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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1992
Jane M McDonald, Louisville, KY (US);
Lynn R Bingham, Sapulpa, OK (US);
Lori B Higgins, Coralville, IA (US);
Kathryn M Jennings, Madrid, ES;
Susan Koeppe, Omaha, NE (US);
Edward O'Neill, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Pizza Hut, Inc., Wichita, KS (US);
Abstract
A pizza toppings disk as well as a method of making a pizza toppings disk and a method of making a pizza using a toppings disk are disclosed. In accordance with the present invention a pizza toppings disk is made by combining a quantity of cheese with a plurality of pizza toppings that may include but are not limited to the following items: sliced meats, ground meats, and vegetables, as well as combinations thereof. The quantity of cheese and selected pizza toppings are combined into a layer that is appropriately shaped to be placed on a pizza shell. The cheese and the selected pizza toppings are fused together to form a pizza toppings disk that may be stored for subsequent use in assembling a pizza. In making a pizza in accordance with the present invention a pizza toppings disk is placed on a uncooked pizza shell and the pizza toppings disk and uncooked pizza shell are then baked to produce a cooked pizza.