Patents by Inventor Frederick Fulton

Frederick Fulton 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).

  • Apparatus for cooking dough products
    Patent number: 5351607
    Abstract: A shower cooker apparatus includes a lower vessel and an upper shower fan for a heated fluid cooking medium such as water. The bottom portion of the bagel or other dough product is bathed in the vessel, while the top portion is showered, for simultaneous cooking of the top and bottom portions. The dough products are carried on a conveyor which is submerged in the cooking vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Assignee: Kraft General Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Rini, Vincent Apicella, Frederick Fulton, Bennet Black, James Sinnott
  • Method for cooking dough products
    Patent number: 5131835
    Abstract: A shower cooker apparatus includes a lower vessel and an upper shower fan for a heated fluid cooking medium such as water. The bottom portion of the bagel or other dough product is bathed in the vessel, while the top portion is showered, for simultaneous cooking of the top and bottom portions. The dough products are carried on a conveyor which is submerged in the cooking vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1992
    Assignee: Kraft General Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Rini, Vincent Apicella, Frederick Fulton, Bennet Black, James Sinnott