Patents by Inventor Eric Knittweis

Eric Knittweis 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).

  • Method and apparatus for continuous processing of packaged products
    Publication number: 20050123435
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for the pasteurization and/or sterilization of a continuous web of packages. The method includes the steps of providing a continuous web of individual packages; moving the continuous web through a first mechanical pressure seal into a pressure chamber; applying an increased pressure and temperature; and moving the continuous web through a second mechanical pressure seal out of the pressure chamber. The present invention is also directed to a continuous pressure seal apparatus and an apparatus for the pasteurization and/or sterilization of a continuous web of flexible packages. The apparatus includes a first mechanical continuous feeding pressure seal; a pressure chamber; and a second mechanical continuous feeding pressure seal. The first pressure seal is adjacent to an entry to the pressure chamber and the second pressure seal is adjacent to an exit of the pressure chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Applicant: MARS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Brent Cutler, Jeannette Dido, Yah Hwa Lin, Ron Rieger, Eric Knittweis, Bruce Keen, Gary Chisholm, Thomas Collins, Don Jurgensen, Ted LaFleur
  • Edible pet chew
    Patent number: D587427
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: MARS, Incorporated
    Inventors: Allan A. Torney, Andrea Crowley, Oi Wun Lee, Peter Sebastian Slusarczyk, Tiffany L. Bierer, Emine Unlu, Neil Willcocks, Eric Knittweis
  • Edible pet chew
    Patent number: D587428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: MARS, Incorporated
    Inventors: Allan A. Torney, Andrea Crowley, Oi Wun Lee, Tiffany L. Bierer, Emine Unlu, Neil Willcocks, Eric Knittweis, Peter Sebastian Slusarczyk
  • Edible pet chew
    Patent number: D587429
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: MARS, Incorporated
    Inventors: Allan A. Torney, Andrea Crowley, Oi Wun Lee, Tiffany L. Bierer, Emine Unlu, Neil Willcocks, Eric Knittweis, Peter Sebastian Slusarczyk