Patents by Inventor Stephanie M. Ferguson

Stephanie M. Ferguson 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).

  • PRODUCTION OF THIN, IRREGULAR CHIPS WITH SCALLOPED EDGES AND SURFACE BUBBLES
    Publication number: 20130011541
    Abstract: A dough sheet for producing thin, baked chips is obtained continuously by compressing a dough sheet to a thickness of less than or equal to about 0.035 inch between counter-rotating gauge rolls while maintaining the surface of each gauge roll at a temperature of about 85° F. to about 95° F. Maintaining the gauge roll surface temperature at about 85° F. to about 95° F. avoids sticking, tearing, and shredding of the thin dough sheet as it is compressed and transferred by the gauge rolls, even at high production rates or line speeds. A rotary cutter is employed to obtain thin, irregularly shaped, scallop-edged snacks in a variety of shapes from a single dough sheet without producing dough scraps between the pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC
    Inventors: Mihaelos N. MIHALOS, Jessica H. SCHWARTZBERG, Theodore N. JANULIS, Barbara E. BAUMANN, Stephanie M. FERGUSON, Zena E. FORTE
  • Production of thin, irregular chips with scalloped edges and surface bubbles
    Patent number: 8282379
    Abstract: A dough sheet for producing thin, baked chips is obtained continuously by compressing a dough sheet to a thickness of less than or equal to about 0.035 inch between counter-rotating gauge rolls while maintaining the surface of each gauge roll at a temperature of about 85° F. to about 95° F. Maintaining the gauge roll surface temperature at about 85° F. to about 95° F. avoids sticking, tearing, and shredding of the thin dough sheet as it is compressed and transferred by the gauge rolls, even at high production rates or line speeds. A rotary cutter is employed to obtain thin, irregularly shaped, scallop-edged snacks in a variety of shapes from a single dough sheet without producing dough scraps between the pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC
    Inventors: Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann, Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte
  • PRODUCTION OF THIN, IRREGULAR CHIPS WITH SCALLOPED EDGES AND SURFACE BUBBLES
    Publication number: 20100159102
    Abstract: A dough sheet for producing thin, baked chips is obtained continuously by compressing a dough sheet to a thickness of less than or equal to about 0.035 inch between counter-rotating gauge rolls while maintaining the surface of each gauge roll at a temperature of about 85° F. to about 95° F. Maintaining the gauge roll surface temperature at about 85° F. to about 95° F. avoids sticking, tearing, and shredding of the thin dough sheet as it is compressed and transferred by the gauge rolls, even at high production rates or line speeds. A rotary cutter is employed to obtain thin, irregularly shaped, scallop-edged snacks in a variety of shapes from a single dough sheet without producing dough scraps between the pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Mihaelos Mihalos, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann, Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D504001
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D513108
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D515778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D515779
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D516272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D516273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D516771
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D516772
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D516774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D516775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D517276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D517277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D518273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D518621
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D519713
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D519714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann
  • Baked snack chip having scalloped edges
    Patent number: D520711
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephanie M. Ferguson, Zena E. Forte, Jessica H. Schwartzberg, Mihaelos N. Mihalos, Theodore N. Janulis, Barbara E. Baumann