Patents by Inventor Mark WILLMOTT

Mark WILLMOTT 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).

  • Apparatus and process for coating edible receptacles
    Patent number: 11812763
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for coating an edible receptacle the apparatus comprising a nozzle for applying a fat-based coating material to the internal surface of the edible receptacle and a gas-dosing element with an external surface shape corresponding to the internal shape of the edible receptacle wherein the gas dosing element has at least one aperture suitable for the introduction of cooled gas into the edible receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Conopco, Inc.
    Inventors: Beata Bartkowska, Amy Lisa Briggs, Mark Willmott
  • APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR COATING EDIBLE RECEPTACLES
    Publication number: 20210177003
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for coating an edible receptacle the apparatus comprising a nozzle for applying a fat-based coating material to the internal surface of the edible receptacle and a gas-dosing element with an external surface shape corresponding to the internal shape of the edible receptacle wherein the gas dosing element has at least one aperture suitable for the introduction of cooled gas into the edible receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Beata BARTKOWSKA, Amy Lisa BRIGGS, Mark WILLMOTT
  • FROZEN DESSERT
    Publication number: 20180177212
    Abstract: The invention relates to a frozen dessert, in particular a frozen dessert comprising a deformable container coated on the interior surface with a first solid fat-based edible composition to provide a shell, which shell is filled with a frozen confection and/or one or more ribbons of a second solid fat-based edible composition, wherein the one or more ribbons of a second solid fat-based edible composition are orientated vertically in relation to a base of the deformable container and topped with a lid of a third fat-based edible composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Luke Daniel Peter BYRNE, Paul Edward CHENEY, Timothy John LITCHFIELD, Mark WILLMOTT
  • APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR COATING EDIBLE RECEPTACLES
    Publication number: 20160066598
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for coating an edible receptacle the apparatus comprising a nozzle for applying a fat-based coating material to the internal surface of the edible receptacle and a gas-dosing element with an external surface shape corresponding to the internal shape of the edible receptacle wherein the gas dosing element has at least one aperture suitable for the introduction of cooled gas into the edible receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: Conopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
    Inventors: Beata BARTKOWSKA, Amy Lisa BRIGGS, Mark WILLMOTT