Patents by Inventor Greg E. Harwood

Greg E. Harwood 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).

  • Package, container, assembly, and method for containing a food product
    Patent number: 9108755
    Abstract: A package includes a support member and a second support member coupled to a base member. The support members may be configurable between a heating position and a storage position. When in the heating position a recess is positioned below the support members. The package may be part of an assembly further including a flexible container. The flexible container may include a first portion with a food product and a second portion configured to receive liquid byproducts given off by the food product. The second portion of the flexible container may be received in the recess when the assembly is in the heating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Cryovac, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph E. Owensby, Billy W. Austin, Howard D. Conner, Charles Kannankeril, Greg E. Harwood
  • PACKAGE, CONTAINER, ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR CONTAINING A FOOD PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20110174870
    Abstract: A package includes a support member and a second support member coupled to a base member. The support members may be configurable between a heating position and a storage position. When in the heating position a recess is positioned below the support members. The package may be part of an assembly further including a flexible container. The flexible container may include a first portion with a food product and a second portion configured to receive liquid byproducts given off by the food product. The second portion of the flexible container may be received in the recess when the assembly is in the heating position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Joseph E. Owensby, Billy W. Austin, Howard D. Conner, Charles Kannankeril, Greg E. Harwood