Patents by Inventor Harry E. Haas

Harry E. Haas 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).

  • Automated machine for making semi-frozen beverages
    Patent number: 7603870
    Abstract: An automated machine for making semi-frozen beverages includes a bowl system with a chamber and a dispensing assembly. A mixing system includes an auger rotatably received in said chamber and a dispensing assembly. A drive assembly includes a motor drivingly connected to a flexible drive belt connected to and adapted for driving the auger. A refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator cylinder for receiving refrigerant from a compressor. The evaporator cylinder is located within the auger. A consistency control mechanism controls a valve for discontinuing the flow of refrigerant to the evaporator cylinder when the product reaches a desired consistency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Toskany International, LLC
    Inventors: Vasilios Mavridis, Theoharis Georgiadis, Harry E. Haas, Kenneth A. Miller
  • Automated machine for making semi-frozen beverages
    Publication number: 20080092580
    Abstract: An automated machine for making semi-frozen beverages includes a bowl system with a chamber and a dispensing assembly. A mixing system includes an auger rotatably received in said chamber and a dispensing assembly. A drive assembly includes a motor drivingly connected to a flexible drive belt connected to and adapted for driving the auger. A refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator cylinder for receiving refrigerant from a compressor. The evaporator cylinder is located within the auger. A consistency control mechanism controls a valve for discontinuing the flow of refrigerant to the evaporator cylinder when the product reaches a desired consistency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Vasilios Mavridis, Theoharis Georgiadis, Harry E. Haas, Kenneth A. Miller