Patents by Inventor CHERYL A. STEPHENS

CHERYL A. STEPHENS 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: 20100297310
    Abstract: A tray configured to contain a food product is described. The bottom surface of the tray includes a flow restricting element which restricts the flow of the food product in the tray. The flow restricting element may include one or more elongated ridges that protrude from the bottom surface of the tray. The flow restricting element may also include a raised pattern on the bottom surface of the tray. By restricting the flow of the food product in the tray, the flow restricting element may reduce or eliminate slippage or slumping of the food product when the tray is placed in a non-horizontal position. Also described is a packaged food product including a tray which contains a dough. The packaged food product is capable of being displayed in a non-horizontal configuration with little or no slumping of the food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: JOANNE J. GARBE, LINDA OLSON, SCOTT KACKMAN, CHERYL A. STEPHENS, STEVEN L. REIL