Patents by Inventor Ernestine Hampton

Ernestine Hampton 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: 4618075
    Abstract: There is provided a combination storage container for flour and system for sifting flour which operate independently to enable dispensing of select amounts of coarse or sifted flour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1986
    Inventor: Ernestine Hampton
  • Patent number: 4554866
    Abstract: An apparatus for rapidly breaking and separating eggs is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an egg holder for holding a plurality of eggs stationary in a select number of rows. A pair of contiguous knife blades are positioned below each row of eggs. The knife blades are movable from a lower position below the eggs to an upper position wherein the knife blades break the shells of the eggs. The knife blades are movable horizontally to a spaced-apart position to allow the egg contents to drain between the knife blades. A receptacle is provided for receiving the egg contents. A hollow cone with a depressible collar is preferably positioned below each egg to receive the egg contents. The collar can be depressed to allow the egg whites to overflow the cones into the receptacle and only the egg yolks are retained within the cones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1985
    Inventor: Ernestine Hampton