Patents by Inventor Cindy Elice Miller

Cindy Elice Miller 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).

  • CONTINUOUS PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A PITA CHIP
    Publication number: 20150150270
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing dough, for example, curing dough to make a pita chip. In a first aspect, the method comprises providing a first portion of dough on a first conveyor, conveying the first portion into an oven, directing a heating medium at the first portion using a first discharge array, and conveying the first portion out of the oven. In a second aspect, the apparatus comprises an oven, a first conveyor for conveying a first portion of dough, and a first discharge array. The oven comprises an oven housing, a first entrance of the oven housing for the first portion of dough, and a first exit of the oven housing for the first portion of dough. The first discharge array is positioned and oriented to direct a heating medium at the first portion of dough when the first portion of dough is positioned for conveyance by the first conveyor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Michelle Latrese Barnett, Ponnattu Kurian Joseph, Cindy Elice Miller