Patents by Inventor Richard Thorstad

Richard Thorstad 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).

  • Publication number: 20050072317
    Abstract: A device for facilitating manual formation of dough for use in piecrusts, tortillas, and the like includes a base ring having an aperture therethrough of a size and shape corresponding to a piecrust blank to be formed therein. A first inner ring may be positioned in the aperture through the base ring with the first inner ring having an outer periphery substantially the same as the aperture through the base ring and an inner periphery of a size commensurate with a smaller desired pie crust blank. A second inner ring having an outer periphery commensurate in size and shape to the inner periphery of the first inner ring may be positioned within the first inner ring with the second inner ring having an aperture therethrough of a size and configuration commensurate with an even smaller piecrust blank to be formed therein. The base ring as well as the first and second inner rings are of a predetermined thickness commensurate with the thickness of the piecrust blank to be formed in the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventor: Richard Thorstad