Patents by Inventor Alan Backus

Alan Backus 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).

  • Publication number: 20200329912
    Abstract: Food holding, mounting, and/or positioning devices, with particular application to, although not necessarily limited to, supporting unitary articles of food, including, but not necessarily limited to, deep frying large fowl, including Thanksgiving Day sized turkeys. A simplified cooking liquid filtering apparatus. A method and apparatus to simplifies, and makes more accurate, cooking liquid dispensing, and measurement. Example devices use liquid to cook foods, with particular application to, but not limited to, deep frying large unitary food articles, including, but not limited to, large fowl, including Thanksgiving Day sized turkeys. Further example devices store, dispense, and measure pourable materials, including both liquid and dry materials. An informational device, with particular applications to, but not limited to, provides instructions, and more particularly, although not limited to, providing operating instructions for household cooking devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventor: Alan BACKUS
  • Publication number: 20200305645
    Abstract: Reduced cooking liquid usage deep fryers, particularly adapted to cooking fowl, as well as other articles. Cooking liquid storage and filtering apparatus. Heating element structure configured to reduce the overall height of a deep fryer. Food support apparatus which simplify food handling. Cooking vessel configurations configured to reduce cooking liquid usage. Volume displacement members which may reduce cooking liquid usage. Fry basket construction. Food support and containment structures. Cooking liquid overflow safety structures. Passive condensation exhaust filtering. Apparatus allowing the cooking of stuffing and/or other articles, while deep frying a fowl or other articles. Removable dual food support handles. Food support apparatus for deep fryers which deep fry only a portion of unitary food article at one time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventor: Alan BACKUS
  • Publication number: 20200268024
    Abstract: Embodiments herein include devices adaptable to dehydrate articles, including foods. Embodiments are shown which can be compacted for reduced storage, and/or shipping requirements and/or for other purposes. Embodiments include simple, inexpensive means for controlling dehydrating conditions, including airflow. Various article holding devices, including devices to hold foods being dehydrated, are also shown. Such devices include vertical, diagonal, and horizontal panels to secure articles. Embodiments shown have variations which include the use of non-motorized convection airflow, as well as devices which incorporate motor driven air movement means. Embodiments are shown which may be used for preparing articles, including foods, for dehydration, including slicing such articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Alan BACKUS, Iulius MARICI
  • Publication number: 20200229650
    Abstract: A method for cooking fowl and/or other unitary food articles utilizing multiple immersions into hot cooking fluid includes cooking central portions of fowl, or other unitary food articles, for longer durations than one or both end portions of the fowl or unitary food articles by cooking central portions twice and cooking one or both end portions only once.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventor: Alan BACKUS
  • Publication number: 20200199855
    Abstract: Showerhead devices incorporate sensors to control bath fill levels. Showerheads have interchangeable attachments, including bristle attachments. Oral care devices are attachable to standard shower arms. Pump devices allow various lotions and fluids to be used in conjunction with showers. Shower organizing devices provide for ordered storage and access to accessories. Bathtub spouts including sensors and valves to control bathtub filled levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventor: Alan BACKUS
  • Publication number: 20200178720
    Abstract: A food holding wrapper is fabricated from malleable, thermally transmissive sheet material, and mechanically deformed to cause face-to-face contact with exterior food surfaces. A fluid filled cooking chamber provides heat to chambered fluid with sous vide cooking temperatures and durations. With air as the cooking fluid, the chamber heats fluid within the chamber to temperatures above boiling causing thermal coloring of outer food surfaces. User input directs a projected food serving time and a degree of thermal food surface coloringFluid within the cooking chamber is propelled by a motor driven impeller. The food containment wrapper which is coated on its interior surfaces with a nonstick coating. The food filled containment wrapper is vented to outside air. A user can enter a description of the food being cooked and a projected serving time, and a duration and start time of each required cooking processes is calculated from the projected serving time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Alan BACKUS
  • Publication number: 20200068926
