Patents by Inventor Manuel Motolina

Manuel Motolina 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).

  • Apparatus for handling dough pieces
    Patent number: 6227349
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for dough handling includes a first conveyor for receiving dough and having a first discharge end for discharging dough. A second conveyor receives dough and is positioned along side the first conveyor to convey in the direction of the first conveyor. The second conveyor has a second discharge end that is spaced-apart from the first discharge end. The first and second conveyors can be used to separate dough pieces from an elongated dough product such as a roll and/or phase individual dough pieces to provide them in succession for packaging or further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: James W. Finkowski, Robert F. Meyer, Dale W. Fredrickson, Dennis B. Usgaard, Manuel Motolina
  • Apparatus and method for handling dough pieces
    Patent number: 6041912
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for dough handling includes a first conveyor for receiving dough and having a first discharge end for discharging dough. A second conveyor receives dough and is positioned along side the first conveyor to convey in the direction of the first conveyor. The second conveyor has a second discharge end that is spaced-apart from the first discharge end. The first and second conveyors can be used to separate dough pieces from an elongated dough product such as a roll and/or phase individual dough pieces to provide them in succession for packaging or further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: James W. Finkowski, Robert F. Meyer, Dale W. Fredrickson, Dennis B. Usgaard, Manuel Motolina