Patents by Inventor Richard D. Toohey

Richard D. Toohey 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: 6290998
    Abstract: A cooking bag for edible food contents is secured by a closure in a coiled circle around a neck of the bag. The closure has a single eyelet and a pair of notches which catch in the single eyelet. A distance from the pair of notches to a center of the single eyelet is nonadjustable and predetermined. As a result, spillage of the edible food contents from the bag is prevented while steam is allowed to vent from the bag during cooking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: McCormick & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry L. Layton, Christina K. Minnick, Kim S. Torppey, Jeanne B. Speight, Richard D. Toohey, Janice B. Barbour
  • Patent number: 4749080
    Abstract: Sterile package moist woven cloth towel and method for producing same in hermetically sealed packages. The invention comprises inserting a small woven cotton cloth towel, such as of terry cotton, into a liquid impervious envelope, injecting a sufficient volume of liquid into the envelope to impregnate the towel, hermetically sealing the envelope and finally exposing the envelope to sufficient radiation to cause sterilization of the liquid-impregnated towel therewithin. The woven cloth is capable of laundering for subsequent use in wet or dry condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Inventor: Richard D. Toohey