Patents by Inventor Harold F. Yother

Harold F. Yother 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).

  • Reel for applying topical substances to base products
    Patent number: 5403395
    Abstract: An arrangement for the application of topical substances to base products. A rotatable star-shaped reel structure is rotated, in which a flowable base product is tumbled while being coated with the topical substance so as to ensure an appropriate uniform distribution of the topical substance on the surfaces of the base product while inhibiting the formation of clump-like agglomerates of coated base product on the internal surfaces of the reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1995
    Assignee: Kraft General Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Nancy J. McCullough, Kenneth A. Seymour, Harold F. Yother