Patents Assigned to Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
  • Rotary skewer cooker
    Patent number: 4372199
    Abstract: A cooker of the type having a series of vertically oriented skewers disposed in a circle about a central vertically oriented heating element, the skewers being individually rotatable relative to the heating element. In this rotary skewer cooker environment, this invention is directed to a novel skewer chimney structure which promotes even cooking of food on the skewers as well as easy removal for cleaning, and a novel skewer drive mechanism which allows the individual skewers to be easily removed and reinstalled during use of the cooker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1983
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo F. Brown, R. S. Myerly
  • Rotary skewer cooker
    Patent number: 4366750
    Abstract: A cooker of the type having a series of vertically oriented skewers disposed in a circle about a central vertically oriented heating element, the skewers being individually rotatable relative to the heating element. In this rotary skewer cooker environment, this invention is directed to a novel food drippings removal assembly which permits easy cleaning of the cooker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 4, 1983
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventors: Leo F. Brown, R. A. Williams
  • Portable corn popper
    Patent number: 4178843
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for popping corn by heated air which is circulated in a cylindrical popping chamber having a vertical axis to provide a fluidized bed of swirling and circulating corn to be popped. As the corn is popped, it is lifted upwardly by the moving air and volume of popped corn to form a column of floating corn above the popping chamber and the popped corn is discharged through the open top of the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1979
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven B. Crabtree, Hugh F. Groth, Guilbert M. Hunt, Thomas E. Lipinski, James T. McMaster, Guy R. Moffitt, Jr., Anthony D. Szpak, Robert A. Williams
  • Apparatus for placing comestibles in dispensing mechanism
    Patent number: 4106534
    Abstract: A barrel filler is provided for facilitating, filling and compacting of comestibles, such as cookie dough or the like in a dispensing mechanism for extruding the comestibles. The barrel filler is designed for placing comestibles in a dispensing mechanism having a centrally located shaft with a piston thereon. The barrel filler is designed to permit sanitary cleaning thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1978
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventor: Marshall B. Johnson
  • Electric gun for dispensing of comestibles
    Patent number: 3984033
    Abstract: An electric gun is provided for the sanitary extruding of comestibles, such as cookie dough, or the like, having an easily disassembled mechanism. Those portions of the gun which are in contact with the food are removable from the drive mechanism to permit sanitary cleaning as well as ease of filling. Reversibility of portions of the mechanism makes reassembly of the gun uncomplicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1976
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventors: Hugh F. Groth, Guilbert M. Hunt, John D. Vogel, Donald E. Watkins
  • Hunting knife sheath and the like
    Patent number: D251436
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1979
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventor: Marshall B. Johnson
  • Knife sheath
    Patent number: D251569
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1979
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventor: Marshall B. Johnson
  • Corn popping apparatus
    Patent number: D256467
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1980
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall B. Johnson, Donald E. Watkins, Robert A. Williams
  • Pressure cooker
    Patent number: D256759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1980
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventor: Marshall B. Johnson
  • Electric pressure cooker
    Patent number: D258038
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1981
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventor: Marshall B. Johnson
  • Vertical rotisserie
    Patent number: D262709
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1982
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Williams, Marshall B. Johnson, Robert S. Myerly, Leo F. Brown
  • Base and cover for a vertical rotisserie
    Patent number: D262710
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1982
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Williams, Marshall B. Johnson, Robert S. Myerly
  • Cooking utensil cover or the like
    Patent number: D263441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1982
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall B. Johnson, Amos Gott
  • Base for a vertical rotisserie
    Patent number: D264341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1980
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1982
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Williams, Marshall B. Johnson
  • Hot air corn popper
    Patent number: D273358
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1984
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall B. Johnson, Robert S. Myerly
  • Hand held can opener
    Patent number: D276406
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Assignee: Wear-Ever Aluminum, Inc.
    Inventors: Marshall B. Johnson, Joseph F. Moore, Robert S. Myerly