Patents by Inventor David A. Borsheim

David A. Borsheim 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).

  • Device for dispensing flowable material from a flexible package
    Patent number: 6223944
    Abstract: A device for sanitary dispensing from a flexible package a heated flowable material, such as cheese sauce, to be maintained at or above a predetermined temperature level after the package is opened. The dispensing device includes a housing defining heated compartment, a heating unit for maintaining the compartment at or above the predetermined temperature level, a package support in the compartment arranged to promote gravity flow of the material and a valve for selectively controlling flow of the material from the package and having a dispensing portion disposed substantially entirely in the compartment or the package support. The valve is removably connected to a package outlet and a valve member mounted in a valve body is moved from a closed position to an open position by an operator to discharge cheese sauce through a discharge opening in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventors: John P. Gehl, Carol J. Nikolaus, Tim Freeman, David A. Borsheim, Arnold A. Jahn
  • Device for dispensing flowable material from a flexible package
    Patent number: 6056157
    Abstract: A device for sanitary dispensing from a flexible package a heated flowable material, such as cheese sauce, to be maintained at or above a predetermined temperature level after the package is opened. The dispensing device includes a housing defining heated compartment, a heating unit for maintaining the compartment at or above the predetermined temperature level, a package support in the compartment arranged to promote gravity flow of the material and a valve for selectively controlling flow of the material from the package and having a dispensing portion disposed substantially entirely in the compartment or the package support. The valve is removably connected to a package outlet and a valve member mounted in a valve body is moved from a closed position to an open position by an operator to discharge cheese sauce through a discharge opening in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Gehl's Guernsey Farms, Inc.
    Inventors: John P. Gehl, Carol J. Nikolaus, Tim Freeman, David A. Borsheim, Arnold A. Jahn
  • Volatile emitting lantern
    Patent number: D509614
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan N. Mandell, Steven B. Mineau, Nheeda C. Enriquez, David A. Borsheim
  • Volatile emitting lantern
    Patent number: D511393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan N. Mandell, Steven B. Mineau, Nheeda C. Enriquez, David A. Borsheim