Patents by Inventor Alex M. Smith

Alex M. Smith 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).

  • HIGH THROUGHPUT NUT GRINDER
    Publication number: 20140299686
    Abstract: A high capacity nut grinder includes an auger configured to slice nuts as they are received from a hopper and convey the nuts from the hopper to a receiving volume between a pair of grinding plates. Optionally, the nut grinder can include a sleeve including an asymmetrical aperture configured to cooperate with the nut auger to slice nuts without expelling nuts upward into the nut hopper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: COUNTRY LIVING PRODUCTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: JACK R. JENKINS, JOEL A. JENKINS, ALEX M. SMITH
  • Nut grinder
    Patent number: 8690092
    Abstract: A nut grinder includes a nut auger, a stationary grinding plate, and a rotatable grinding plate configured to grind nuts. The nut auger and rotatable grinding plate may be adapted to receive rotational power from a human user or a mechanical source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Country Living Productions, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack R. Jenkins, Joel A. Jenkins, Alex M. Smith
  • NUT GRINDER
    Publication number: 20110284670
    Abstract: A nut grinder includes a nut auger, a stationary grinding plate, and a rotatable grinding plate configured to grind nuts. The nut auger and rotatable grinding plate may be adapted to receive rotational power from a human user or a mechanical source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: COUNTRY LIVING PRODUCTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Jack R. Jenkins, Joel A. Jenkins, Alex M. Smith