Patents by Inventor Al Hollingsworth

Al Hollingsworth 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).

  • Food preparation system and method
    Patent number: 5132914
    Abstract: A fully automated robotized system and method is provided for cooking food products. The system and method is especially useful for use in a quick service or fast food restaurant and, in one embodiment, is capable of cooking, on a fully automated basis, french fries, chicken nuggets, fish filets and chicken patties. In one embodiment, the system includes a robot, a bulk uncooked food dispensing station, a cooking station and a cooked food storage station. The system can be controlled by a computer operating and control station that controls and directs the robot to obtain bulk food from the dispensing station, place it in cooking position at the cooking station and when cooked, remove the food and deliver it to the storage station, at a rate required to fill anticipated customer orders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Restaurant Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Cahlander, David W. Carroll, Robert A. Hanson, Al Hollingsworth, John O. Reinertsen
  • Food preparation robot
    Patent number: 4922435
    Abstract: A fully automated robotized system and method is provided for cooking food products. The system and method is especially useful for use in a quick service or fast food restaurant and, in one embodiment, is capable of cooking, on a fully automated basis, french fries, chicken nuggets, fish filets and chicken patties. In one embodiment, the system includes a robot, a bulk uncooked food dispensing station, a cooking station and a cooked food storage station. The system can be controlled by a computer operating and control station that controls and directs the robot to obtain bulk food from the dispensing station, place it in cooking position at the cooking station and when cooked, remove the food and deliver it to the storage station, at a rate required to fill anticipated customer orders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignee: Restaurant Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Cahlander, David W. Carroll, Robert A. Hanson, Al Hollingsworth, John O. Reinertsen