Patents by Inventor Gerald Lessard

Gerald Lessard 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).

  • Publication number: 20230294899
    Abstract: Food products can be stored and sold in packaging. For example, a perishable food product can be stored in a first compartment of a packaging, and a second food product can be stored in a second compartment. The first compartment can include a modified atmosphere to increase the shelf life of the food product in the first compartment. The second compartment can be under normal atmosphere. This allows a more perishable food product to be stored in the first compartment, and a prepackaged, or otherwise less perishable food product to be separately stored in the second compartment, while extending the shelf life of the food products. The first product could be a sandwich, and the second product be one or more condiments for the sandwich.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: BRIAN WHITE, Jeff Farver, Gerald Lessard
  • Patent number: 11597572
    Abstract: Food products can be stored and sold in packaging. For example, a perishable food product can be stored in a first compartment of a packaging, and a second food product can be stored in a second compartment. The first compartment can include a modified atmosphere to increase the shelf life of the food product in the first compartment. The second compartment can be under normal atmosphere. This allows a more perishable food product to be stored in the first compartment, and a prepackaged, or otherwise less perishable food product to be separately stored in the second compartment, while extending the shelf life of the food products. The first product could be a sandwich, and the second product be one or more condiments for the sandwich.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: West Liberty Foods, LLC
    Inventors: Brian White, Jeff Farver, Gerald Lessard
  • Publication number: 20210219592
    Abstract: The automated assembly and manufacture of a sandwich includes a number of robots that are used to slice, open, and add inputs to a roll of bread. The inputs may be sliced and portioned at individual stations and then the inputs can be delivered to the bread or the bread can be conveyed to the inputs. In either sense, the selected inputs are added to the bread, based on the type of sandwich to be assembled. The assembled sandwich is then conveyed to a packaging station, where the sandwich is packaged, labeled, and prepared for shipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Ed Claussen, Gerald Lessard
  • Publication number: 20210169120
    Abstract: The automated assembly and manufacture of a submarine sandwich includes a number of robots that are used to slice, open, and add inputs to a roll of bread. The inputs may be sliced and portioned at individual stations and then the inputs can be delivered to the bread or the bread can be conveyed to the inputs. In either sense, the selected inputs are added to the bread, based on the type of sandwich to be assembled. The assembled sandwich is then conveyed to a packaging station, where the sandwich is packaged, labeled, and prepared for shipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Ed Claussen, Gerald Lessard
  • Publication number: 20210094745
    Abstract: Food products can be stored and sold in packaging. For example, a perishable food product can be stored in a first compartment of a packaging, and a second food product can be stored in a second compartment. The first compartment can include a modified atmosphere to increase the shelf life of the food product in the first compartment. The second compartment can be under normal atmosphere. This allows a more perishable food product to be stored in the first compartment, and a prepackaged, or otherwise less perishable food product to be separately stored in the second compartment, while extending the shelf life of the food products. The first product could be a sandwich, and the second product be one or more condiments for the sandwich.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: Brian White, Jeff Farver, Gerald Lessard
  • Patent number: 9815219
    Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus, systems and methods for manufacturing food, more specifically strip products out of meats such as chicken, of variable thickness and texture, in various shapes and sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: West Liberty Foods, LLC
    Inventors: Edward Claussen, Gerald Lessard, Todd Bailey
  • Publication number: 20140260857
    Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatus, systems and methods for manufacturing food, more specifically strip products out of meats such as chicken, of variable thickness and texture, in various shapes and sizes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: West Liberty Foods LLC
    Inventors: Edward Claussen, Gerald Lessard, Todd Bailey
  • Patent number: D997713
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: West Liberty Foods, LLC
    Inventors: Brian White, Jeff Farver, Gerald Lessard