Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Thoresen Severts

Jeffrey D. Thoresen Severts 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).

  • Customized food selection, ordering and distribution system and method
    Patent number: 8249946
    Abstract: A system and method for selecting, ordering and distributing customized food products is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is a computer-implemented method comprising viewing a list of additives for creating a customized food product, selecting one or more additives from the list of additives to create the customized food product, and transmitting a request to purchase the customized food product, which is then distributed to the consumer. By communicating with the manufacturer as to personal needs and desires pertaining to health, activity level, organoleptic preferences and so forth, the consumer can now develop and order a customized food product to suit his or her particular tastes, using a real-time interactive communication link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Barrie R. Froseth, Raymond Bowers, Katy P. Dickson, Mike E. Geddis, Myer Joy, Paul Muller, Kimberly A. Nelson, Lisa R. Schroeder, Sheri M. Schellhaass, Jeffrey D. Thoresen Severts, Bernhard Van Lengerich, David E. Williams, Philip K. Zietlow
  • Customized food selection, ordering and distribution system and method
    Publication number: 20020004749
    Abstract: A system and method for selecting, ordering and distributing customized food products is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method is a computer-implemented method comprising viewing a list of additives for creating a customized food product, selecting one or more additives from the list of additives to create the customized food product, and transmitting a request to purchase the customized food product, which is then distributed to the consumer. By communicating with the manufacturer as to personal needs and desires pertaining to health, activity level, organoleptic preferences and so forth, the consumer can now develop and order a customized food product to suit his or her particular tastes, using a real-time interactive communication link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Barrie R. Froseth, Raymond Bowers, Katy P. Dickson, Mike E. Geddis, Myer Joy, Paul Muller, Kimberly A. Nelson, Lisa R. Schroeder, Sheri M. Schellhaass, Jeffrey D. Thoresen Severts, Bernhard Van Lengerich, David E. Williams, Philip K. Zietlow