Patents by Inventor Dennis Delaney

Dennis Delaney 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).

  • Patent number: 6783784
    Abstract: A system and method for forming a cooked, shaped product (e.g., an animal food) is provided. A flowable substrate is introduced into one or more shaping chambers in a fixture configured to both shape and cook the substrate. An ultrasonic energy source in communication with the fixture vibrates the walls of the one of more shaping chambers to cook the substrate in a desired manner. The fixture also may be configured to produce a shaped, hollow product and a multi-layer product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Mars Incorporated
    Inventors: Gary Skene, John M. Martin, Dennis Delaney, Laura Paluch, Roberto A. Capodieci
  • Patent number: 6726948
    Abstract: A system and method for moving a flowable substrate through a chamber is provided. The chamber extends between first and second open ends and is both shaped and heated such that the flowable substrate can be shaped and cooked therein. A pushing force is applied to the cooked substrate to expel the cooked substrate through the second open end. In one embodiment, the pushing force is provided by a pushing device that extends into the chamber at the first open end to loosen the cooked substrate from the chamber walls and to cause the cooked substrate to exit the chamber through the second open end. In another embodiment, the pushing force is provided by a fill device that continuously introduces the flowable substrate into the chamber. In certain embodiments, an ultrasonic energy source may be provided to prevent adherence of the food product to the chamber walls and/or to assist in loosening any adhered food product from the chamber walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Mars Incorporated
    Inventors: Gary Skene, John M. Martin, Dennis Delaney, Roberto A. Capodieci
  • Publication number: 20030207013
    Abstract: A system and method for moving a flowable substrate through a chamber is provided. The chamber extends between first and second open ends and is both shaped and heated such that the flowable substrate can be shaped and cooked therein. A pushing force is applied to the cooked substrate to expel the cooked substrate through the second open end. In one embodiment, the pushing force is provided by a pushing device that extends into the chamber at the first open end to loosen the cooked substrate from the chamber walls and to cause the cooked substrate to exit the chamber through the second open end. In another embodiment, the pushing force is provided by a fill device that continuously introduces the flowable substrate into the chamber. In certain embodiments, an ultrasonic energy source may be provided to prevent adherence of the food product to the chamber walls and/or to assist in loosening any adhered food product from the chamber walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: MARS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Gary Skene, John M. Martin, Dennis Delaney, Roberto A. Capodieci
  • Publication number: 20030207001
    Abstract: A system and method for forming a cooked, shaped product (e.g., an animal food) is provided. A flowable substrate is introduced into one or more shaping chambers in a fixture configured to both shape and cook the substrate. An ultrasonic energy source in communication with the fixture vibrates the walls of the one of more shaping chambers to cook the substrate in a desired manner. The fixture also may be configured to produce a shaped, hollow product and a multi-layer product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: MARS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Gary Skene, John M. Martin, Dennis Delaney, Laura Paluch, Roberto A. Capodieci