Patents by Inventor Colin Maxwell Wade

Colin Maxwell Wade 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).

  • Apparatus for and method of portioning rice
    Patent number: 6217311
    Abstract: Apparatus for portioning rice, particularly for sushi, comprises a mould (14) horizontally shiftable between a charging position, in which a row of mould cavities (15) are filled with compressed rice, and a discharge position in which the mould cavities (15) are positioned over a tray (32) to receive the rice portions (11). When the mould (14) is in the discharge position, ejector members (26) move downwardly towards the mould, the ejector members (26) and the mould (14) then moving downwardly together until an over-centre mechanism is released to move the mould (14) upwardly with a snap action which causes the rice portions (11) to be released from the mould cavities (15) and placed in the receiving tray (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Sushi Express Co. Limited
    Inventor: Colin Maxwell Wade