Patents by Inventor Michael P. McHale

Michael P. McHale 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).

  • Shelf-stable cookie dough confection, product, packaging apparatus and process
    Publication number: 20020142081
    Abstract: An apparatus for metering and dispensing a compressible confection comprises: at least one metering pump having an intake port and a discharge port; at least one internal bottom shutoff nozzle; at least one product line interconnecting the metering pump and the internal bottom shutoff nozzle; and a control mechanism for cyclically operating the at least one metering pump and operating the at least one internal bottom shutoff nozzle in synchronization with the metering pump such that generally constant pressure is maintained between the metering pump and the internal bottom shutoff nozzle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.
    Inventors: Ronald L. Ream, Christine L. Corriveau, Gregory J. Milosch, Timothy J. Guydan, Michael P. McHale, George M. Nichtula
  • Shelf-stable cookie dough confection, product, packaging apparatus and process
    Patent number: 6193105
    Abstract: An apparatus for metering and dispensing a compressible confection comprises: at least one metering pump having an intake port and a discharge port; at least one internal bottom shutoff nozzle; at least one product line interconnecting the metering pump and the internal bottom shutoff nozzle; and a control mechanism for cyclically operating the at least one metering pump and operating the at least one internal bottom shutoff nozzle in synchronization with the metering pump such that generally constant pressure is maintained between the metering pump and the internal bottom shutoff nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
    Inventors: Ronald L. Ream, Christine L. Corriveau, Gregory J. Milosch, Timothy J. Guydan, Michael P. McHale, George M. Nichtula