Patents Represented by Attorney L. MeRoy Lillehaugen

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  • Collapsible game usable as a promotional device
    Patent number: 5104124
    Abstract: A collapsible game (10) is disclosed having the rear face (20) of a first panel (14) secured to the back of a box (12) or like product. A second panel (16) is integrally formed and pivotal about the bottom edge (18) of the first panel (14) between a first, abutting position and a second, angular position. The panels (14, 16) are formed of paper stock with the box (12) and the support surface upon which the box (12) is placed providing external support for the panels (14, 16). A goal (48) is simultaneously pivotal with the panels (14, 16) between a first, flat condition intermediate the panels (14, 16) in the first position and a second condition with the goal (48) three dimensionally spaced from the panels (14, 16) in the second position. The goal (48) is integrally formed from a single blank and is planar in the flat condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Stuart N. Bernard, Sanford K. Otsuji, David J. Rosendale
  • Apparatus and methods for selectively creating tramlines
    Patent number: 5074228
    Abstract: The selective creation of tramlines is disclosed where the metered seed normlly delivered through the outlet hose (18b) of the row planter unit (20b) corresponding to the desired location of the tramline is diverted by a butterfly valve (26) to one or both of the row planter units (20a, 30c) located adjacent to and on opposite sides of the row planter unit (20b). The butterfly valve (26) includes an inlet conduit (28) which intersects with first and second outlet conduits (30, 32) and a butterfly element (34) which is pivoted by a solenoid actuator (40) against the bias of a spring (36) to selectively block one of the outlet conduits (30, 32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1991
    Inventor: Gregory R. Daws
  • Apparatus and method utilizing a water jet for cutting frozen fish slabs into a plurality of individual portions
    Patent number: 5031496
    Abstract: Frozen slabs of fish are introduced one at a time to one end of a conveyor having a bed of laterally spaced plastic strips forming slots therebetween. Beneath each slot is an endless chain having a series of upwardly directed fingers thereon. The fingers are engageable with the various slabs so as to advance the slabs to a location beneath an assembly of water jet devices, each device including a pivotal arm having a nozzle at one end thereof. A barrel cam has a plurality of tracking grooves, the pivotal arms having cam followers depending downwardly therefrom into the tracking grooves of the barrel cam. As the slabs are successively advanced beneath the liquid jet devices, the jets cut the particular slab into individual portions. Advancement of the now severed portions cause the portions to be moved onto a plurality of tilt strips which prevent the cut edges from freezing together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Floyd Lobash, John T. Lyons, Clifton H. Morrison, Stanley C. Rustad
  • Snack food
    Patent number: D316922
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1991
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Jane E. Alpers, Joseph E. Greenwald, Christopher B. Foote, James J. MacLachlan, Robert A. Will
  • Snack food
    Patent number: D318554
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Jane E. Alpers, Joseph E. Greenwald
  • Snack food
    Patent number: D318556
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Jane E. Alpers, Joseph E. Greenwald, Christopher B. Foote, James J. MacLachlan, Robert A. Will
  • Snack food product
    Patent number: D318557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Wanvig, Erin K. Taylor, Eugene P. Buck
  • Snack food
    Patent number: D318748
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Jane E. Alpers, Joseph E. Greenwald, Christopher B. Foote, James J. MacLachlan, Robert A. Will
  • Snack food product
    Patent number: D322148
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Wanvig, Erin K. Taylor, Eugene P. Buck
  • Snack food product
    Patent number: D322149
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Wanvig, Erin K. Taylor, Eugene P. Buck
  • Snack food product
    Patent number: D322150
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Wanvig, Erin K. Taylor, Eugene P. Buck
  • Snack food product
    Patent number: D322151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: John D. Wanvig, Erin K. Taylor, Eugene P. Buck
  • Snack food product
    Patent number: D323054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1992
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventor: Sven C. Risom
  • Food product
    Patent number: D324123
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Schuppan, Maeve C. Murphy, Stephen J. Fox
  • Food product
    Patent number: D324124
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Schuppan, Maeve C. Murphy, Stephen J. Fox
  • Snack food product
    Patent number: D327153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin K. Taylor, Eugene P. Buck
  • Snack food product
    Patent number: D327156
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin K. Taylor, Eugene P. Buck
  • Snack food product
    Patent number: D327157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin K. Taylor, Eugene P. Buck
  • Snack food product
    Patent number: D327158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Erin K. Taylor, Eugene P. Buck
  • Snack food product
    Patent number: D327160
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1992
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Hertzenberg, James S. Riesterer