Patents by Inventor E. Eves

E. Eves 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: 20060231550
    Abstract: A constraint mechanism for holding products as they are processed through a microwave applicator, used specifically for constraining products as they travel on one or more continuous conveyors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Publication date: October 19, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Wendel, E. Eves, Bruce Secovich
  • Publication number: 20060049185
    Abstract: A continuous system for heating articles that pass through an oven cavity heated by microwave energy. A conveyor used to continuously feed items through the oven cavity contains one or more dividing mechanisms arranged along its longitudinal axis. The dividing mechanism(s) prevent at least some of the articles from touching one another while being heated. The dividing mechanism may take the form of one or more o-ring cord dividers that are wrapped around and driven by the conveyor. In an alternate embodiment, the dividing mechanism may comprise a plurality of molds defining a specific outer contour for the articles to be heated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Randall Masson, E. Eves, Bruce Secovich
  • Publication number: 20050092741
    Abstract: A continuous feed microwave applicator having a choke formed along a longitudinal gap. A conveyor may be fit to run along the length of the applicator, within the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Applicant: The Ferrite Company, Inc.
    Inventors: E. Eves, Bruce Secovich