Patents by Inventor Debra A. Crea

Debra A. Crea 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).

  • Cutting apparatus for obtaining a specimen of a food product container
    Patent number: 5690007
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus includes a mandrel insertable in a food product container. The mandrel supports the container in a fixed position by contacting an inner surface of the container. The mandrel is locatable on a support apparatus so that as the mandrel and container are rotated on the support apparatus, the container remains in a fixed axial position. Spaced-apart cutting knives contact an outer surface of the container to cut the sample therefrom while the mandrel and container are rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Strange, Debra A. Crea, Joseph G. Anton
  • Paperboard container for solid block detergents
    Patent number: 5627150
    Abstract: Disclosed is a container 10, 25 for dispensing of detergents and other solid chemicals, and a method for manufacturing the container 10, 25. The container 10, 25 has a paperboard housing 11, 26 which contains a plastic bladder 21, 27. The exposed surface of the solid chemical is covered by a cap 12, 32. A handle 16, 37 is provided. The container 10, 25 is suitable for use in a dispensing device 40.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1997
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff W. Peterson, Tina O. Outlaw, Debra A. Crea