Patents by Inventor Brian Smetana

Brian Smetana 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).

  • Publication number: 20210307563
    Abstract: A holding bin includes a plurality of compartments defined across a width of the holding bin, each compartment of the plurality of compartments configured to receive a plurality of food holding trays. A housing defines an outer perimeter of the holding bin. A first display is secured through the housing. A second display is removably secured to the housing. A controller is communicatively connected to the first display and the second display. The controller is configured to operate the first display and the second display to coordinatedly present a location and a status of a food tray within a compartment of the plurality of compartments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Smetana, Donald Sweeney, Ebrahim Kassamali, Sean Forrest, Rich Bauer, Nagasuryarama Vegesna
  • Patent number: 11117706
    Abstract: A dispensing basket includes a pair of opposed side walls and a back wall that extends between the opposed side walls. A pair of front walls extend from the side walls in a direction towards each other and angled away from the back wall. The pair of front walls form a funnel with an opening between the pair of front walls. A floor extends between lower ends of the side walls, the back wall, and the front walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene S. Maslana, Glenn Schackmuth, Brian Smetana
  • Patent number: 11084244
    Abstract: A tamper-evident food delivery packaging systems, methods of tamper-evident packaging of food for delivery, and apparatus for tamper-evident food packaging operate to form resilient self-fastening perforations through a packaging. A binding apparatus includes an anvil and a flipper plate. A cutter head includes a profile blade and a slot blade. A pusher is pivotably connected between the profile blade and the slot blade. The cutting apparatus moves in a reciprocal motion relative to the anvil while the flipper plate engages a pusher to pivot the pusher during the reciprocal motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene S. Maslana, Sean Forrest, Brian Smetana, Richard Bauer
  • Patent number: 10874226
    Abstract: Packaging dispensers are configured to retain various types of packaging in which prepared food items are placed prior to delivery to a customer. The packaging dispensers retain a plurality of a packaging type as a supply of the packages. The packaging dispensers facilitate withdrawal of a single package from the supply of the packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Prince Castle LLC
    Inventors: Richard Bauer, Chris Sweeney, Eugene S. Maslana, Forrest Duvick, Brian Smetana, Marcus Frio
  • Patent number: 10499751
    Abstract: An organization system is used to store bagged food products in a temperature controlled environment. The organization system includes opposed side walls. A dispensing ramp is arranged at an angle between the opposed side walls. A front wall extends between the opposed side walls. A space between the front wall and the dispensing ramp define a dispenser opening. A divider wall extends between the opposed side walls. The divider wall extends in an elongated dimension with a lower end spaced apart from the dispenser ramp by a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Prince Castle LLC
    Inventors: Eugene S. Maslana, Dennis Malkowski, Brian Smetana
  • Publication number: 20190248097
    Abstract: A tamper-evident food delivery packaging systems, methods of tamper-evident packaging of food for delivery, and apparatus for tamper-evident food packaging operate to form resilient self-fastening perforations through a packaging. A binding apparatus includes an anvil and a flipper plate. A cutter head includes a profile blade and a slot blade. A pusher is pivotably connected between the profile blade and the slot blade. The cutting apparatus moves in a reciprocal motion relative to the anvil while the flipper plate engages a pusher to pivot the pusher during the reciprocal motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Prince Castle LLC
    Inventors: Eugene S. Maslana, Sean Forrest, Brian Smetana, Richard Bauer
  • Publication number: 20190225368
    Abstract: A dispensing basket includes a pair of opposed side walls and a back wall that extends between the opposed side walls. A pair of front walls extend from the side walls in a direction towards each other and angled away from the back wall. The pair of front walls form a funnel with an opening between the pair of front walls. A floor extends between lower ends of the side walls, the back wall, and the front walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Applicant: Prince Castle LLC
    Inventors: Eugene S. Maslana, Glenn Schackmuth, Brian Smetana
  • Publication number: 20190208924
    Abstract: Packaging dispensers are configured to retain various types of packaging in which prepared food items are placed prior to delivery to a customer. The packaging dispensers retain a plurality of a packaging type as a supply of the packages. The packaging dispensers facilitate withdrawal of a single package from the supply of the packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Prince Castle LLC
    Inventors: Richard Bauer, Chris Sweeney, Eugene S. Maslana, Forrest Duvick, Brian Smetana, Marcus Frio
  • Patent number: D950335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Gartz, Glenn Schackmuth, Brian Smetana, Richard Bauer