Patents by Inventor Edward McCarthy, III.

Edward McCarthy, III. 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: 20160378226
    Abstract: The present invention involves cases and overlays for a handheld electronic devices used for data entry. The case comprises a cover portion and an overlay portion having one or more actuatable keys for interacting with an enclosed electronic device without direct physical contact of the device by a user. Optionally the overlay portion includes one or more openings which allows a user to directly contact the enclosed device. Interchangeable overlays are also disclosed allowing for different combinations and configurations of keys and/or openings depending on the electronic device being used and the desired task being performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventor: Michael Edward McCarthy, III
  • Patent number: 5134927
    Abstract: Automatic forced air food heating apparatus having an automatic feeding bin for automatically feeding french fries or the like into a rotary heating basket, a warming compartment for maintaining foods heated in the heating basket at serving temperature for extended periods of time, automatically-operated means for automatically dropping the heated food into the warming compartment, automatically-operated means for shielding the operator from direct contact with the heating basket, and automatic cooling means for cooling the apparatus in preparation for the manual cleaning thereof, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1992
    Inventors: Edward McCarthy, III., Rankin A. Milliken