Patents by Inventor Bruce Hannant

Bruce Hannant 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: 20170119010
    Abstract: A confectionery item comprising at least two elongate fingers each of which comprises a filling encased within a chocolate layer or shell, wherein at least one of said fingers comprises a first filling and at least one other of the said fingers comprises a second filling which is different from said first filling, wherein the fingers are arranged in parallel to each other and conjoined along the length by means of the chocolate layer or shell and wherein the fingers are castellated or segmented along the length thereof. Methods for making the items and products comprising them are also described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: PETER ANTONY NAIDU-HUSBAND, YANN THIERRY HOCQUEL, SAMUEL ROBERT RALPH TARRATT, NICOS ANDREW CHARALAMBOUS, LEIGH SAMUEL STORAH, SOPHIE ALEXANDRA O'KELLY, BRUCE HANNANT, JESSICA VICTORIA HOLLWAY, BRIAN STOW, TIMOTHY HAROLD MOORE
  • Publication number: 20140255559
    Abstract: A confection is provided having a single arcuate ridge extending substantially the entire length of the piece. Due to this unique feature, either alone or in combination with one or more other topographical features, the confection provides an enhanced sensory attribute as compared to a confection having the same composition and not having the arcuate ridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Leigh Storah, Gemma Cudjoe, Bruce Hannant, Timothy Harold Moore, Carsten Astheimer
  • Patent number: D625613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: John Cowan-Hughes, Hayley Woolford, Bruce Hannant
  • Patent number: D659946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: MARS, Incorporated
    Inventors: Kirk Fujioka, Chithra P. Panchapakesan, William Jason Greer, Bruce Hannant
  • Patent number: D674412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Simon Woolford, Chris Althorpe, Michael John Unwin, Bruce Hannant
  • Patent number: D682085
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Bruce Hannant, Tom Oliver, Chris Weston
  • Patent number: D687703
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Bruce Hannant, Tom Oliver, Chris Weston
  • Patent number: D730745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Cowan-Hughes, Hayley Woolford, Bruce Hannant