Patents by Inventor Garcie M. McCall

Garcie M. McCall 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).

  • Methods And Apparatuses For Cutting Dough Utilizing A Shaped Opening
    Publication number: 20120088002
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for cutting dough are described. One described dough cutting apparatus comprises a barrel having two ends, a removable die comprising a shaped opening, the removable die adapted to be coupled to a first end of the barrel, and a knife adapted to cut dough extruded from the shaped opening. In one illustrative method for making doughnuts, dough is extruded and cut using such a dough cutting apparatus and the dough is then cooked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Stanley N. Lowry, Deborah R. Lowry, Garcie M. McCall, Christopher T. Roth
  • Methods and apparatuses for cutting dough utilizing a shaped opening
    Patent number: 8002534
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for cutting dough are described. One described dough cutting apparatus comprises a barrel having two ends, a removable die comprising a shaped opening, the removable die adapted to be coupled to a first end of the barrel, and a knife adapted to cut dough extruded from the shaped opening. In one illustrative method for making doughnuts, dough is extruded and cut using such a dough cutting apparatus and the dough is then cooked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Inventors: Stanley N. Lowry, Garcie M. McCall, Christopher T. Roth
  • Methods and systems for automatically extruding and cutting dough-based products having pre-selected weights
    Patent number: 7029715
    Abstract: A method for automatically forming dough-based products, such as doughnuts involves pressurizing a tank containing dough. The dough is extruded to form a flight of dough-based products. The weight of the flight of dough-based products is measured. The weight data is transmitted to a computer. The measured weight is compared to a predetermined weight stored in the computer memory. The pressure in the tank is adjusted automatically before subsequent extrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: HDN Development Corporation
    Inventors: Garcie M. McCall, Stanley N. Lowry, Charles David Crawford, Joey R. Spruill, Robert Simpson
  • Methods and systems for automatically extruding and cutting dough-based products having pre-selected weights
    Publication number: 20040005396
    Abstract: A method for automatically forming dough-based products, such as doughnuts involves pressurizing a tank containing dough. The dough is extruded to form a flight of dough-based products. The weight of the flight of dough-based products is measured. The weight data is transmitted to a computer. The measured weight is compared to a predetermined weight stored in the computer memory. The pressure in the tank is adjusted automatically before subsequent extrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Garcie M. McCall, Stanley N. Lowry, Charles David Crawford, Joey R. Spruill, Robert Simpson