Patents by Inventor Barry E. Hemmings

Barry E. Hemmings 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).

  • Angular cooking tongs for manipulating delicate food items
    Patent number: 8348316
    Abstract: Cooking tongs comprise a flat slice portion (1) and a dished portion (2) mounted on elongate arms (3, 4) with a spring hinge (5) therebetween biasing the portions to a spaced apart position. The dished portion comprises a forward edge which is substantially straight, when viewed in plan, a concave part (9) adapted to accommodate the yolk portion of a frying egg, and a periphery (8) around said concave part lying in a single plane. The portions are mounted on the respective arms in such a manner as to permit the flat surface to engage the flat slice portion uniformly when the portions are pressed together, whereby to engage the white of said egg around the yolk, in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Barry E. Hemmings
  • COOKING TONGS
    Publication number: 20120049549
    Abstract: Cooking tongs comprise a flat slice portion (1) and a dished portion (2) mounted on elongate arms (3, 4) with a spring hinge (5) therebetween biasing the portions to a spaced apart position. The dished portion comprises a forward edge which is substantially straight, when viewed in plan, a concave part (9) adapted to accommodate the yolk portion of a frying egg, and a periphery (8) around said concave part lying in a single plane. The portions are mounted on the respective arms in such a manner as to permit the flat surface to engage the flat slice portion uniformly when the portions are pressed together, whereby to engage the white of said egg around the yolk, in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventor: Barry E. Hemmings