Patents by Inventor Michael Robert Brannan

Michael Robert Brannan 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: 9434527
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for manufacturing shelf-stable, multi-compartment products. In a general embodiment, a manufacturing system is provided and includes a continuous manufacturing line including a barrier separating a dry food packaging area from a wet food packaging area. The manufacturing line is configured to manufacture a shelf-stable food product including both a dry food product with no artificial preservatives in a first compartment of a tray and a wet food component with no artificial preservatives in a second compartment of the tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Michael Robert Brannan, Russell Leon Chappell, Jr., Anthony Edward Dzikowicz, Jason Everett Mann, Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, Scott David Peterson, Michael John Sarachman