Patents by Inventor Franciscus Hohmann

Franciscus Hohmann 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).

  • Device for nesting taco shells
    Patent number: 6217276
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for nesting taco shells, comprising: a stop for positioning a first taco shell, a pusher for urging taco shells toward the stop, pusher drive means for moving the pusher reciprocally relative to the stop, and control means for causing the minimum mutual distance between the stop and the pusher to increase stepwise during successive strokes of the pusher during making of a nest of taco shells. The invention also relates to a method of nesting taco shells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventors: Franciscus Hohmann, Gert Jan Rein Leppink