Patents by Inventor Brian Wayne Haupt

Brian Wayne Haupt 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).

  • Patent number: 7137271
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing ice in a container and dispensing ice from the container is provided in the form of a storage bin, having ice agitating apparatus for engaging ice to loosen the same and to keep ice particles from adhering together in a common mass. An ice dispenser is provided for delivering ice from a lower to an upper end. The ice dispenser and the ice agitator are provided with separate drives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Follett Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Blair Hawkes, Brian Wayne Haupt
  • Publication number: 20040079103
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing ice in a container and dispensing ice from the container is provided in the form of a storage bin, having ice agitating apparatus for engaging ice to loosen the same and to keep ice particles from adhering together in a common mass. An ice dispenser is provided for delivering ice from a lower to an upper end. The ice dispenser and the ice agitator are provided with separate drives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Richard Blair Hawkes, Brian Wayne Haupt
  • Patent number: 6685053
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing ice in a container and dispensing ice from the container is provided in the form of a storage bin, having ice agitating apparatus for engaging ice to loosen the same and to keep ice particles from adhering together in a common mass. An ice dispenser is provided for delivering ice from a lower to an upper end. The ice dispenser and the ice agitator are provided with separate drives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Follett Corporation
    Inventors: Richard Blair Hawkes, Brian Wayne Haupt
  • Publication number: 20030042267
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing ice in a container and dispensing ice from the container is provided in the form of a storage bin, having ice agitating apparatus for engaging ice to loosen the same and to keep ice particles from adhering together in a common mass. An ice dispenser is provided for delivering ice from a lower to an upper end. The ice dispenser and the ice agitator are provided with separate drives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Richard Blair Hawkes, Brian Wayne Haupt