Patents by Inventor Bruno Letinich

Bruno Letinich 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).

  • Filled edible product, and system and method for production of a filled edible product
    Patent number: 7337708
    Abstract: An edible product includes an edible outer cover component in which is located an inner edible component. A system for producing the edible product includes an arrangement for delivering the edible product in the form of an elongated rope-type product to a crimping apparatus. The crimping apparatus receives the longitudinal rope-like product for crimping the longitudinal rope to separate the longitudinal rope into individual edible products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Inventors: Richard J. Rothamel, Lawrence Hawley, Donald Barnvos, Davor Juravic, Jeffrey Rabe, Bill Keehn, Bruno Letinich, Steven Bautista
  • Filled edible product, and system and method for production of a filled edible product
    Patent number: 6905703
    Abstract: An edible product in accordance with the present invention involves an edible inner component made from a first material and an edible outer cover component substantially completely encapsulating the edible inner component. In one form of the invention, the inner component is in the form of a hairball treatment for cats and the outer component is a dough-like material. A system for producing the edible product includes a first material source for supplying a first edible material to form the inner component of the edible product, a second material source for supplying a second edible material to form the outer component of the edible product, and an extruder for continuously coextruding the first edible material and the edible second material to produce an elongated rope of edible product. A crimping apparatus receives the longitudinal rope extruded from the extruder for crimping the longitudinal rope to separate the longitudinal rope into individual edible products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: H.J. Heinz Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Rothamel, Lawrence Hawley, Donald Barnvos, Davor Juravic, Bill Keehn, Bruno Letinich, Steven Bautista
  • Filled edible product, and system and method for production of a filled edible product
    Publication number: 20050084577
    Abstract: An edible product includes an edible outer cover component in which is located an inner edible component. A system for producing the edible product includes an arrangement for delivering the edible product in the form of an elongated rope-type product to a crimping apparatus. The crimping apparatus receives the longitudinal rope-like product for crimping the longitudinal rope to separate the longitudinal rope into individual edible products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Richard Rothamel, Lawrence Hawley, Donald Barnvos, Davor Juravic, Bill Keehn, Bruno Letinich, Steven Bautista
  • Filled edible product, and system and method for production of a filled edible product
    Publication number: 20030066433
    Abstract: An edible product in accordance with the present invention involves an edible inner component made from a first material and an edible outer cover component substantially completely encapsulating the edible inner component. In one form of the invention, the inner component is in the form of a hairball treatment for cats and the outer component is a dough-like material. A system for producing the edible product includes a first material source for supplying a first edible material to form the inner component of the edible product, a second material source for supplying a second edible material to form the outer component of the edible product, and an extruder for continuously coextruding the first edible material and the edible second material to produce an elongated rope of edible product. A crimping apparatus receives the longitudinal rope extruded from the extruder for crimping the longitudinal rope to separate the longitudinal rope into individual edible products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventors: Richard J. Rothamel, Lawrence Hawley, Donald Barnvos, Davor Juravic, Jeffrey Rabe, Bill Keehn, Bruno Letinich, Steven Bautista