Patents by Inventor Hillis Kauffman

Hillis Kauffman 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).

  • PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PRECISELY SHAPED GRAIN BASED PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20110135794
    Abstract: A cooking system includes a main wheel having a first surface and a secondary wheel having a second surface. The second surface of the secondary wheel mates with the first surface of the main wheel at a nip to form and set a grain based material disposed between the first and second surfaces. The grain based material may be dried, toasted, baked, puffed, or blistered between first and second surfaces. The method begins by disposing a cooked or uncooked grain based material over the first surface. The second surface, which corresponds to the first surface is applied to the grain based material at the nip to form and set the grain based material between the first and second surfaces. At least one of the first and second surfaces is heated to heat the grain based material disposed between the first and second surfaces to produce a ready-to-eat grain based product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Norbert Gimmler, Charles Gambino, Hillis Kauffman, Terry Engle, Penny Engle
  • 3-section filled food product
    Patent number: D439392
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Kellogg Company
    Inventors: Hillis Kauffman, Decai Zhang, Michael N. Bauman, Doyle Tankersley, Nancy Esterline, Gerry I. Johnson
  • Granola bar
    Patent number: D498897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Kellogg Company
    Inventors: Richard David Milker, Douglas Alan Drogosh, Christopher C. Gambino, Hillis Kauffman
  • Shaped food product
    Patent number: D408960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Kellogg Company
    Inventors: Hillis Kauffman, Katy Nemeth
  • Shaped food product
    Patent number: D426048
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Kellogg Company
    Inventors: Hillis Kauffman, Katy Nemeth
  • 4-section filled food product
    Patent number: D431891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2000
    Assignee: Kellogg Company
    Inventors: Decai Zhang, Michael N. Bauman, Hillis Kauffman, Doyle Tankersley, Nancy Esterline, Gerry I. Johnson