Patents by Inventor Sherri A. Slocum

Sherri A. Slocum 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: 7316556
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing individual dough products, comprising the steps of conveying a continuous dough sheet along a travel path, engaging a first die cutter with a first portion of the dough sheet to cut a first portion of the peripheral shape of at least one dough product, then conveying the continuous dough sheet along the travel path and engaging the second die cutter with the first portion of the dough sheet to cut a second portion of the peripheral shape of at least one dough product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: General Mills Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Maniak, Susan Y. deWerff, Amy B. Larson Kolbe, Sherri A. Slocum
  • Publication number: 20060210665
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing individual dough products, comprising the steps of conveying a continuous dough sheet along a travel path, engaging a first die cutter with a first portion of the dough sheet to cut a first portion of the peripheral shape of at least one dough product, then conveying the continuous dough sheet along the travel path and engaging the second die cutter with the first portion of the dough sheet to cut a second portion of the peripheral shape of at least one dough product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: September 21, 2006
    Inventors: Douglas Maniak, Susan deWerff, Amy Larson Kolbe, Sherri Slocum
  • Publication number: 20060078665
    Abstract: A roll-style dough product presenting the taste and textural experience of traditional Texas Toast but in a convenient and appealing roll-type format. The roll-style dough product provides a consumer food product having a crust with a crisp, “fried-like” texture and a flavor component. The roll-style dough product can be provided in a variety of preparatory states including a fully baked product or a partially baked or par-baked product. The roll-style dough product can be provided as a raw dough product, a frozen dough product or a refrigerated dough product. The roll-style dough product can be presented in a sectioned or pull-apart configuration. The invention further relates to a process for preparing a roll-style dough product having the textural and taste characteristics associated with Texas Toast. The invention further relates to a refrigerator-to-oven baking kit for preparing roll-style dough products having the textural and taste characteristics of Texas Toast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Sherri Slocum, Kristina Hedges, Stephen Jacobsen, Annavarapu Murty
  • Patent number: 6953596
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing individual dough products, comprising the steps of conveying a continuous dough sheet along a travel path, engaging a first die cutter with a first portion of the dough sheet to cut a first portion of the peripheral shape of at least one dough product, then conveying the continuous dough sheet along the travel path and engaging the second die cutter with the first portion of the dough sheet to cut a second portion of the peripheral shape of at least one dough product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Maniak, Susan Y. deWerff, Amy B. Larson Kolbe, Sherri A. Slocum
  • Publication number: 20040050258
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing individual dough products, comprising the steps of conveying a continuous dough sheet along a travel path, engaging a first die cutter with a first portion of the dough sheet to cut a first portion of the peripheral shape of at least one dough product, then conveying the continuous dough sheet along the travel path and engaging the second die cutter with the first portion of the dough sheet to cut a second portion of the peripheral shape of at least one dough product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Douglas C. Maniak, Susan Y. deWerff, Amy B. Larson Kolbe, Sherri A. Slocum
  • Publication number: 20040052907
    Abstract: A laminated dough product baked while the laminated sheets are oriented substantially vertically to allow the sheets to expand substantially horizontally. Such laminated dough pieces may be partially constrained during baking to limit the amount of horizontal expansion in the area of constraint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventors: Douglas C. Maniak, Sherri A. Slocum, Susan Y. deWerff, Janet L. Boyle, Amy B. Larson Kolbe