Patents by Inventor Eddie R. Fowler

Eddie R. Fowler 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).

  • System for determining the development status of a mass such as bread dough in a powered mixer
    Patent number: 5472273
    Abstract: A system determines the development status of a mass such as bread dough in a powered mixer by applying a set of expert rules to qualitative variables determined from the elapsed mixing time and instantaneous power flow to the mixer over time. The preferred apparatus includes a monitor for tracking the instantaneous power flow coupled with a computer for determining the variables and applying the rules stored in computer memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Eddie R. Fowler, Chen-Kang Wang