Patents by Inventor Edward E. Herman

Edward E. Herman 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).

  • Patent number: 6755149
    Abstract: Apparatus for applying glaze to warmed doughnuts includes a base, an oven supported on the base, a food finishing area located below the oven, and a discharge area at an output of the food finishing area. A drive mechanism includes first couplings positioned in the food finishing area and discharge area. Supports, fixed to the base, project outward adjacent to each of the drive mechanism first couplings. Two conveyor units are included, each conveyor unit including a chassis and a driving component having a second coupling and supporting belt. Each conveyor unit chassis is mounted on the supports so that the second coupling engages one of the first couplings to provide power from the drive mechanism to the conveyor units' driving components. The conveyors are releasable as a unit from the supports to facilitate cleaning of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Herman & Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Edward E. Herman
  • Publication number: 20040000269
    Abstract: Apparatus for applying glaze to warmed doughnuts includes a base, an oven supported on the base, a food finishing area located below the oven, and a discharge area at an output of the food finishing area. A drive mechanism includes first couplings positioned in the food finishing area and discharge area. Supports, fixed to the base, project outward adjacent to each of the drive mechanism first couplings. Two conveyor units are included, each conveyor unit including a chassis and a driving component having a second coupling and supporting belt. Each conveyor unit chassis is mounted on the supports so that the second coupling engages one of the first couplings to provide power from the drive mechanism to the conveyor units' driving components. The conveyors are releasable as a unit from the supports to facilitate cleaning of the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventor: Edward E. Herman