Patents by Inventor Robert L. Delaney

Robert L. Delaney 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: 20090017175
    Abstract: A reheatable container for food items includes an annular body portion having a large, centrally positioned, opening surrounded by a generally planar flange. A generally circular disk covers the opening and is supported by the planar flange. The upper edge structure of the body portion includes a generally planar sealing surface to which a transparent quadrilateral cover film is sealed. The body portion is preferably fabricated from CPET. The food item may be heated in the container at the time of preparation, shipped in the container, stored in the container, and reheated in the container. Removal of the circular disk simultaneously removes the food item from the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: H.J. HEINZ COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel C. Jackson, Robert L. Delaney, Joseph P. DeStephano, Heather M. Mayernik, John J. Oleksa