Patents by Inventor George Sowden

George Sowden 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).

  • Coffee making machine
    Patent number: 6634280
    Abstract: An infusion group for infusion making machines, in particular for making espresso coffee, comprises a moving member (2) that has an internal cavity (3) adapted to receive a dose of powdered substance and that can be horizontally translated. The chamber co-operates with a piston (4) that can be horizontally translated and with a stationary piston (5), and the dose of powdered substance can be compressed between such pistons because of the translation. The moving member (2) and the moving piston (4) are simultaneously translated in opposite directions by respective threaded shafts (8, 18) that are simultaneously rotated in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Rancilio Macchine per Caffe' S.p.A.
    Inventors: George Sowden, Vittorio Bonissi, Armando Fogagnolo
  • Coffee making machine
    Publication number: 20020104441
    Abstract: An infusion group for infusion making machines, in particular for making espresso coffee, comprises a moving member (2) that has an internal cavity (3) adapted to receive a dose of powdered substance and that can be horizontally translated. The chamber co-operates with a piston (4) that can be horizontally translated and with a stationary piston (5), and the dose of powdered substance can be compressed between such pistons because of the translation. The moving member (2) and the moving piston (4) are simultaneously translated in opposite directions by respective threaded shafts (8, 18) that are simultaneously rotated in opposite directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: George Sowden, Vittorio Bonissi, Armando Fogagnolo
  • Facsimile machine
    Patent number: D346163
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Ing. C. Olivetti & C., S.p.A.
    Inventor: George Sowden
  • Kettle
    Patent number: D966773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: HAY APS
    Inventor: George Sowden
  • Toaster
    Patent number: D974817
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: HAY APS
    Inventor: George Sowden