Patents by Inventor Joel Clayton Yinger

Joel Clayton Yinger 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).

  • Chewable animal toy
    Patent number: 8192776
    Abstract: A chewable animal toy having an edible core and a tearable outer shell molded around the edible core such that a portion of the edible core protrudes from the outer shell is provided. Further provided is a mold unit for making the chewable animal toy having a first mold half including a first mold cavity and a second mold half having a second mold cavity. The second mold half is engageable with the first mold half such that the first and second mold cavities cooperatively define an outer shell mold cavity. A first pocket is defined between the first and second mold halves that is adapted to receive a first protruding portion of the edible core. A first shut off defined within the first pocket is adapted to surround the first protruding portion of the edible core such that it is substantially isolated from the outer shell mold cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Summit Applied Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Ryan Vardy, Joel Clayton Yinger, Peter Robinson Brown
  • CHEWABLE ANIMAL TOY
    Publication number: 20110156307
    Abstract: A chewable animal toy having an edible core and a tearable outer shell molded around the edible core such that a portion of the edible core protrudes from the outer shell is provided. Further provided is a mold unit for making the chewable animal toy having a first mold half including a first mold cavity and a second mold half having a second mold cavity. The second mold half is engageable with the first mold half such that the first and second mold cavities cooperatively define an outer shell mold cavity. A first pocket is defined between the first and second mold halves that is adapted to receive a first protruding portion of the edible core. A first shut off defined within the first pocket is adapted to surround the first protruding portion of the edible core such that it is substantially isolated from the outer shell mold cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: SUMMIT APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Bradley Ryan Vardy, Joel Clayton Yinger, Peter Robinson Brown
  • CHEWABLE ANIMAL TOY
    Publication number: 20090151649
    Abstract: A chewable animal toy having an edible core and a tearable outer shell molded around the edible core such that a portion of the edible core protrudes from the outer shell is provided. Further provided is a mold unit for making the chewable animal toy having a first mold half including a first mold cavity and a second mold half having a second mold cavity. The second mold half is engageable with the first mold half such that the first and second mold cavities cooperatively define an outer shell mold cavity. A first pocket is defined between the first and second mold halves that is adapted to receive a first protruding portion of the edible core. A first shut off defined within the first pocket is adapted to surround the first protruding portion of the edible core such that it is substantially isolated from the outer shell mold cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: SUMMIT APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Bradley Ryan Vardy, Joel Clayton Yinger, Peter Robinson Brown