Patents by Inventor Melvin J. Wyman

Melvin J. Wyman 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).

  • Hot air popcorn machine
    Patent number: 6187353
    Abstract: A hot air popcorn machine including a programmable control system for precisely controlling various operating parameters including air flow and air temperature to enable the machine to consistently produce high quality popcorn in a low maintenance environment, e.g., a free-standing vending machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Pop-N-Go, Inc.
    Inventors: Melvin J. Wyman, Roger C. Young, Bobby Dillon, Dwight A. Moody, Vernon L. M. Brokke
  • Novelty game
    Patent number: 5282636
    Abstract: A game device wherein the player drops a coin through a clear liquid contained in a vessel and attempts to capture the coin on the surface of one of a plurality of pads disposed within the liquid. The vessel is preferably formed from a clear material such as plexiglas, and disposed at least partially therein is an actuating means for manipulating a plurality of upwardly facing pads such that the actuating means can be used to manipulate the relative positions of the pads to capture the coin dropped into the vessel, as the coin descends through the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignees: Sheldon Katz, Aqua Skill Incorporated
    Inventors: Melvin J. Wyman, David A. Hilderbrand
  • Popcorn vending machine
    Patent number: D334950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Inventors: Melvin J. Wyman, David A. Hilderbrand