Patents by Inventor Eugene F. Barber

Eugene F. Barber 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: 4539880
    Abstract: A self-contained, self-actuating corner radius punch and die machine is described including a plurality of spaced apart side-by-side cutting edges arranged in transverse alignment above a worktable. A motive power actuator, e.g., a hydraulic cylinder is mounted below the worktable with its actuator rod extending upwardly through the table and being connected to the punch. A guide is provided for preventing the punch from tilting about a horizontal axis and a stiffening plate is secured to the punch to rigidify the structure and to serve as a support for the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1985
    Inventors: Eugene F. Barber, Steven C. Barber
  • Patent number: 4224863
    Abstract: A portable device for making donuts and the like which includes a batter extruder, a cooking scroll into which the extruded batter is received, a heating element underlying the scroll for heating the cooking medium introduced therein for cooking the extruded batter, a circulation pump for circulating the cooking medium in which the extruded batter is carried through the scroll, a temperature regulator for regulating the temperature of the cooking medium in the scroll, a flow controller for controlling the flow of cooking medium through the scroll, and a conveyor for evacuating the finished product from the scroll. The extruder and flow controller are synchronized, whereby a continuous stream of raw batter may be introduced into the cooking medium and cooked therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1980
    Assignee: Wee Donuts, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene F. Barber, Steven C. Barber