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Assignee: Pizza Hut, Inc.


Location: Dallas, TX
No. of patents: 17

NumberTitleIssue Date
7823489Systems and methods for making a pizza pie having an outer cheese portion
A system and/or method for making a pizza pie having an outer cheese portion comprises a cutting tool and/or a cutting guide to enable formation of at least one opening at an outer crust region of a pizza pie to cause an inner cheese portion embedded within the oute...
11/02/2010
7726236Sandwich maker
A sandwich maker includes a base and a perforating member. The base includes a base cavity into which a portion of a sheet of dough can be positioned, the base cavity including a plurality of slots positioned in a spaced fashion therein and extending through the bas...
06/01/2010
7677879Apparatus for docking dough
An apparatus for docking dough includes a base member, a plurality of protrusions extending from a lower surface of the base member, and a handle secured to an upper surface of the base member. The base member is not flat, but rather has a curvature that enables the...
03/16/2010
7610837Systems and methods for making a pizza pie having an outer cheese portion
A system and/or method for making a pizza pie having an outer cheese portion comprises a cutting tool and/or a cutting guide to enable formation of at least one opening at an outer crust region of a pizza pie to cause an inner cheese portion embedded within the oute...
11/03/2009
7387231Container insert
An insert including a support panel, a first tab, and a second tab. The support panel defining a front edge, a back edge opposite the front edge, a first side edge extending between the front edge and the back edge, and a second side edge extending between the front...
06/17/2008
D548426Pizza crust
08/14/2007
D536578Seasoning shaker
02/13/2007
D504056Ladle
04/19/2005
6843167System and method for producing par-baked pizza crusts
A system for producing par-baked pizza crusts from dough portions includes a pan adapted to support the dough portions. A lid assembly is positioned to contact each dough portion. The dough portions are par-baked in an oven, while the lid assembly contacts the dough...
01/18/2005
6626996Pizza sauce dispensing devices and methods
A pizza sauce dispenser simultaneously dispenses and spreads a precisely controlled amount of sauce onto a pizza dough base without manually handling the sauce or the dough during operation. The dispenser includes a selectively rotatable disc and an arm t...
09/30/2003
6396031Modular processing devices and methods of use
A modular processing device and method of using the modular processing device are disclosed. The modular processing device has a plurality of processing modules removably mounted therein. The processing modules are operable alone or as a group to process ...
05/28/2002
6327968System and method for producing par-baked pizza crusts
A system for producing par-baked pizza crusts includes a pan formed from a unitary sheet of metal. The pan includes a number of recesses stamped into the sheet of metal, each recess being adapted to receive a corresponding dough portion. The pan also incl...
12/11/2001
6320165Impingement oven airflow devices and methods
Embodiments of the present invention can be used in situations in which heat and mass-transfer modified product, such as individual-sized pizzas, are to be prepared in relatively short periods of time, for example in one to five minutes. Through structura...
11/20/2001
6286708Pizza pan
A pizza pan receives and bakes a pizza to produce a pizza having a hearth-baked texture and appearance. The pizza pan comprises a base with a plurality of perforations therethrough, the perforations being disposed in first and second perforation regions. ...
09/11/2001
6281477Pizza delivery bags and methods
A delivery bag for pizza or other products includes upper, lower, rear, and first and second side panels and a closure flap. The panels and flap are made from a substantially flexible insulating panel material and have interior and exterior surfaces. The ...
08/28/2001
6194017Dough punch and method of use
An apparatus and method easily and quickly produce multiple holes in a dough layer. An apparatus according to the invention includes a top portion, a number of pins supported by the top portion in a fixed pattern, and a base portion having a number of hol...
02/27/2001
6054697Pizza pan shielding systems and methods
Pizza pan shielding systems and methods generally include one or more of the following: a pan, a bottom shield, a top shield, and a ring shield. Each of these elements preferably incorporates a plurality of perforations. The size, location and density of ...
04/25/2000
 
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