simultaneously retrieving data from multiple data acquisition units and for recharging such data acquisition units. The data offload and charging unit comprises a frame that defines stations for holding the data acquisition units and a host computer. A combined power and communications port at each such station is adapted to interface with one of the data acquisition units such that power may flow from the data offload and charger unit to that data acquisition unit and data may flow from that data acquisition unit to the host computer substantially simultaneously. Communications links are provided between the host computer and each combined power and communications port.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2005Publication date: November 3, 2005Applicant: Ascend Geo LLCInventors: Russell Brinkman, Scott Burkholder, Christopher Crosby, Paul Favret, Todd Fockler, Joseph Kapushion, Aaron Oakley, Robert Stewart, James Drummond
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Patent number: D850056Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: General Mills, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Crosby, John J Fenske, Sean Igo