Patents by Inventor Brian Hopper

Brian Hopper 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: 20210386109
    Abstract: An adjustable breading machine for applying a coating material onto a food product, the machine includes a frame and a breading chamber enclosure through which the food product travels along the food path to receive a coating material. The adjustable breading machine may also include a hopper fixedly connected to the frame to deliver a coating material into the breading chamber enclosure. At least partially within the breading chamber enclosure is a main conveyor and an outfeed conveyor. In a first mode of operation, the outfeed conveyor lies in the food path and receives food product from the main conveyor. The adjustable breading machine includes a drum assembly operatively disposed above the outfeed conveyor having a rotatable drum for transporting food product and coating material to the outfeed conveyor. The adjustable breading machine also includes a drum adjustment assembly for moving the drum assembly between modes of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Rodney Nelson, Matt Palmer, Antonio Munoz, Brian Hopper
  • Patent number: 11134712
    Abstract: An adjustable breading machine for applying a coating material onto a food product, the machine includes a frame and a breading chamber enclosure through which the food product travels along the food path to receive a coating material. The adjustable breading machine may also include a hopper fixedly connected to the frame to deliver a coating material into the breading chamber enclosure. At least partially within the breading chamber enclosure is a main conveyor and an outfeed conveyor. In a first mode of operation, the outfeed conveyor lies in the food path and receives food product from the main conveyor. The adjustable breading machine includes a drum assembly operatively disposed above the outfeed conveyor having a rotatable drum for transporting food product and coating material to the outfeed conveyor. The adjustable breading machine also includes a drum adjustment assembly for moving the drum assembly between modes of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: MP EQUIPMENT LLC
    Inventors: Rodney Nelson, Matt Palmer, Antonio Munoz, Brian Hopper
  • Publication number: 20200046012
    Abstract: An adjustable breading machine for applying a coating material onto a food product, the machine includes a frame and a breading chamber enclosure through which the food product travels along the food path to receive a coating material. The adjustable breading machine may also include a hopper fixedly connected to the frame to deliver a coating material into the breading chamber enclosure. At least partially within the breading chamber enclosure is a main conveyor and an outfeed conveyor. In a first mode of operation, the outfeed conveyor lies in the food path and receives food product from the main conveyor. The adjustable breading machine includes a drum assembly operatively disposed above the outfeed conveyor having a rotatable drum for transporting food product and coating material to the outfeed conveyor. The adjustable breading machine also includes a drum adjustment assembly for moving the drum assembly between modes of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: MP Equipment, LLC
    Inventors: RODNEY NELSON, Matt Palmer, Antonio Munoz, Brian Hopper
  • Patent number: 7628863
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a chamber for chemical vapor deposition on a substrate in a processing region comprising a gas box having a heated lid comprising a gas inlet passage, and a face plate connected to the heated lid positioned to conduct gas from the heated gas box to a substrate processing region. Also, a method for providing heat to a chemical vapor deposition chamber comprising supplying heat to a lid of a gas box, and heating a face plate connected to the gas box by heat transfer from the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Soovo Sen, Inna Shmurun, Thomas Nowak, Nancy Fung, Brian Hopper, Andrzej Kaszuba, Eller Juco
  • Publication number: 20070107660
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a chamber for chemical vapor deposition on a substrate in a processing region comprising a gas box having a heated lid comprising a gas inlet passage, and a face plate connected to the heated lid positioned to conduct gas from the heated gas box to a substrate processing region. Also, a method for providing heat to a chemical vapor deposition chamber comprising supplying heat to a lid of a gas box, and heating a face plate connected to the gas box by heat transfer from the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Soovo Sen, Inna Shmurun, Thomas Nowak, Nancy Fung, Brian Hopper, Andrzej Kaszuba, Eller Juco
  • Publication number: 20060054183
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for cleaning a semiconductor manufacturing chamber comprising introducing a heteroatomic fluorine containing gas to a remote plasma source, disassociating the heteroatomic fluorine containing gas, forming diatomic fluorine, transporting gas from the remote plasma source into a processing region of the chamber, and ionizing the diatomic fluorine with an in situ plasma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Nowak, Li-Qun Xia, Juan Carlos Rocha-Alvarez, Brian Hopper, Yuri Trachuk, Ganesh Balasubramanian, Daemian Raj
  • Publication number: 20060027165
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for obtaining a tailored heat transfer profile in a chamber housing a microprocessor manufacturing process, including estimating heat transfer properties of the chamber; estimating heat absorptive properties of a wafer; adjusting the physical characteristics of the chamber to correct the heat transfer properties; and utilizing the chamber for manufacturing microprocessors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventors: Soovo Sen, Inna Shmurun, Thomas Nowak, Nancy Fung, Brian Hopper, Andrzej Kaszuba, Eller Juco
  • Publication number: 20050272326
    Abstract: A system for removably mounting fins to a water craft or surfboard comprising drilling one or more cavities completely through the water craft or surfboard, inserting a sleeve in each cavity, filling the void between the sleeve and the cavity with a thermosetting resin which binds the sleeve in the cavity, inserting a fin having one or more footings into sleeves, each footing frictionally fitting into a sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventor: Brian Hopper