Patents by Inventor Clyde R. Laughman

Clyde R. Laughman 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).

  • Condiment applying apparatus and method
    Patent number: 4210074
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for applying condiment, say salt to pretzels, wherein the pretzels or other articles are conveyed beneath a condiment dispenser for receiving condiment therefrom on the upper side of the article while condiment passes beneath the article to a collector, and the article is transferred to the collector onto collected condiment for application of the condiment to the under side of the article. The apparatus is selectively operable to apply condiment to only a single side of an article by feeding the article to the collector before deposit of condiment on the collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1980
    Inventor: Clyde R. Laughman