Patents by Inventor Richard Nicholas Reinhart

Richard Nicholas Reinhart 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: 6899905
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that offer an alternative to appealing but unhealthy foods. More particularly, tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that provide a balanced mix of amino acids, fat, and carbohydrates are disclosed. Processes for making, and methods of using said tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods are also disclosed. The nutritious foods of the present invention are formulated and processed such that they resolve the dilemma that consumers have always been faced with—healthy eating or enjoying what they eat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Mid-America Commercialization Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Lawrence Prosise, Christopher Randall Beharry, Joseph James Elsen, Ralph Lawrence Helmers, Jr., Tamara Jocelyn Kearney, Jeffrey John Kester, Brenda Kay Murphy, Raymond Louis Niehoff, Kathleen Hack Noble, Richard Nicholas Reinhart, Jr., Robert Joseph Sarama, Li-Hsin Tsai, Susana Rosa Waimin Siu, Thomas Joseph Wehmeier, Vince York-Leung Wong
  • Patent number: 6827954
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that offer an alternative to appealing but unhealthy foods. More particularly, tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that provide a balanced mix of amino acids, fat, and carbohydrates are disclosed. Processes for making, and methods of using said tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods are also disclosed. The nutritious foods of the present invention are formulated and processed such that they resolve the dilemma that consumers have always been faced with—healthy eating or enjoying what they eat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2004
    Assignee: Mid-America Commercialization Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Lawrence Prosise, Christopher Randall Beharry, Joseph James Elsen, Ralph Lawrence Helmers, Jr., Tamara Jocelyn Kearney, Jeffrey John Kester, Brenda Kay Murphy, Raymond Louis Niehoff, Kathleen Hack Noble, Richard Nicholas Reinhart, Jr., Robert Joseph Sarama, Charles Henry Taylor, Li-Hsin Tsai, Susana Rosa Waimin Siu, Thomas Joseph Wehmeier, Vince York-Leung Wong
  • Publication number: 20040166202
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that offer an alternative to appealing but unhealthy foods. More particularly, tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that provide a balanced mix of amino acids, fat, and carbohydrates are disclosed. Processes for making, and methods of using said tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods are also disclosed. The nutritious foods of the present invention are formulated and processed such that they resolve the dilemma that consumers have always been faced with—healthy eating or enjoying what they eat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Applicant: Mid-America Commercialization Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Lawrence Prosise, Christopher Randall Beharry, Joseph James Elsen, Ralph Lawrence Helmers, Tamara Jocelyn Kearney, Jeffrey John Kester, Brenda Kay Murphy, Raymond Louis Niehoff, Kathleen Hack Noble, Richard Nicholas Reinhart, Robert Joseph Sarama, Li-Hsin Tsai, Susana Rosa Waimin Siu, Thomas Joseph Wehmeier, Vince York-Leung Wong
  • Patent number: 6720015
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that offer an alternative to appealing but unhealthy foods. More particularly, tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that provide a balanced mix of amino acids, fat, and carbohydrates are disclosed. Processes for making, and methods of using said tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods are also disclosed. The nutritious foods of the present invention are formulated and processed such that they resolve the dilemma that consumers have always been faced with—healthy eating or enjoying what they eat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Mid-America Commercialization Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Lawrence Prosise, Christopher Randall Beharry, Joseph James Elsen, Ralph Lawrence Helmers, Jr., Tamara Jocelyn Kearney, Jeffrey John Kester, Brenda Kay Murphy, Raymond Louis Niehoff, Kathleen Hack Noble, Richard Nicholas Reinhart, Jr., Robert Joseph Sarama, Li-Hsin Tsai, Susana Rosa Waimin Siu, Thomas Joseph Wehmeier, Vince York-Leung Wong
  • Publication number: 20030054089
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that offer an alternative to appealing but unhealthy foods. More particularly, tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that provide a balanced mix of amino acids, fat, and carbohydrates are disclosed. Processes for making, and methods of using said tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods are also disclosed. The nutritious foods of the present invention are formulated and processed such that they resolve the dilemma that consumers have always been faced with—healthy eating or enjoying what they eat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2002
    Publication date: March 20, 2003
    Applicant: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Lawrence Prosise, Christopher Randall Beharry, Joseph James Elsen, Ralph Lawrence Helmers, Tamara Jocelyn Kearney, Jeffrey John Kester, Brenda Kay Murphy, Raymond Louis Niehoff, Kathleen Hack Noble, Richard Nicholas Reinhart, Robert Joseph Sarama, Charles Henry Taylor, Li-Hsin Tsai, Susana Rosa Waimin Siu, Thomas Joseph Wehmeier, Vince York-Leung Wong
  • Publication number: 20020094359
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that offer an alternative to appealing but unhealthy foods. More particularly, tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that provide a balanced mix of amino acids, fat, and carbohydrates are disclosed. Processes for making, and methods of using said tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods are also disclosed. The nutritious foods of the present invention are formulated and processed such that they resolve the dilemma that consumers have always been faced with—healthy eating or enjoying what they eat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Lawrence Prosise, Christopher Randall Beharry, Joseph James Elsen, Ralph Lawrence Helmers, Tamara Jocelyn Kearney, Jeffrey John Kester, Brenda Kay Murphy, Raymond Louis Niehoff, Kathleen Hack Noble, Richard Nicholas Reinhart, Robert Joseph Sarama, Li-Hsin Tsai, Susana Rosa Waimin Siu, Thomas Joseph Wehmeier, Vince York-Leung Wong
