Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Fester

Thomas W. Fester 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: 5919508
    Abstract: To facilitate baking a frozen dough product in an oven having a rack formed of aligned bars, the dough product is formed over an oven-safe paper sheet which has a plurality of die-cut holes. This sheet serves as a baking substrate and obviates the need for a baking pan. The paper sheet is formed with the dough product, and the dough extends through the holes and locks the sheet to the dough. The end user may thus remove the frozen dough product together with the sheet from a backing preform and place the assembly on an oven rack for baking. As the dough thaws the crust will loose its stiffness. The sheet however, will prevent the more pliable crust from distending through the oven rack before the dough has become baked and rigid. The sheet forms a backing which restrains flow of the dough, while at the same time the holes permit the escape of gases from the bottom of the crust and ensure uniform baking. Furthermore, the holes allow direct radiant heating of the dough product through the paper sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Inventors: Davis A. Donnelly, Harry K. Kralkow, Larry I. Kufahl, Thomas W. Fester
  • Patent number: 5716658
    Abstract: To facilitate baking a frozen dough product in an oven having a rack formed of aligned bars, the dough product is formed over an oven-safe paper sheet which has a plurality of die-cut holes. This sheet serves as a baking substrate and obviates the need for a baking pan. The paper sheet is formed with the dough product, and the dough extends through the holes and locks the sheet to the dough. The end user may thus remove the frozen dough product together with the sheet from a backing preform and place the assembly on an oven rack for baking. As the dough thaws the crust will loose its stiffness. The sheet however, will prevent the more pliable crust from distending through the oven rack before the dough has become baked and rigid. The sheet forms a backing which restrains flow of the dough, while at the same time the holes permit the escape of gases from the bottom of the crust and ensure uniform baking. Furthermore, the holes allow direct radiant heating of the dough product through the paper sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Dadco Diversified, Inc.
    Inventors: Davis A. Donnelly, Harry K. Kralkow, Larry I. Kufahl, Thomas W. Fester
  • Patent number: 5044548
    Abstract: A stacking carton for a plurality of spherical or nesting products in which the carton comprises four tubular internal sections, four wall members or tube sides, and opposed closed ends is disclosed. The tubular sections are defined by two anchored full panel struts having anchor tabs for being secured interiorly of the tube sides, and two partial panel struts having a secured portion and an unsecured portion positioned in spaced relationship each to the other, the space being such that the contained articles such as a gold ball cannot pass through the space, and anchor tabs for the secured portions which are secured to the interior portions of their respective sides. The blank of the present invention is designed for a folding carton which has a tubular body and with four internal sections. The blank is characterized by four adjacent tube side panels, two of which are center panels and meet at an adjacent fold line, and two of which are remote panels which extend laterally from the respective center panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1991
    Assignee: Leo T. Olsen
    Inventors: Leo T. Olsen, Thomas W. Fester