Patents by Inventor James A. Kivi

James A. Kivi 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).

  • Can vent testing device
    Patent number: 5596137
    Abstract: The present invention includes a device and a method for testing a can for leakage with the device including a main body, a mechanism for sealing against an internal surface of the can to effect a sealed chamber within the can, a mechanism for placing the mechanism for sealing in a sealing relationship with the internal surface of the can to effect the sealed chamber, and a mechanism for effecting an increase of pressure in the sealed chamber for determining leakage from the sealed chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 21, 1997
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: Michael R. Perry, James W. Finkowski, James A. Kivi
  • Stable icing composition
    Patent number: 5571555
    Abstract: The present invention includes a freezable material comprising sucrose and water in a concentration effective to prevent sucrose hydrate crystal formation when the material is frozen and further comprising a starch hydrolysate having a molecular weight effective for preventing weeping of the material when in contact with a water-bearing matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: Victor T. Huang, Lorri D. Cullen, James A. Kivi