  • Patent number: 6363530
    Abstract: A bib having one or more portions which are permanently elongated. The bib can include a strainable network. The network can be formed in a laminate of a paper layer and a plastic film layer. The strainable network can have at least two visually distinct regions. The strainable network can provide improved flexibility and fit of the bib against the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Patricia Lee Lampson, Amit Gupta, Beverly Ann Julian Jackson, Richard Nicholas Reinhart, Jr., Robert Drennan Lewis, Nicholas Albert Ahr
  • Publication number: 20020015761
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that offer an alternative to appealing but unhealthy foods. More particularly, tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that provide a balanced mix of amino acids, fat, and carbohydrates are disclosed. Processes for making, and methods of using said tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods are also disclosed. The nutritious foods of the present invention are formulated and processed such that they resolve the dilemma that consumers have always been faced with—healthy eating or enjoying what they eat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Lawrence Prosise, Christopher Randall Beharry, Joseph James Elsen, Ralph Lawrence Helmers, Tamara Jocelyn Kearney, Jeffrey John Kester, Brenda Kay Murphy, Raymond Louis Niehoff, Kathleen Hack Noble, Richard Nicholas Reinhart, Robert Joseph Sarama, Li-Hsin Tsai, Susana Rosa Waimin Siu, Thomas Joseph Wehmeier, Vince York-Leung Wong
  • Publication number: 20020012722
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that offer an alternative to appealing but unhealthy foods. More particularly, tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods that provide a balanced mix of amino acids, fat, and carbohydrates are disclosed. Processes for making, and methods of using said tasty, ready-to-eat, nutritional foods are also disclosed. The nutritious foods of the present invention are formulated and processed such that they resolve the dilemma that consumers have always been faced with—healthy eating or enjoying what they eat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Robert Lawrence Prosise, Christopher Randall Beharry, Joseph James Elsen, Ralph Lawrence Helmers, Tamara Jocelyn Kearney, Jeffrey John Kester, Brenda Kay Murphy, Raymond Louis Niehoff, Kathleen Hack Noble, Richard Nicholas Reinhart, Robert Joseph Sarama, Charles Henry Taylor, Li-Hsin Tsai, Susana Rosa Waimin Siu, Thomas Joseph Wehmeier, Vince York-Leung Wong
  • Patent number: 6128780
    Abstract: A bib having an improved pocket. The bib has a body panel, a pocket panel, and a third panel disposed between the body panel and the pocket panel. The third panel helps to maintain the pocket in an open configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Nicholas Reinhart, Patricia Lee Lampson, Amit Gupta
  • Patent number: 6058506
    Abstract: A bib having an improved pocket. The pocket is formed by a pocket panel disposed adjacent a body panel. A longitudinally extending crease is disposed in at least one of the pocket panel and the body panel. In one embodiment, the bib includes an apron panel for facilitating gravitational opening of the pocket. The apron can comprise a longitudinally extending crease. The creases in each panel can extend generally parallel to a longitudinal centerline of the bib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Richard Nicholas Reinhart, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5887278
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bib having a relatively high Notched Tear Resistance in combination with a relatively low Circular Bending Stiffness. The relatively high Notched Tear Resistance reduces the ability of an infant wearer to tear off a piece of the bib when a bib has been punctured (e.g. by biting). The relatively low Circular Bending Stiffness provides a soft, drapable bib which is comfortable to the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Robert Drennan Lewis, Julie Ann Pawlikowski, Beverly Ann Julian Jackson, Richard Nicholas Reinhart
  • Patent number: 5822792
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bib having a generally planar neck opening which is longitudinally symmetric and laterally asymmetric. The generally planar neck opening can be teardrop shaped. In one embodiment the neck opening is formed by shoulder extensions extending from a bib body. The shoulder extensions can be overlapped, and a mechanical fastener associated with the distal ends of the shoulder extensions provides releasable fastening of the overlapping shoulder extensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Richard Nicholas Reinhart, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5715542
    Abstract: A disposable bib having an improved mechanical fastener assembly is disclosed. The mechanical fastener assembly includes an extended target surface and an array of prongs elements extending from a surface of the bib. The mechanical prong elements provide secure fastening of the bib shoulder extensions, yet are soft to the touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Richard Nicholas Reinhart, Jr.
  • Patent number: D445992
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2001
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Richard Nicholas Reinhart, Robert Lawrence Prosise, Barbara Ellen Stuckey
  • Patent number: H1738
    Abstract: The present invention provides a bib having a filamentary network disposed between a paper topsheet and a plastic film backsheet. The filamentary network can comprise a polymeric net having openings sized to prevent tearing of portions of the topsheet or backsheet from the bib. In one embodiment the filamentary network can comprise a nylon net having openings with a maximum width less than about 0.25 cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventor: Richard Nicholas Reinhart, Jr.