Patents by Inventor Wendell Ward

Wendell Ward 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).

  • STONE THICKNESS CORRECTING TOOL FOR HANDHELD MACHINES
    Publication number: 20080302349
    Abstract: A tool for creating uniform thickness around the edge of a stone slab for seaming or profiling thereof. The tool is used with portable routers or other handheld machines. A spindle side spacer, bearing assembly and blade side spacer establish a fixed depth at which the cutting blade is set from the base of the machine. This fixed depth creates a uniform thickness when the tool is used on the edge of a stone slab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Albert Badal, Wendell Ward
  • Center-filled food products
    Patent number: 4808422
    Abstract: A process for producing center-filled food products comprises forming a hollow cylindrical shell of edible material having a single continuous longitudinal slit. The shell is conditioned until it is able to maintain its hollow, cylindrical shape and longitudinal slit without external support, and may subsequently be dried to a shelf stable moisture content. The shell is then filled through the longitudinal slit with an edible food substance which is substantially stable at product storage temperatures. The shell may then be cut to final product size, externally coated with seasoning, and packaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1989
    Assignee: Frito-Lay, Inc.
    Inventors: Wendell Ward, Surinder Kumar, Melba Mack, Lewis Keller, Margaret Fitzwater
  • Process for producing center-filled food products
    Patent number: 4613509
    Abstract: A process for producing center-filled food products comprises forming a hollow cylindrical shell of edible material having a single continuous longitudinal slit. The shell is conditioned until it is able to maintain its hollow, cylindrical shape and longitudinal slit without external support, and may subsequently be dried to a shelf stable moisture content. The shell is then filled through the longitudinal slit with an edible food substance which is substantially stable at product storage temperatures. The shell may then be cut to final product size, externally coated with seasoning, and packaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1986
    Assignee: Frito-Lay, Inc.
    Inventors: Wendell Ward, Surinder Kumar, Melba Mack, Lewis Keller, Margaret Fitzwater