Patents by Inventor Gary McFarland

Gary McFarland 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: 10660456
    Abstract: A hygienic automatic electric utensil dispenser for use in eating establishments such as hospitals, schools, or other areas where large number of people are eating food in a central area. The dispenser can be refilled using prepackaged stacked plastic utensil in a self-sealing plastic bags without the user ever touching the utensil during the refilling process. The dispenser delivers the utensil in a sanitary method using a plurality of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Gadsden Coffee Company
    Inventors: Greg Snyder, Dennis Ashley, Rickey Burns, Gary McFarland, Rhys McFarland
  • Publication number: 20190133340
    Abstract: A hygienic automatic electric utensil dispenser for use in eating establishments such as hospitals, schools, or other areas where large number of people are eating food in a central area. The dispenser can be refilled using prepackaged stacked plastic utensil in a self-sealing plastic bags without the user ever touching the utensil during the refilling process. The dispenser delivers the utensil in a sanitary method using a plurality of sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Max Packaging
    Inventors: Greg Snyder, Dennis Ashley, Rickey Burns, Gary McFarland, Rhys McFarland
  • Patent number: 10201237
    Abstract: A hygienic automatic electric utensil dispenser for use in eating establishments such as hospitals, schools, or other areas where large number of people are eating food in a central area. The dispenser can be refilled using prepackaged stacked plastic utensil in a self-sealing plastic bags without the user ever touching the utensil during the refilling process. The dispenser delivers the utensil in a sanitary method using a plurality of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Max Packaging
    Inventors: Greg Snyder, Gary McFarland, Rhys McFarland, Rickey Burns, Dennis Ashley
  • Publication number: 20170224130
    Abstract: A hygienic automatic electric utensil dispenser for use in eating establishments such as hospitals, schools, or other areas where large number of people are eating food in a central area. The dispenser can be refilled using prepackaged stacked plastic utensil in a self-sealing plastic bags without the user ever touching the utensil during the refilling process. The dispenser delivers the utensil in a sanitary method using a plurality of sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Greg Snyder, Gary McFarland, Rhys McFarland, Rickey Burns, Dennis Ashley
  • Patent number: 9700153
    Abstract: A hygienic automatic electric utensil dispenser for use in eating establishments such as hospitals, schools, or other areas where large number of people are eating food in a central area. The dispenser can be refilled using prepackaged stacked plastic utensil in a self-sealing plastic bags without the user ever touching the utensil during the refilling process. The dispenser delivers the utensil in a sanitary method using a plurality of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Gadsden Coffee Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Greg Snyder, Gary McFarland, Rhys McFarland, Rickey Burns, Dennis Ashley
  • Publication number: 20160242569
    Abstract: A hygienic automatic electric utensil dispenser for use in eating establishments such as hospitals, schools, or other areas where large number of people are eating food in a central area. The dispenser can be refilled using prepackaged stacked plastic utensil in a self-sealing plastic bags without the user ever touching the utensil during the refilling process. The dispenser delivers the utensil in a sanitary method using a plurality of sensors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Greg Snyder, Gary McFarland, Rhys McFarland, Rickey Burns, Dennis Ashley
  • Patent number: 8501316
    Abstract: A wax printing process, apparatus, formulation, and label. The process includes contacting a wax formulation with a surface having at least one etched region thereon, and confronting a carrier with the surface such that at least a portion of the wax transfers from the etched surface to the carrier. The apparatus includes a tray and a manifold positioned in the tray. In another aspect, the apparatus includes a gravure sleeve and a heatable mandrel disposed inside the gravure sleeve. The wax formulation includes a paraffin wax, an ester wax, a hydrocarbon resin, a microcrystalline wax, and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin. The label includes a carrier and a wax release layer confronting a surface of the carrier. The wax release layer confronts less that the entire surface of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Multi-Color Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Laprade, Gary McFarland
  • Publication number: 20120321860
    Abstract: A wax printing process, apparatus, formulation, and label. The process includes contacting a wax formulation with a surface having at least one etched region thereon, and confronting a carrier with the surface such that at least a portion of the wax transfers from the etched surface to the carrier. The apparatus includes a tray and a manifold positioned in the tray. In another aspect, the apparatus includes a gravure sleeve and a heatable mandrel disposed inside the gravure sleeve. The wax formulation includes a paraffin wax, an ester wax, a hydrocarbon resin, a microcrystalline wax, and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin. The label includes a carrier and a wax release layer confronting a surface of the carrier. The wax release layer confronts less that the entire surface of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: MULTI-COLOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Laprade, Gary McFarland
  • Patent number: 8268443
    Abstract: A wax printing process, apparatus, formulation, and label. The process includes contacting a wax formulation with a surface having at least one etched region thereon, and confronting a carrier with the surface such that at least a portion of the wax transfers from the etched surface to the carrier. The apparatus includes a tray and a manifold positioned in the tray. In another aspect, the apparatus includes a gravure sleeve and a heatable mandrel disposed inside the gravure sleeve. The wax formulation includes a paraffin wax, an ester wax, a hydrocarbon resin, a microcrystalline wax, and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin. The label includes a carrier and a wax release layer confronting a surface of the carrier. The wax release layer confronts less that the entire surface of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Multi-Color Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Laprade, Gary McFarland
  • Publication number: 20080311331
    Abstract: A wax printing process, apparatus, formulation, and label. The process includes contacting a wax formulation with a surface having at least one etched region thereon, and confronting a carrier with the surface such that at least a portion of the wax transfers from the etched surface to the carrier. The apparatus includes a tray and a manifold positioned in the tray. In another aspect, the apparatus includes a gravure sleeve and a heatable mandrel disposed inside the gravure sleeve. The wax formulation includes a paraffin wax, an ester wax, a hydrocarbon resin, a microcrystalline wax, and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin. The label includes a carrier and a wax release layer confronting a surface of the carrier. The wax release layer confronts less that the entire surface of the carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: Multi-Color Corporation
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Laprade, Gary McFarland
  • Patent number: D749020
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Inventor: Gary McFarland
  • Patent number: D795656
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Gadsden Coffee Company Inc.
    Inventors: Gary McFarland, Dennis Ashley, Frank James, Rhys McFarland
  • Patent number: D796271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Gadsden Coffee Company Inc.
    Inventors: Gary McFarland, Dennis Ashley, Frank James, Rhys McFarland
  • Patent number: D796916
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Gadsden Coffee Company Inc.
    Inventors: Gary McFarland, Dennis Ashley, Frank James, Rhys McFarland
  • Patent number: D802490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Inventor: Gary McFarland
  • Patent number: D809878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Gadsden Coffee Company Inc.
    Inventors: Gary McFarland, Dennis Ashley, Frank James, Rhys McFarland