Patents by Inventor Mark Anthony Zentile

Mark Anthony Zentile 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).

  • Hard Taco Shell and Method and Apparatus for Producing the Hard Taco Shell
    Publication number: 20220117241
    Abstract: A taco shell is produced using a rotary cutter including a shaft, an outer blade extending radially outward from the shaft and a first inner blade extending radially outward from the shaft. The outer blade defines an interior area, enclosed by the outer blade, and an exterior area. The first inner blade is located in the interior area and includes a plurality of teeth. A dough piece is cut from a dough sheet with the outer blade, and a first arcuate line of depressions is created in the dough piece with the plurality of teeth. The dough piece is folded to form a shaped dough piece, and the shaped dough piece is baked to produce a hard taco shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Shivakumar Elayedath, John J Fenske, Sean Igo, Andrew David King, David Morrison Russell, Samuel Whitmore, Mark Anthony Zentile
  • Hard taco shell and method and apparatus for producing the hard taco shell
    Patent number: 11246315
    Abstract: A taco shell is produced using a rotary cutter including a shaft, an outer blade extending radially outward from the shaft and a first inner blade extending radially outward from the shaft. The outer blade defines an interior area, enclosed by the outer blade, and an exterior area. The first inner blade is located in the interior area and includes a plurality of teeth. A dough piece is cut from a dough sheet with the outer blade, and a first arcuate line of depressions is created in the dough piece with the plurality of teeth. The dough piece is folded to form a shaped dough piece, and the shaped dough piece is baked to produce a hard taco shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Shivakumar Elayedath, John J Fenske, Sean Igo, Andrew David King, David Morrison Russell, Samuel Whitmore, Mark Anthony Zentile
  • Hard Taco Shell and Method and Apparatus for Producing the Hard Taco Shell
    Publication number: 20200267998
    Abstract: A taco shell is produced using a rotary cutter including a shaft, an outer blade extending radially outward from the shaft and a first inner blade extending radially outward from the shaft. The outer blade defines an interior area, enclosed by the outer blade, and an exterior area. The first inner blade is located in the interior area and includes a plurality of teeth. A dough piece is cut from a dough sheet with the outer blade, and a first arcuate line of depressions is created in the dough piece with the plurality of teeth. The dough piece is folded to form a shaped dough piece, and the shaped dough piece is baked to produce a hard taco shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Shivakumar Elayedath, John J Fenske, Sean Igo, Andrew David King, David Morrison Russell, Samuel Whitmore, Mark Anthony Zentile
  • Hard taco shell and method and apparatus for producing the hard taco shell
    Patent number: 10721938
    Abstract: A taco shell is produced using a rotary cutter including a shaft, an outer blade extending radially outward from the shaft and a first inner blade extending radially outward from the shaft. The outer blade defines an interior area, enclosed by the outer blade, and an exterior area. The first inner blade is located in the interior area and includes a plurality of teeth. A dough piece is cut from a dough sheet with the outer blade, and a first arcuate line of depressions is created in the dough piece with the plurality of teeth. The dough piece is folded to form a shaped dough piece, and the shaped dough piece is baked to produce a hard taco shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Shivakumar Elayedath, John J Fenske, Sean Igo, Andrew David King, David Morrison Russell, Samuel Whitmore, Mark Anthony Zentile
  • Hard Taco Shell and Method and Apparatus for Producing the Hard Taco Shell
    Publication number: 20200000104
    Abstract: A taco shell is produced using a rotary cutter including a shaft, an outer blade extending radially outward from the shaft and a first inner blade extending radially outward from the shaft. The outer blade defines an interior area, enclosed by the outer blade, and an exterior area. The first inner blade is located in the interior area and includes a plurality of teeth. A dough piece is cut from a dough sheet with the outer blade, and a first arcuate line of depressions is created in the dough piece with the plurality of teeth. The dough piece is folded to form a shaped dough piece, and the shaped dough piece is baked to produce a hard taco shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Shivakumar Elayedath, John J. Fenske, Sean Igo, Andrew David King, David Morrison Russell, Samuel Whitmore, Mark Anthony Zentile
  • Perforated taco shell
    Patent number: D851355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: John J Fenske, Shivakumar Elayedath, Sean Igo, Andrew David King, David Morrison Russell, Samuel Whitmore, Mark Anthony Zentile