Patents by Inventor Ernest Fick

Ernest Fick 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).

  • Method of and apparatus for curing tobacco
    Patent number: 4559956
    Abstract: In the curing of tobacco leaf in a curer heated air is circulated through the curer and controlled so that a first temperature is maintained in the curer for a given period of time. During this period the relative humidity level is reduced to a desired level. Thereafter a maximum predetermined temperature difference is maintained between upper and lower zones in the curer to dry the leaf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1985
    Assignee: Modsa (Proprietary) Limited
    Inventors: Jan H. De Lange, Ernest Fick