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Patent Awarded for Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich
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This is another absurdity from the US Patent Office. We know they're
completely out of touch these days, that's beyond debating, and I'd rather
not. They have now allowed a patent on the peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
The kind with crimped edges. The novel and useful invention? Two layers of
peanut butter keep the jelly from soaking through the bread.
If you think: surely it's a joke, check it out in the IBM patents database:
http://www.delphion.com/details?pn=US06004596__
My favorite line:
"The upper and lower fillings are preferably comprised of peanut butter and
the center filling is comprised of at least jelly."
This article floating around the net, from a local newspaper it seems---
Michigan Live 20 Jan 2001 By Crystal Harmon
Last summer, the folks at Albie's Foods here started making crust-free
peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches for their customers. Just before
Christmas, a executive with an Ohio food company ordered Albie's to bag 'em.
Robert V. Vickers wrote to Albie's explaining that his company, Menusaver
Inc., holds the patent for crustless PBJ and plans to preserve its exclusive
rights to the lunchtime staple. Now, Albie's has asked U.S. District Court
in Bay City to resolve the legal jam.
Albie's, a food manufacturer and restaurant, is best known for its tasty
pasties, with stores in Gaylord and Grayling. Company officials say they
hope the federal sandwich case can be resolved in a jiffy.
In December 1999, the Orrville, Ohio,-based food company Menusaver obtained
the patent for the "sealed crustless sandwich." The product is the invention
of Len C. Kirtchman of Fergus Falls, Minn., and David Geske of Fargo, N.D.,
according to the patent on file with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
"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," states Patent No. 6,004,596.
Creamy or crunchy? Strawberry or grape? The patent doesn't get that
specific. But:
"The upper and lower fillings are preferably comprised of peanut butter and
the center filling is comprised of at least jelly," the patent declares.
"The center filling is prevented from radiating outwardly and into and
through the bread portions from the surrounding peanut butter."
Albie's co-owner Regan Quaal, contacted by The Times, said he would prefer
to smooth out the controversy privately and not spread it around in the press.
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United States Patent 6,004,596 Sealed crustless sandwich Abstract A sealed
crustless sandwich for providing a convenient sandwich without an outer
crust which can be stored for long periods of time without a central filling
from leaking outwardly. 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. The upper and lower fillings
are preferably comprised of peanut butter and the center filling is
comprised of at least jelly. The center filling is prevented from radiating
outwardly into and through the bread portions from the surrounding peanut
butter.
Inventors: Kretchman; Len C. (Fergus Falls, MN); Geske; David (Fargo, ND)
Assignee: Menusaver, Inc. (Orrville, OH) Filed: December 8, 1997
U.S. Patent Documents 3083651 3690898 3767823 3769035 3862344 4382768 5853778
Other References "50 Great Sandwiches", Carole Handslip, pp. 81-84,86,95, 1994.
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