Patents by Inventor Dennis Bruce Simmerly

Dennis Bruce Simmerly 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).

  • Shirred casing
    Patent number: 7507150
    Abstract: A shirred fibrous food casing defines a shirred stick formed from a tubular fibrous casing. The shirred stick includes an average outside diameter at least 120% of the average inflated diameter of the deshirred casing. Additionally, the shirred stick includes an average inside diameter of at least 70% of the casing inflated diameter and a pleat pitch defined as the distance between adjacent apexes of major pleats measured on the casing after the shirred stick is deshirred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Visko Teepak Belgium NV
    Inventors: Alan David Stall, Dennis Bruce Simmerly, Keith Arthur Watts