Patents by Inventor Andrew Boyd Carrouth, Jr.

Andrew Boyd Carrouth, Jr. 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).

  • Package assembly for on-demand marination and method for providing the same
    Patent number: 7993692
    Abstract: A package assembly including a first package a second package is provided. The first package can contain two or more compartments. A first compartment can substantially contain the second package and a second compartment can substantially contain a food product, such as a meat. The second package can contain a food additive, such as a marinade. Although substantially contained within the first compartment of the first package, the second package includes a reputable seal located proximate the second compartment of the first package. Applying pressure to the first compartment and, thus, the second package can break the rupturable seal to distribute the food additive from the second package to the food product in the second compartment. The first package can include a perimeter hard seal configured to withstand the pressure and, thus, prevent the leaking of any of the food product or the food additive from the first package during the distribution of the food additive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Finley, Howard Dean Conner, Andrew Boyd Carrouth, Jr., Terry Millwood
  • PACKAGE ASSEMBLY FOR ON-DEMAND MARINATION AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100062130
    Abstract: A package assembly including a first package a second package is provided. The first package can contain two or more compartments. A first compartment can substantially contain the second package and a second compartment can substantially contain a food product, such as a meat. The second package can contain a food additive, such as a marinade. Although substantially contained within the first compartment of the first package, the second package includes a reputable seal located proximate the second compartment of the first package. Applying pressure to the first compartment and, thus, the second package can break the rupturable seal to distribute the food additive from the second package to the food product in the second compartment. The first package can include a perimeter hard seal configured to withstand the pressure and, thus, prevent the leaking of any of the food product or the food additive from the first package during the distribution of the food additive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2008
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Inventors: David M. Finley, Howard Dean Conner, Andrew Boyd Carrouth, JR., Terry Millwood