Patents by Inventor Terry W Ziegler

Terry W Ziegler 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).

  • Packaged yogurt-based food product and method for packaging the yogurt-based food product
    Patent number: 11401075
    Abstract: A yogurt-based food product is packaged in a container, including a bottom wall and a sidewall, by depositing a mix-in in a center of the bottom wall and then driving the mix-in from the center of the bottom wall to the sidewall with a blast of gas. Afterwards, a dairy or plant-based product is deposited in the container. The mix-in is in contact with the bottom wall and the sidewall, and a height of the mix-in is greater at the sidewall than at a center point of the bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Rob G Clements, Paul Allen Grube, William R Lloyd, III, John Thomas Lund, David L Persells, Terry W Ziegler
  • Packaged Yogurt-Based Food Product and Method for Packaging the Yogurt-Based Food Product
    Publication number: 20190217993
    Abstract: A yogurt-based food product is packaged in a container, including a bottom wall and a sidewall, by depositing a mix-in in a center of the bottom wall and then driving the mix-in from the center of the bottom wall to the sidewall with a blast of gas. Afterwards, a dairy or plant-based product is deposited in the container. The mix-in is in contact with the bottom wall and the sidewall, and a height of the mix-in is greater at the sidewall than at a center point of the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: Rob G. Clements, Paul Allen Grube, William R. Lloyd, III, John Thomas Lund, David L. Persells, Terry W. Ziegler
  • PACKAGED YOGURT-BASED FOOD PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING THE YOGURT-BASED FOOD PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20190127117
    Abstract: A yogurt-based food product is packaged in a container, including a bottom wall and a sidewall, by depositing a mix-in in a center of the bottom wall and then driving the mix-in from the center of the bottom wall to the sidewall with a blast of gas. Afterwards, a dairy or plant-based product is deposited in the container. The mix-in is in contact with the bottom wall and the sidewall, and a height of the mix-in is greater at the sidewall than at a center point of the bottom wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Rob G Clements, Paul Allen Grube, William R Lloyd, III, John Thomas Lund, David L Persells, Terry W Ziegler