Patents by Inventor Kenneth Fahs

Kenneth Fahs 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).

  • Roller manifold for forming a continuous sheet of viscous material
    Publication number: 20060192316
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for forming a continuous sheet of a molten material with particularly viscous, sticky properties. This molten material may be moldable, plasticized or a food product such as cheese. More specifically, the invention includes a manifold that discharges the molten material in a continuous layer upon the surface of a casting belt. This manifold comprises a roller, a chamber with a hollow interior, at least one inlet and a drive mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2006
    Publication date: August 31, 2006
    Inventors: Kenneth Fahs, Franco Milani, Shawn Owens
  • Easy open package for food items such as loaves of processed cheese
    Patent number: 6539688
    Abstract: A hermetically sealed package for food items, such as loaves of processed cheese, employing plastic film with serrated ends and an accessible tear strip, which together provide points of focus for easy opening of the package without unwanted tearing or undesirable contamination of the food item. A process for forming this package also forms part of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Schreiber Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Fahs, David Sullivan, Michael Nooyen
  • Easy open package for food items such as loaves of processed cheese
    Publication number: 20020083681
    Abstract: A hermetically sealed package for food items, such as loaves of processed cheese, employing plastic film with serrated ends and an accessible tear strip, which together provide points of focus for easy opening of the package without unwanted tearing or undesirable contamination of the food item. A process for forming this package also forms part of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth Fahs, David Sullivan, Michael Nooyen
  • Easy open package for food items such as loaves of processed cheese
    Patent number: 6339912
    Abstract: A hermetically sealed package for food items, such as loaves of processed cheese, employing plastic film with serrated ends and an accessible tear strip, which together provide points of focus for easy opening of the package without unwanted tearing or undesirable contamination of the food item. A process for forming this package also forms part of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2002
    Assignee: Schreiber Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Fahs, David Sullivan, Michael Nooyen