Patents by Inventor Rickard Gillblad

Rickard Gillblad 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).

  • Publication number: 20190084750
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bottom part intended to receive food thereon, and a container part where the said bottom part and the container part are intended to enclose the said food. The package is provided with means to hold the bottom part and the container part together in a detachable fashion and means to separate the said bottom part from the container part fully or partially. Separating takes the form of removing the said bottom part with the bottom part of the package standing in an essentially horizontal position on a serving surface so that the food is so arranged as to come into contact with the serving surface, as a consequence of which the said container part is essentially retained in its position enclosing the said food. The invention also relates to a method for transferring food from a package to a serving surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Rickard Gillblad
  • Patent number: 10017317
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bottom part intended to receive food thereon, and a container part where the bottom part and the container part are intended to enclose the food. The package is provided with means to hold the bottom part and the container part together in a detachable fashion and means to separate the bottom part from the container part fully or partially. Separating takes the form of removing the bottom part with the bottom part of the package standing in an essentially horizontal position on a serving surface so that the food is so arranged as to come into contact with the serving surface, as a consequence of which the container part is essentially retained it its position enclosing the food. The invention also relates to a method for transferring food from a package to a serving surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Torus Pak Research and Development S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Rickard Gillblad
  • Publication number: 20170121091
    Abstract: A removable bottom adapted to be attached to a lower rim of a food tray in a detachable manner, where the removable bottom comprises a removal tab, where the removal tab is a separate removal tab fixedly attached to the removable bottom by an attachment section. One advantage of the invention is that a food tray having a removable bottom is provided for in an easy and cost-effective way. In this way, a food tray that allows food to be transferred from the bottom of the food tray to a serving surface by removing the bottom is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Rickard Gillblad
  • Publication number: 20170121090
    Abstract: A food tray comprising a side wall module and a removable bottom, where the removable bottom comprises a rim section which is attached to a lower rim of the side wall module, where the rim section is fixedly attached to the lower rim of the side wall module and that the removable bottom is provided with a perforation adjacent the rim section, such that the removable bottom can be removed from the rim section by the use of a removal means attached to the removable bottom. One advantage of the method is that a food tray having a removable bottom is provided for in an easy and cost-effective way. In this way, a food tray that allows food to be transferred from the bottom of the food tray to a serving surface by removing the bottom is obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventor: Rickard Gillblad
  • Publication number: 20170121089
    Abstract: A food tray comprising a side wall module and a removable bottom, where the side wall module comprises a lower opening delimited by a lower rim of the side wall module, where the removable bottom is attached to the lower rim of the side wall module in a detachable manner such that the lower opening is closed off by the removable bottom, where the removable bottom can be removed from the side wall module by the use of a removal means attached to the bottom, where the side wall module is formed by removing a bottom part inside the lower rim of the side wall module, thereby creating the lower opening. One advantage of this food tray is that a food tray having a removable bottom adapted for higher heating temperatures is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: TORUS PAK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Rickard Gillblad
  • Patent number: 9162809
    Abstract: A food tray comprising a side wall module, a lid and a bottom, where the bottom and the side wall module are held together in a detachable manner, where the bottom can be removed from the side wall module by the use of a removal means attached to the bottom, where the lid is attached to the upper rim of the food tray, where the tray further comprises a supplementary food container positioned in the tray, which is attached to the bottom in a detachable manner and which is fixedly attached to the lid of the food tray, and where the supplementary food container is opened when the bottom is removed from the side wall module. The advantage of the invention is that an additional food can be held separated from the rest of the food in a food tray but can be heated at the same time and that the supplementary food container is opened at the same time as the food tray is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Torus Pak Research and Development S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Rickard Gillblad
  • Publication number: 20140110302
    Abstract: A food tray comprising a side wall module, a lid and a bottom, where the bottom and the side wall module are held together in a detachable manner, where the bottom can be removed from the side wall module by the use of a removal means attached to the bottom, where the lid is attached to the upper rim of the food tray, where the tray further comprises a supplementary food container positioned in the tray, which is attached to the bottom in a detachable manner and which is fixedly attached to the lid of the food tray, and where the supplementary food container is opened when the bottom is removed from the side wall module. The advantage of the invention is that an additional food can be held separated from the rest of the food in a food tray but can be heated at the same time and that the supplementary food container is opened at the same time as the food tray is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: TORUS PAK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Rickard Gillblad
  • Publication number: 20130074455
    Abstract: A food package comprising a food tray and a lid, where the food package comprises an additional food container comprised in the lid of the food package. The invention further relates to a food package foil for a food package, where the foil comprises lid portions and intermediate foil portions, where the food package foil further comprises an additional food container comprised in the lid portion of the foil. The advantage of the invention is that an additional food can be held separated from the rest of the food but can be prepared at the same time. The invention also relates to a method for filling and sealing an additional food container comprised in a lid of a food tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Torus Pak Research and Development S.A.R.L.
    Inventor: Rickard Gillblad
  • Publication number: 20090304877
    Abstract: The invention relates to a bottom part (4) intended to receive food (1) thereon, and a container part (2) where the said bottom part (4) and the container part (2)) are intended to enclose the said food. The package is provided with means to hold the bottom part (4) and the container part (2) together in a detachable fashion and means to separate the said bottom part (4) from the container part (2) fully or partially. Separating takes the form of removing the said bottom part (4) with the bottom part (4) of the package standing in an essentially horizontal position on a serving surface (8) so that the food (1) is so arranged as to come into contact with the serving surface (8), as a consequence of which the said container part (2) is essentially retained in its position enclosing the said food. The invention also relates to a method for transferring food from a package (5) to a serving surface (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventor: Rickard Gillblad