Patents by Inventor Sreenivasan Sankar

Sreenivasan Sankar 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: 5102015
    Abstract: A dispenser according to the invention is capable of dispensing fluid food products from selected bags through nozzles attached thereto. An actuator plate has one edge provided with V-shaped slots. A push rod carries the actuator plate and positions a selected V-shaped slot adjacent to the selected nozzle. The other end of the actuator plate is in engagement with a cam assembly driven by a motor. The rod can be pushed to engage a switch to activate the motor which moves the actuator plate so that a V-shaped slot engages a nozzle to dispense the selected fluid food. A return spring assures that the actuator plate is in constant engagement with the cam assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Corporation
    Inventors: John K. Barnard, Richard D. Boozer, Sreenivasan Sankar, Frank P. Barnard, Michael D. Anton
  • Patent number: 4822175
    Abstract: A splash guard (10) for a food mixer (11) having a housing from which a food agitator (17) downwardly extends including a base plate (22) having an opening (24) therein. A ring member (23) is positioned above the base plate (22) and surrounds the agitator (17). Rod members (27) carry the base plate (22) and ring member (23) so that when a cup (C) is placed below the base plate (22) and moved vertically, the base plate (22) and ring member (23) move upwardly with the rod member (27) while the agitator (17) enters the cup (C).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Corporation
    Inventors: John K. Barnard, Richard D. Boozer, Sreenivasan Sankar
  • Patent number: D328220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1992
    Assignee: Vita-Mix Corporation
    Inventors: Frank P. Barnard, Sreenivasan Sankar