Patents by Inventor Ric Gonzalez

Ric Gonzalez 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).

  • Methods, apparatus, and chemical compositions for selectively coating fiber-based food containers
    Patent number: 11686050
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for vacuum forming and subsequently applying topical coatings fiber-based food containers. The slurry includes one or more of an embedded moisture barrier, vapor barrier, and oil barrier, and the topical coating comprises one or more of a vapor barrier, a moisture barrier, an oil barrier, and an oxygen barrier. For food containers having deep sidewalls, a spray coating system includes a first nozzle for applying a full cone spray pattern to the bottom surface of the container, and a second nozzle for applying a hollow cone spray pattern to the inside surfaces of the side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Footprint International, LLC
    Inventors: Yoke Dou Chung, Yiyun Zhang, Ric Gonzalez, Steve Lucero, Min Wang
  • Methods, apparatus, and chemical compositions for selectively coating fiber-based food containers
    Patent number: 11654600
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for vacuum forming and subsequently applying topical coatings fiber-based food containers. The slurry includes an embedded moisture barrier and/or vapor barrier, and the topical coating comprises an oil barrier comprising acrylate, rice bran wax, pectin, and pea protein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Footprint International, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoke Dou Chung, Yiyun Zhang, Ric Gonzalez, Steve Lucero, Min Wang, Indarpal Singh, Margaret T. Pandis, Jordan M. Boerma
  • Fiber-Based Microwave Bowls with Selective Spray Coating
    Publication number: 20220049431
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for vacuum forming and subsequently applying topical coatings fiber-based food containers. The slurry includes one or more of an embedded moisture barrier, vapor barrier, and oil barrier, and the topical coating comprises one or more of a vapor barrier, a moisture barrier, an oil barrier, and an oxygen barrier. For food containers having deep sidewalls, a spray coating system includes a first nozzle for applying a full cone spray pattern to the bottom surface of the container, and a second nozzle for applying a hollow cone spray pattern to the inside surfaces of the side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Yoke Dou Chung, Yiyun Zhang, Ric Gonzalez, Steve Lucero, Min Wang
  • Acrylate and Non-Acrylate Based Chemical Compositions For Selectively Coating Fiber-Based Food Containers
    Publication number: 20200277738
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for vacuum forming and subsequently applying topical coatings fiber-based food containers. The slurry includes one or more of an embedded moisture barrier, vapor barrier, and oil barrier, and the topical coating comprises one or more of a vapor barrier, a moisture barrier, an oil barrier, and an oxygen barrier, for example polyvinyl alcohol, sugar alcohol, citric acid, and cellulose nanofibrils.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Yoke Dou Chung, Dustin Ziegelman, Yiyun Zhang, Ric Gonzalez, Min Wang
  • Methods, Apparatus, and Chemical Compositions for Selectively Coating Fiber-Based Food Containers
    Publication number: 20200208353
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for vacuum forming and subsequently applying topical coatings fiber-based food containers. The slurry includes one or more of an embedded moisture barrier, vapor barrier, and oil barrier, and the topical coating comprises one or more of a vapor barrier, a moisture barrier, an oil barrier, and an oxygen barrier. For food containers having deep sidewalls, a spray coating system includes a first nozzle for applying a full cone spray pattern to the bottom surface of the container, and a second nozzle for applying a hollow cone spray pattern to the inside surfaces of the side walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Yoke Dou Chung, Yiyun Zhang, Ric Gonzalez, Steve Lucero, Min Wang
  • Methods, Apparatus, and Chemical Compositions for Selectively Coating Fiber-Based Food Containers
    Publication number: 20200206984
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for vacuum forming and subsequently applying topical coatings fiber-based food containers. The slurry includes an embedded moisture barrier and/or vapor barrier, and the topical coating comprises an oil barrier comprising acrylate, rice bran wax, pectin, and pea protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Yoke Dou Chung, Yiyun Zhang, Ric Gonzalez, Steve Lucero, Min Wang, Indarpal Singh, Margaret T. Pandis, Jordan M. Boerma