Patents by Inventor Steve Reil

Steve Reil 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: 5367856
    Abstract: The present invention provides a container suitable for pressurized non-flowable consumer goods such as refrigeratable bread doughs and the like. In a first embodiment, the container includes a removable lid, a shell having sidewalls, and a piston plate. The bottom of the container includes an access port therethrough to permit access to the piston plate, which may be urged upwardly to remove product from the container. In a second embodiment, the container includes a removable lid, a shell having sidewalls and a bottom, and a removable liner. The liner may include manually graspable flanges and a stirrup extending beneath the product. The product may be removed from the container by grasping the flanges of the liner and withdrawing the liner and the product through the open top of the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 29, 1994
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: David Kirk, Raymond Tucker, Michael Perry, Steve Reil, Larry M. Dugan, Michael Dreher, Paul H. LeFevre