Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Bongiovanni

Nicholas J. Bongiovanni 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).

  • Patent number: 5897895
    Abstract: A highly uniform food product securely mounted on a handle is provided by: (a) coextruding a doughy material and a filling material in the form of an edible elongated extrudate having an outer, doughy layer of unbaked dough and an inner filling surrounded by the outer layer, (b) temporarily supporting the coextrudate on a surface (preferably a conveyor belt) and cutting the elongated extrudate into discrete pieces while the coextrudate is so supported, (c) inserting the handle in each discrete piece, and (d) removing the resulting mounted food product, mounted on the handle, from the temporary support surface, and, optionally but preferably, baking the resulting product and then freezing it. Typical suitable handles for the product include elongated wooden sticks or sticks die-cut from heavy card stock. The stick support facilitates consumption of the product while the consumer is actively engaged in shopping, attending a sporting event, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Lettieri's Inc.
    Inventor: Nicholas J. Bongiovanni