Patents by Inventor Clinton N. Tate

Clinton N. Tate 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).

  • Device for drying foods
    Patent number: 5992309
    Abstract: A device for drying food includes a bowl having a bottom wall and a sidewall terminating in a top edge, a cover removably connected to the top edge of the bowl and a perforated basket disposed in the bowl and rotatable relative thereto coaxially therewith, and a drive assembly coupled to the basket for effecting rotation thereof. The drive assembly includes a linearly reciprocating handle structure with a screw shaft engageable with a nut coupled to the basket for converting the reciprocating movement of the handle structure to rotary motion of the basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: General Housewares Corp.
    Inventors: Paul J. Mulhauser, Erika Elmuts, Elizabeth Erin O'Halloran, Mario M. Protano, Jonathan C. Roche, Clinton N. Tate