Patents by Inventor Martin E. Broen

Martin E. Broen 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: 10689177
    Abstract: Disclosed are unique resealable packages for snacks. Some embodiments comprise rigid sidewalls configured to structurally support a flexible bag to maintain the thickness of the bag as it is laid on its back and opened for product consumption. In addition, disclosed packages include a resealable flexible flap having a raised pull tab for use by a consumer to peel open the bag by separating this flap from the front of the bag, and then resealing the bag by laying the flap back over the opening. The rigid sidewalls allow the integrity of the product to be maintained after the bag is resealed so that the product is not crushed if the bag is stored for later use. Edges of the peelable flap are coated with a resealable adhesive, while one side or end of the flap is connected to a portion of the bag's front surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin E. Broen, Todd Huthmaker, Chad Huebner, David Lestage
  • Publication number: 20190106257
    Abstract: Disclosed are unique resealable packages for snacks. Some embodiments comprise rigid sidewalls configured to structurally support a flexible bag to maintain the thickness of the bag as it is laid on its back and opened for product consumption. In addition, disclosed packages include a resealable flexible flap having a raised pull tab for use by a consumer to peel open the bag by separating this flap from the front of the bag, and then resealing the bag by laying the flap back over the opening. The rigid sidewalls allow the integrity of the product to be maintained after the bag is resealed so that the product is not crushed if the bag is stored for later use. Edges of the peelable flap are coated with a resealable adhesive, while one side or end of the flap is connected to a portion of the bag's front surface. The pull tab portion of the flap can mate with an opening, such as a slot, at the top end seal of the bag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Martin E. BROEN, Todd HUTHMAKER
  • Patent number: 10005655
    Abstract: A modular dispensing unit comprising a frame having a front side, back side, two sidewalls, a top wall, an intermediate wall and a bottom wall; a first enclave and a second enclave within the frame; a first beverage dispenser located in the first enclave; a second beverage dispenser located in the second enclave; an ice dispenser positioned between the first and second enclaves; and an ice dispenser housing surrounding substantially the entire ice dispenser. The ice dispenser housing may have two sidewalls and a front wall, the front wall having an opening allowing access to an ice outlet of the ice dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: PepsiCo, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin E. Broen, Stephen Lim, Christian Stolarz
  • Publication number: 20160340166
    Abstract: A modular dispensing unit comprising a frame having a front side, back side, two sidewalls, a top wall, an intermediate wall and a bottom wall; a first enclave and a second enclave within the frame; a first beverage dispenser located in the first enclave; a second beverage dispenser located in the second enclave; an ice dispenser positioned between the first and second enclaves; and an ice dispenser housing surrounding substantially the entire ice dispenser. The ice dispenser housing may have two sidewalls and a front wall, the front wall having an opening allowing access to an ice outlet of the ice dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Martin E. BROEN, Stephen LIM, Christian STOLARZ
  • Patent number: 9408521
    Abstract: The disclosed cleaning element, which may be secured to a cleaning tool, includes a cleaning material that continuously curves from a first working surface to a second working surface allowing for easy cleaning of sharply curving surface, such as, for example, bowls and cups. Also disclosed is a method of making a continuously curving cleaning element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael C. Molinet, Trevor Chipman, Jeffrey S. Fox, Kayo M. Roehm, Cynthia A. Timmerman, Martin E. Broen, Johannes Bayer
  • Patent number: 9408522
    Abstract: A fryer cleaning tool with a sheetlike cleaning head configured to receive a sheetlike resilient fryer cleaning pad with an open-ended slitlike cavity therewithin, which pad can be slidably mounted onto the cleaning head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: DanLi Wang, Martin E. Broen, Perry S. Dotterman, Robert J. Maki, Kim C. Sachs
  • Publication number: 20150183609
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides improved tape dispensers that include a tape roll housing featuring a sidewall and a surrounding, protective wall. At least a portion of the exterior surface of the surrounding wall includes at least one texture. The tape roll housing is coupled to a cutting edge support spaced from the roll housing. The dispensers can include a base defined by portions of the surrounding wall and the cutting edge support. In certain implementations, the based can include a concave portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Martin E. Broen, Johannes Bayer, Marcela S. Iglesias, Jorge C. Ceballos, Joel K. Hagglund, Shaelyn D. Crutchley
  • Publication number: 20140013527
    Abstract: The disclosed cleaning element, which may be secured to a cleaning tool, includes a cleaning material that continuously curves from a first working surface to a second working surface allowing for easy cleaning of sharply curving surface, such as, for example, bowls and cups. Also disclosed is a method of making a continuously curving cleaning element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: MICHAEL C. MOLINET, TREVOR CHIPMAN, JEFFREY S. FOX, KAYO M. ROEHM, CYNTHIA A. TIMMERMAN, MARTIN E. BROEN, JOHANNES BAYER
  • Publication number: 20130233347
    Abstract: A fryer cleaning tool with a sheetlike cleaning head configured to receive a sheetlike resilient fryer cleaning pad with an open-ended slitlike cavity therewithin, which pad can be slidably mounted onto the cleaning head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: DanLi Wang, Martin E. Broen, Perry S. Dotterman, Robert J. Maki, Kim C. Sachs
  • Patent number: D689547
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Johannes Bayer, Martin E. Broen, Shaelyn D. Crutchley
  • Patent number: D690768
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: James E. Nash, Sheryl A. Trepp, Martin E. Broen, Kristopher W. Clover
  • Patent number: D693879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Joy A. Packard, Shaelyn D. Crutchley, Johannes Bayer, Martin E. Broen, Emily K. Vanderhyden
  • Patent number: D709260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Michael C. Molinet, Matthew D. Chaffee, Paul N. Daveloose, Jeffrey S. Fox, Kayo M. Roehm, Cynthia A. Timmerman, Martin E. Broen
  • Patent number: D709947
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Martin E. Broen, Shaelyn D. Crutchley, Joy A. Packard, Gerald E. Mueller
  • Patent number: D713875
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Joy A. Packard, Shaelyn D. Crutchley, Johannes Bayer, Martin E. Broen
  • Patent number: D716055
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Adel M. Kassem Llano, Martin E. Broen, Giuseppe De Bellis, Lloyd S. Vasilakes, Monica Jerez, Valentina Tronconi
  • Patent number: D721401
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Joy A. Packard, Shaelyn D. Crutchley, Martin E. Broen, Johannes Bayer
  • Patent number: D833269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Bayer, Martin E. Broen, Todd Huthmaker
  • Patent number: D842090
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Johannes Bayer, Martin E. Broen, Todd Huthmaker
  • Patent number: D690481
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kayo M. Roehm, Martin E. Broen, Johannes Bayer, Martin I. Franzen