Patents by Inventor Joey R. Spruill

Joey R. Spruill 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).

  • Methods and systems for automatically extruding and cutting dough-based products having pre-selected weights
    Patent number: 7029715
    Abstract: A method for automatically forming dough-based products, such as doughnuts involves pressurizing a tank containing dough. The dough is extruded to form a flight of dough-based products. The weight of the flight of dough-based products is measured. The weight data is transmitted to a computer. The measured weight is compared to a predetermined weight stored in the computer memory. The pressure in the tank is adjusted automatically before subsequent extrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: HDN Development Corporation
    Inventors: Garcie M. McCall, Stanley N. Lowry, Charles David Crawford, Joey R. Spruill, Robert Simpson
  • Methods and systems for automatically extruding and cutting dough-based products having pre-selected weights
    Publication number: 20040005396
    Abstract: A method for automatically forming dough-based products, such as doughnuts involves pressurizing a tank containing dough. The dough is extruded to form a flight of dough-based products. The weight of the flight of dough-based products is measured. The weight data is transmitted to a computer. The measured weight is compared to a predetermined weight stored in the computer memory. The pressure in the tank is adjusted automatically before subsequent extrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Garcie M. McCall, Stanley N. Lowry, Charles David Crawford, Joey R. Spruill, Robert Simpson
  • Methods and systems for automatically extruding and cutting dough-based products having pre-selected weights
    Patent number: 6511689
    Abstract: A method for automatically forming dough-based products, such as doughnuts involves pressurizing a tank containing dough. The dough is extruded to form a flight of dough-based products. The weight of the flight of dough-based products is measured. The weight data is transmitted to a computer. The measured weight is compared to a predetermined weight stored in the computer memory. The pressure in the tank is adjusted automatically before subsequent extrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2003
    Assignee: HDN Development Corporation
    Inventors: Stan Lowry, Garcie McCall, Charles David Crawford, Joey R. Spruill, Robert Simpson
  • Methods and systems for automatically extruding and cutting dough-based products having pre-selected weights
    Publication number: 20020001649
    Abstract: A method for automatically forming dough-based products, such as doughnuts involves pressurizing a tank containing dough. The dough is extruded to form a flight of dough-based products. The weight of the flight of dough-based products is measured. The weight data is transmitted to a computer. The measured weight is compared to a predetermined weight stored in the computer memory. The pressure in the tank is adjusted automatically before subsequent extrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: January 3, 2002
    Inventors: Stan Lowry, Garcie McCall, Charles David Crawford, Joey R. Spruill, Robert Simpson