Patents by Inventor Chad Arnall

Chad Arnall 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).

  • Apparatus and method for producing scored dough pieces
    Patent number: 11730169
    Abstract: Frozen un-proofed dough pieces are produced by pinching an upper skin of an un-proofed dough body to a lower skin and producing a score through the upper skin prior to freezing. The un-proofed dough pieces are formed by mass production, with an un-proofed dough sheet being cut to form dough strips which are then cut into the un-proofed dough pieces, with the score for each un-proofed dough piece being formed either before, during or after the individual un-proofed dough pieces are actually created, but before freezing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Arnall, Steven Cox, Paul Henderson, Kara M Hobart, Olivia Murch, Todd A Rasmussen, Michael Snyder, Rodney W Worthy
  • Apparatus and Method for Producing Scored Dough Pieces
    Publication number: 20210235708
    Abstract: Frozen un-proofed dough pieces are produced by pinching an upper skin of an un-proofed dough body to a lower skin and producing a score through the upper skin prior to freezing. The un-proofed dough pieces are formed by mass production, with an un-proofed dough sheet being cut to form dough strips which are then cut into the un-proofed dough pieces, with the score for each un-proofed dough piece being formed either before, during or after the individual un-proofed dough pieces are actually created, but before freezing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Applicant: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Arnall, Steven Cox, Paul Henderson, Kara M. Hobart, Olivia Murch, Todd A. Rasmussen, Michael Snyder, Rodney W. Worthy