Patents by Inventor Keith Sammons

Keith Sammons 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).

  • Method for applying dry toppings to baked goods
    Patent number: 6733809
    Abstract: The method for applying dry toppings to baked goods includes the steps of pre-treating a surface of the baked goods, after baking, with an adhesive substance such as a pregelatinized wheat starch suspended in a solution and thereafter applying the dry toppings to the treated surface. Such an application has been shown to decrease wastage of such items as sesame seed topping from as much as 50% to as little as 5%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: United States Bakery, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill Zimmerman, Kim Arnold, Keith Sammons, Jim Hampton, Clyde Carson
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING DRY TOPPINGS TO BAKED GOODS
    Publication number: 20040071843
    Abstract: The method for applying dry toppings to baked goods includes the steps of pre-treating a surface of the baked goods, after baking, with an adhesive substance such as a pregelatinized wheat starch suspended in a solution and thereafter applying the dry toppings to the treated surface. Such an application has been shown to decrease wastage of such items as sesame seed topping from as much as 50% to as little as 5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Applicant: United States Bakery, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill Zimmerman, Kim Arnold, Keith Sammons, Jim Hampton, Clyde Carson
  • Method and apparatus for applying dry toppings to baked goods
    Publication number: 20040037931
    Abstract: The method for applying dry toppings to baked goods includes the steps of pre-treating a surface of the baked goods, after baking, with an adhesive substance such as a pregelatinized wheat starch suspended in a solution and thereafter applying the dry toppings to the treated surface. Such an application has been shown to decrease wastage of such items as sesame seed topping from as much as 50% to as little as 5%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: United States Bakery, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill Zimmerman, Kim Arnold, Keith Sammons, Jim Hampton, Clyde Carson