Patents by Inventor Dean Benson

Dean Benson 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 packaging meat
    Patent number: 9085389
    Abstract: Disclosed is a package having a rigid tray and a dual purpose portion that can serve either as a base for the tray or a lid for the tray. The dual purpose portion has a first grooved portion sized to be retained by a base portion of the tray, and a second grooved portion sized to be retained by an upper lip portion of the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Swaggerty Sausage Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Dean Benson
  • Apparatus and Method for Packaging Meat
    Publication number: 20120266570
    Abstract: Disclosed is a package having a rigid tray and a dual purpose portion that can serve either as a base for the tray or a lid for the tray. The dual purpose portion has a first grooved portion sized to be retained by a base portion of the tray, and a second grooved portion sized to be retained by an upper lip portion of the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventor: Dean Benson
  • Sausage Tray
    Publication number: 20100230322
    Abstract: A packaging tray for sausage links includes a bottom having side edges joined by arcuate end edges. A side wall extends upwardly from each of the side edges. An end wall extends upwardly from each of the arcuate end edges. One of the arcuate end walls is convex and the other of the arcuate end walls is concave. Advantageously, the arcuate end walls secure nested sausages on the tray from shifting and eliminates empty space on the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: David Nicholson, Dean Benson
  • Sausage tray
    Patent number: D633754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Johnsonville Sausage, LLC
    Inventor: Dean Benson