    Abstract: A food dehydration device which can dry comestibles as well as other items utilizing electric and/or solar power. Drying trays may be disposed vertically or horizontally. Units may be stacked vertically to expand capacity. For food storage, drying trays may fit into standard zip plastic bags, without need of unloading. Drying trays may be sized similar to standard dinner plates to fit more easily into dishwashers, over countertop cabinets. Variable venting resists rain and other liquids from the drying cavity. A hand-operated pusher device may be used to impale foods onto posts to load the drying trays. Trays may include orthogonal posts to impale and/or open-air suspend on the tips of posts, articles being dried, such as fruit rollup trays, yogurt cups, herbs, seeds, or nuts. Embodiments may be stored on their side to reduce storage shelf height requirements suitably including nonstick coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Alan BACKUS, Iulius MARICI
  • Publication number: 20200000174
    Abstract: Footwear, sports equipment, weapons, gloves, vehicle controls, floor surfaces, and vehicle tires three dimensionally imprinted with friction ridge patterns derived from individuals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Donald PLANCE, Alan BACKUS
  • Publication number: 20190374066
    Abstract: Food holding, mounting, and/or positioning devices, with particular application to, although not necessarily limited to, supporting unitary articles of food, including, but not necessarily limited to, deep frying large fowl, including Thanksgiving Day sized turkeys. A simplified cooking liquid filtering apparatus. A method and apparatus to simplifies, and makes more accurate, cooking liquid dispensing, and measurement. Example devices use liquid to cook foods, with particular application to, but not limited to, deep frying large unitary food articles, including, but not limited to, large fowl, including Thanksgiving Day sized turkeys. Further example devices store, dispense, and measure pourable materials, including both liquid and dry materials. An informational device, with particular applications to, but not limited to, provides instructions, and more particularly, although not limited to, providing operating instructions for household cooking devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Alan BACKUS, Iulius MARICI
  • Publication number: 20190281869
    Abstract: A method for cooking fowl and/or other unitary food articles utilizing multiple immersions into hot cooking fluid includes cooking central portions of fowl, or other unitary food articles, for longer durations than one or both end portions of the fowl or unitary food articles by cooking central portions twice and cooking one or both end portions only once.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventor: Alan BACKUS
  • Patent number: 10362795
    Abstract: The present example embodiments relate to food preparation devices using natural flowing and/or fan driven circulating air, and details for the construction thereof. Example embodiments are shown, which may be reduced in size and volume by the user. Example embodiments are shown which utilize natural convection airflow. Example embodiments are also shown which utilize fan driven air which flows in alternating directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Inventor: Alan Backus
  • Publication number: 20190167027
    Abstract: The subject application is directed to a food processing device to extract juice. The device includes an inlet coupled to a disintegrator. The inlet is configured to accept food items and the disintegrator configured to disintegrate food items passed through the inlet. The device further includes a separator that accepts the disintegrated food items and separates out the liquid components from the food item. The device further includes a reservoir that is coupled to the separator for accepting and holding the liquid components. The reservoir includes a translucent member for viewing of liquid levels within the reservoir, and a valved outlet. The valved outlet is configured to allow or prevent the flow of liquid from the reservoir through the valved outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Inventor: Alan BACKUS
  • Publication number: 20190093324
    Abstract: Showerhead devices incorporate sensors to control bath fill levels. Showerheads have interchangeable attachments, including bristle attachments. Oral care devices are attachable to standard shower arms. Pump devices allow various lotions and fluids to be used in conjunction with showers. Shower organizing devices provide for ordered storage and access to accessories. Bathtub spouts including sensors and valves to control bathtub filled levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Alan BACKUS
  • Patent number: 10143323
    Abstract: A device to disintegrate comestible articles, comprising: a containment vessel with a floor and generally tubular sidewalls projecting upwardly from the floor, the sidewalls having a central longitudinal axis, a power rotated agitator disposed within the containment vessel above and proximate to the floor, having a rotational axis, and operable to both agitate and disintegrate comestible articles placed within the containment vessel, a power source, configured to rotate the agitator, a support housing which encloses the power source which is structured to removably mount the containment vessel. The containment vessel is canted relative to the motor shaft. Output of the containment vessel is filtered. A resiliently closed opening into the containment is formed in the vessel lid. A food handling mechanism introduces comestible articles into the containment vessel. A support mechanism mounts vessels below a device outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Inventor: Alan Backus
  • Publication number: 20180264241
