Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Hockenberry

Thomas M. Hockenberry 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 continuous manufacture of process cheese-type products
    Patent number: 5350595
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a continuous method for making a process cheese-type product. In the method, a flowing stream of a process cheese-type formulation which includes cheese particles and an emulsifying salt is provided. Steam is injected into the stream of the process cheese-type formulation. The stream of the process cheese-type formulation is then subjected to a mixing process in a chamber having an auger to provide a process cheese-type product. The stream of the process cheese-type product is then transported to a holding tank prior to packaging the process cheese-type product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1994
    Assignee: Kraft General Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Hockenberry, Anthony J. Mack
  • Packaging for dough product
    Patent number: D560490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: General Mills Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Kirk, Craig A. Dowd, Thomas M. Hockenberry
  • Packaging for dough product
    Patent number: D579768
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: General Mills Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Kirk, Craig A. Dowd, Thomas M. Hockenberry
  • Packaging for dough product
    Patent number: D584944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: General Mills Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Kirk, Craig A. Dowd, Thomas M. Hockenberry
  • Packaging for dough product
    Patent number: D590246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: General Mills Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Kirk, Craig A. Dowd, Thomas M. Hockenberry
  • Packaging for dough product
    Patent number: D660142
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: General Mills Marketing, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Kirk, Craig A. Dowd, Thomas M. Hockenberry
  • Packaging for dough product
    Patent number: D665250
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Kirk, Craig A. Dowd, Thomas M. Hockenberry
  • Packaging for dough product
    Patent number: D665251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Kirk, Craig A. Dowd, Thomas M. Hockenberry
  • Packaging for dough product
    Patent number: D686913
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Kirk, Craig A. Dowd, Thomas M. Hockenberry
  • Packaging for dough product
    Patent number: D695103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: General Mills, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Kirk, Craig A. Dowd, Thomas M. Hockenberry