Patents by Inventor Gregory F. Fleetham

Gregory F. Fleetham 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).

  • Shaped hot dog
    Patent number: 6652894
    Abstract: A shaped hot dog is formed by providing a wiener with cuts extending longitudinally from each end a distance selected to maintain a cylindrical middle portion intact. The cuts form distal portions which extend away from each side of the middle portion. The distal portions curl outwardly on cooking, and the resulting shaped hot dog has an appealing shape which in a preferred embodiment resembles a spider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Inventor: Gregory F. Fleetham
  • Method for making a shaped hot dog
    Patent number: 6187361
    Abstract: A shaped hot dog, and a method of forming a shaped hot dog from an elongated generally cylindrical wiener. The wiener is provided with cuts extending longitudinally from each end a distance selected to maintain a cylindrical middle portion intact. The cuts form distal portions which extend away from each side of the middle portion. The distal portions curl outwardly on cooking, and the resulting shaped hot dog has an appealing shape which, in a preferred embodiment, resembles a spider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Inventor: Gregory F. Fleetham