Patents by Inventor Bruce D. Larson

Bruce D. Larson 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: 10863861
    Abstract: A waffle sandwich maker includes first and second waffle plates which contact a food product during preparation of the food product. The first waffle plate includes a plurality of protrusions defining a plurality of channels, a female connector having a hole, a male connector having a protrusion and a first spacer extending inward relative to the plurality of protrusions. The pluralities of protrusions and channels create depressions and ridges in the food product. The protrusion of the male connector and the hole of the female connector of the first waffle plate mate with a hole of a female connector and a protrusion of a male connector of the second waffle plate. The first spacer contacts the second waffle plate during preparation of the food product, which includes an outer dough encapsulating a filling, to maintain the first waffle plate spaced at least approximately 0.5 inches from the second waffle plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Roberta M Langenfeld, Ralph A Stenvik, Lisa Swanson, Karla M Fuentes, Michele K. Wolf, Zachary Harder, Todd A Rasmussen, Bruce D Larson, Shannyn Stuart
  • Publication number: 20170347672
    Abstract: Disclosed are packaged frozen precooked dough or batter-based food products and methods of heating the food products. The packaged precooked frozen dough or batter-based food products comprises one or more frozen precooked dough or batter-based food products that are encased in a pouch for heating. The pouch is sealed with the exception of the presence of two or more vent holes that function to release air or steam that may otherwise cause the food product to become soggy when they are heated in an oven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Arthur, Anita L. Fischbach, Andrea Stransky, Robert A. Zoss, Bruce D. Larson
  • Patent number: D708419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Anita L. Fischbach, Jason P. Genske, Bruce D. Larson, Jeremy B. Thompson
  • Patent number: D790153
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Larson, Todd A. Rasmussen
  • Patent number: D790154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce D. Larson, Jeremy B. Thompson, Todd A. Rasmussen, James D. Bosin, Benjamin R. Heyda
  • Patent number: D806472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Roberta M Langenfeld, Ralph A Stenvik, Lisa Swanson, Karla M Fuentes, Michele K. Wolf, Zachary Harder, Todd A Rasmussen, Bruce D Larson, Shannyn Stuart