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to deliver biological altering substances through body cavities including ears, nose, mouth, anus and vagina, utilizing at least osmotic, olfactory and inhaling transfusion of active ingredients includes a first reservoir configured to be disposed against sublingual surfaces and hold a first drug. The device is configured to transmit the first drug through sublingual surfaces into the bloodstream. A second reservoir, coupled to the first reservoir, is disposed below a nostril, and configured to hold a substance and transmit the substance into air passing from the exterior of the nostril into the nasal cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2017
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Donald PLANCE, Alan BACKUS
  • Publication number: 20180255955
    Abstract: The subject application is directed to a food processing device to extract juice. The device includes an inlet coupled to a disintegrator. The inlet is configured to accept food items and the disintegrator configured to disintegrate food items passed through the inlet. The device further includes a separator that accepts the disintegrated food items and separates out the liquid components from the food item. The device further includes a reservoir that is coupled to the separator for accepting and holding the liquid components. The reservoir includes a translucent member for viewing of liquid levels within the reservoir, and a valved outlet. The valved outlet is configured to allow or prevent the flow of liquid from the reservoir through the valved outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Alan BACKUS
  • Publication number: 20180064147
    Abstract: Embodiments herein include devices adaptable to dehydrate articles, including foods. Embodiments are shown which can be compacted for reduced storage, and/or shipping requirements and/or for other purposes. Embodiments include simple, inexpensive means for controlling dehydrating conditions, including airflow. Various article holding devices, including devices to hold foods being dehydrated, are also shown. Such devices include vertical, diagonal, and horizontal panels to secure articles. Embodiments shown have variations which include the use of non-motorized convection airflow, as well as devices which incorporate motor driven air movement means. Embodiments are shown which may be used for preparing articles, including foods, for dehydration, including slicing such articles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Alan BACKUS, Marici IULIUS
  • Publication number: 20180049590
    Abstract: Reduced cooking liquid usage deep fryers, particularly adapted to cooking fowl, as well as other articles. Cooking liquid storage and filtering apparatus. Heating element structure configured to reduce the overall height of a deep fryer. Food support apparatus which simplify food handling. Cooking vessel configurations configured to reduce cooking liquid usage. Volume displacement members which may reduce cooking liquid usage. Fry basket construction. Food support and containment structures. Cooking liquid overflow safety structures. Passive condensation exhaust filtering. Apparatus allowing the cooking of stuffing and/or other articles, while deep frying a fowl or other articles. Removable dual food support handles. Food support apparatus for deep fryers which deep fry only a portion of unitary food article at one time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Alan BACKUS, Marici IULIUS
  • Publication number: 20180000286
    Abstract: Food supports comprising vertical walled sleeves of both fixed and variable circumferences, and adaptable to be used standalone or to be used while disposed within a fry basket. A filter filters which filter cooking liquid while it remains within a cooking vessel. A supports is configured to contact and compress large food items. A heating apparatus is configured to allow foods to more efficiently adapt to restricted height circumstances. A cooking liquid overflow control includes a spillway and a storage reservoir. An emissions filter is configured to segregate filtered material through condensation as well as debris collection. A cooking device is configured for filtration and storage of both liquid and gaseous emissions. A user controlled power shutoff is configured to facilitate user access for quick disconnection via a magnetic plug. A full containment food support is configured to provide controlled entry and exit of fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Alan BACKUS, Marici IULIUS
  • Publication number: 20180000287
    Abstract: Embodiments to deep fat fry comestibles, including large food items. Such embodiments potentially being versatile enough to at least: deep fry, steam, bake, slow cook, and boil foods. Embodiments comprising contained food support vessels immersed into frying temperature cooking liquid baths, as well as boiling water, as well as hot air. Automatic fryer cleaning systems, utilizing food support vessels which drain through filter media. Contained food support vessels capped by lids. Unitary filter media configured to selectively remove debris and pollutants from both gasses and liquids exiting food support vessels. Condensation filtering into easy to empty and clean collection cups. Safety cooking liquid overflow protection into easily to empty and clean cups. A versatile, compactable funnel which may double as a cutting and food preparation surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Alan BACKUS, Marici IULIUS