Patents by Inventor Gregory J. Landis

Gregory J. Landis 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: 6604646
    Abstract: A cover for a portable food container comprising a cover body and a utensil. The utensil includes a head piece and a handle piece. The head piece and the handle piece are each detachably secured to the cover body and are configured for assembly to each other upon detachment from the cover body to form the utensil. In one preferred embodiment, the handle piece includes a reinforcement for limiting longitudinal bending thereof. In an alternative embodiment, the cover further includes a protective film resealably secured to the cover body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul M. Torniainen, John Daugherty, Paul E. Di Mario, James Watson, Gregory J. Landis
  • Publication number: 20020060220
    Abstract: A cover for a portable food container comprising a cover body and a utensil. The utensil includes a head piece and a handle piece. The head piece and the handle piece are each detachably secured to the cover body and are configured for assembly to each other upon detachment from the cover body to form the utensil. In one preferred embodiment, the handle piece includes a reinforcement for limiting longitudinal bending thereof. In an alternative embodiment, the cover further includes a protective film resealably secured to the cover body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2002
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Applicant: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul M. Torniainen, John Daugherty, Paul E. Di Mario, James Watson, Gregory J. Landis
  • Patent number: 6371324
    Abstract: A cover for a portable food container comprising a cover body and a utensil. The utensil includes a head piece and a handle piece. The head piece and the handle piece are each detachably secured to the cover body and are configured for assembly to each other upon detachment from the cover body to form the utensil. In one preferred embodiment, the handle piece includes a reinforcement for limiting longitudinal bending thereof. In an alternative embodiment, the cover further includes a protective film resealably secured to the cover body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul M. Torniainen, John Daugherty, Paul E. Di Mario, James Watson, Gregory J. Landis