Patents by Inventor Patrick J. Fortune

Patrick J. Fortune 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: 4971216
    Abstract: A disposable cooking utensil is provided which comprises a metal foil pan and a handle assembly therefor. The pan includes a bottom panel, an upright side wall encompassing the periphery of the bottom panel and being connected thereto, and a rim connected to an upper edge of the side wall and extending laterally outwardly therefrom. A reinforcing bead encompasses the outer periphery of the rim. The handle assembly includes a first section and a transverse second section connected thereto. The first section has an elongate base subtending and supporting the pan bottom panel and side segments connected to opposite ends of the base and extending upwardly therefrom. The side segments are in proximity to first exterior portions of the pan side wall. Each side segment is provided with a handle which is adjacent the pan reinforcing bead and extends upwardly therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Assignee: Packaging Corporation of America
    Inventor: Patrick J. Fortune