Patents by Inventor C. Keith Anderson

C. Keith Anderson 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).

  • Meal vending apparatus
    Patent number: 4592485
    Abstract: Dispenser apparatus for a complete meal includes a refrigerated cabinet in which is disposed a plurality of prepared meal packages which include hot portions and cold portions, the cold portions being protected by foil wrap or other microwave impregnable shield. After a meal has been paid for, the meal package is transferred from the top of a stack and moved to a microwave oven where the hot portion of the meal is warmed by microwave energy. The portion or portions of the meal which are shielded from the microwave energy remain cool so that the meal package, as delivered, includes warm portions and cool portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1986
    Assignee: Meals Incorporated
    Inventors: C. Keith Anderson, George C. Vieth, Jr., Lane D. Vance, Darwin D. Grant