Patents by Inventor Harold G. Gobble

Harold G. Gobble 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).

  • Multi-layer toaster product and method for making same
    Patent number: 6267998
    Abstract: A fully baked or fried multi-layered toaster product comprises a first layer and a second layer wherein the first and second layers are constructed of dissimilar materials. The first layer provides the structural properties required for a toaster product while the second layer provides enhanced characteristics such as taste, texture, and other organoleptic properties. The multi-layered toaster product contains dissimilar dough or batter types and can further include filling and/or particulates and/or toppings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignees: Kellogg Company of W. K. Kellogg Institute, Keebler Company
    Inventors: Michael Bauman, Mark Steven Lippi, Nancy Ann Esterline, Rosemary Julia Sikora, Glenn Roy Quinlan, Hillis O. Kauffman, Harold G. Gobble
  • Frozen french fried potato product and method of preparation
    Patent number: 4238517
    Abstract: A frozen french fried potato product for heating in a toaster or oven, is provided. The product is made from a cohesive dough which is prepared by admixing cooked potatoes with additives comprising water, a binding agent, cellulose, and dehydrated potato flakes or granules. The dough is extruded into said product which is fried in cooking oil and frozen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1980
    Assignee: J. R. Simplot Co.
    Inventors: Roy E. Bosley, Jr., Michael L. Hamann, Richard K. Pinegar, Harold G. Gobble
  • Method of making a ready-to-eat breakfast cereal
    Patent number: 4178392
    Abstract: A ready-to-eat breakfast cereal product contains coarse particulate vegetable components, sugar components, and shortening, with or without other ingredients, and is substantially free of flour. The ingredients are mixed into a heterogeneous moldable mass, and the mass is die molded to form a plurality of bite sized pieces which are dried to form a crisp structure characterized by a matrix of particulate components coated and adhered together by the sugar and shortening components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1979
    Assignee: Kellogg Company
    Inventors: Harold G. Gobble, Richard M. Vondell, Raymond Mooi