Patents by Inventor William J. Hartmann

William J. Hartmann 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: 8304008
    Abstract: A frozen, filled, yeast-bread product and a method for producing the same, the method including coextruding an unrisen yeast-bread dough and a filling through an extruder that is capable of at least encasing the filling with the unrisen yeast-bread dough to form a filled, unrisen yeast-bread dough; shaping the filled, unrisen yeast-bread dough into a consistent flattened shape; proofing, baking, cooling, enrobing, grilling and freezing the filled, unrisen yeast-bread dough to form a frozen, filled, yeast-leavened bread product that experiences substantially no leaking of filling from out of the bread product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Bellisio Foods, Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Hartmann
  • Patent number: 8132838
    Abstract: A soldier restraint system and method secure a soldier in a vehicle. In one embodiment, the soldier restraint system is secured in a military vehicle. The soldier restraint system includes a seat assembly comprising a seat and straps. The soldier restraint system also includes a restraint harness belt. The restraint harness belt is secured to the seat assembly. In addition, the soldier restraint system includes mounting assemblies. The straps attach the seat to the mounting assemblies. The mounting assemblies are securable in the vehicle. Attachment of at least one of the straps to the seat is releasable by a release assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Black Mountain Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle L Greenwood, William J Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20110120791
    Abstract: A sling leather seat, seven inches wide, and approximately 29-30 inches long, having first and second end pieces and a center segment upon which a turret gunner can be seated, has a first ring between the first end piece and the middle segment, and a second ring between the second end piece and the middle segment. A leather waist belt is connected to the sling seat by a pair of elongated tethers connected between the first and second rings and the waist belt, respectively, including chains, cables and/or straps as the tethers which are of a length to allow the gunner to stand up, off the sling seat, but which will prevent the gunner from being ejected from the gun turret in the event of a vehicle rollover. The first and second end pieces of the sling seat are connected to a pair of rings, respectively, on the interior of the gun turret. The body belt in the preferred embodiment is tethered to the sling seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Kyle L. Greenwood, William J. Hartmann, Timothy A. Harrington
  • Publication number: 20100084907
    Abstract: A soldier restraint system and method secure a soldier in a vehicle. In one embodiment, the soldier restraint system is secured in a military vehicle. The soldier restraint system includes a seat assembly comprising a seat and straps. The soldier restraint system also includes a restraint harness belt. The restraint harness belt is secured to the seat assembly. In addition, the soldier restraint system includes mounting assemblies. The straps attach the seat to the mounting assemblies. The mounting assemblies are securable in the vehicle. Attachment of at least one of the straps to the seat is releasable by a release assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2008
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Inventors: Kyle L. Greenwood, William J. Hartmann
  • Patent number: 7592026
    Abstract: A filled bread product and a method for producing the same, the method including coextruding an unrisen yeast-bread dough and a filling through an extruder that is capable of at least encasing the filling within the unrisen yeast-bread dough to form an unrisen filled bread product; shaping the unrisen filled bread product into a consistent flattened shape; and searing the filled bread product. The method further comprising topping, proofing, baking, cooling, grilling, freezing, and packaging the filled bread product. A grilling apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Inventors: William J. Hartmann, Shari Lee Emmons
  • Patent number: 7175233
    Abstract: A sling leather seat, seven inches wide, and approximately 29–30 inches long, having first and second end pieces and a center segment upon which a turret gunner can be seated, has a first ring between the first end piece and the middle segment, and a second ring between the second end piece and the middle segment. A leather waist belt is connected to the sling seat by a pair of elongated tethers connected between the first and second rings and the waist belt, respectively, including chains, cables and/or straps as the tethers which are of a length to allow the gunner to stand up, off the sling seat, but which will prevent the gunner from being ejected from the gun turret in the event of a vehicle rollover. The first and second end pieces of the sling seat are connected to a pair of rings, respectively, on the interior of the gun turret. The body belt in the preferred embodiment is tethered to the sling seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Inventors: Kyle L. Greenwood, William J. Hartmann