Patents by Inventor Joseph G. Ferrante

Joseph G. Ferrante 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).

  • Patent number: 4571340
    Abstract: The present invention provides a self-opening foldedly formed disposable container said container being lined with a heat and oil resistant hydrophobic material to store and prepare a frozen dough product, said product being pre-proofed. The ovenable container is composed of essentially a rectangular shaped box portion and enclosing said box portion is a pair of like-sized adjacently abutting closure panels, said closure panels, the closed container providing elevated humidity in relation to temperature, opening upwardly and outwardly in response to the mechanical force of the rising dough product, exposing the uppermost area of said product to the oven's environment, said exposure resulting in a golden brown appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1986
    Assignee: General Foods Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph G. Ferrante, Henry J. Victoria, George Mileos