Patents by Inventor Rick L. Nelson

Rick L. Nelson 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).

  • Method for making a stuffed pizza crust
    Patent number: 6048556
    Abstract: A stuffed pizza crust includes a lower layer of an uncooked crust dough having a flanged peripheral edge, a upper layer of a baked crust having a peripheral edge, and a layer of an edible filling material disposed between the lower layer and the upper layer. The flanged peripheral edge of the lower layer is sealed with the peripheral edge of the upper layer, thereby encasing the layer of edible material therebetween. A method and apparatus for making the stuffed pizza crust is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Crestar Crusts, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Sanguinetti, Rick L. Nelson, David M. Dungan, Richard L. Hayward
  • Apparatus for making a stuffed pizza crust
    Patent number: 5865107
    Abstract: A stuffed pizza crust includes a lower layer of an uncooked crust dough having a flanged peripheral edge, an upper layer of a baked crust having a peripheral edge, and a layer of an edible filling material disposed between the lower layer and the upper layer. The flanged peripheral edge of the lower layer is sealed with the peripheral edge of the upper layer, thereby encasing the layer of edible material therebetween. A method and apparatus for making the stuffed pizza crust is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Crestar Crusts, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Sanguinetti, Rick L. Nelson, David M. Dungan, Richard L. Hayward