Re: PB&J Patent (was open source. was..., was...a lot ofstuff)

Believe it or not, this can be patented. Years ago I worked for a cable 
manufacturing company, and they produced a fire resistant cable, that was 
identical to a competitors product. The difference was how the product was 
made. The methodology was patented.

>>> "Bob Crothers" <Bob2@cstoneindy.com> 08/21/01 04:43PM >>>
Actually, these are for those new frozen PB&J sandwiches we've all seen
advertised on TV.

And it DOES meet the requirements of a patent.  Eg: Unique and
non-obvious.

Unique key part is that the peanut butter encapsulates the jam/jelly.
Therefore not allowing the jam/jelly to soak into the bread.  Therefore
making it possible to store the sandwich for more than 10 minutes
without having mush.

In this day of "Lunchables", why has it taken so long for someone to
come out with a Peanut butter & jelly sandwich?  Because of the mush
problem.  And they have solved it.  Doesn't that deserve a patent?

Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Peter Dow
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 3:15 PM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: open source. was Closed system (was: PC connection via
twinax ?)

Hey people, watch what you eat:

"Yes, folks, Menusaver holds the patent, awarded in December 1999, for
the
"sealed crustless sandwich." Patent No. 6,004,596 states: "The sandwich
includes a lower bread portion, an upper bread portion, an upper
filling and
a lower filling between the lower and upper bread portions, a center
filling
sealed between the upper and lower fillings, and a crimped edge along
an
outer perimeter of the bread portions for sealing the fillings
therebetween
. . ."

Bay City Times news section of Michigan Live (www. mlive.com/ news/) on
Jan.
20

Before you bite, send your royalties to...

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