Patents by Inventor Jackie Lee

Jackie Lee 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).

  • Method and apparatus for dividing baker's dough into dough balls
    Patent number: 5750169
    Abstract: A mass of baker's dough is delivered from hopper (28) through stuffing pump (30), developer (38), branch conduits (42-44), through metering pumps (46-48), to dough divider (55), where the streams of dough are divided into dough balls which drop to a rounder bar conveyor (60). The columns of dough are independently maintained from the dough divider (55) to the sheeter-molder-panner (24-26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Southern Bakeries, Inc.
    Inventors: Jackie Lee Rose, Sterrett P. Campbell
  • Tobacco expansion apparatus
    Patent number: 5682907
    Abstract: An apparatus for expanding tobacco includes a chamber having a spool and shell arrangement and a device for compressing tobacco into the shell for impregnation. The spool includes first and second cylindrical end members and a connecting rod between the first and second end members. A seal is provided between the outer surface of the end members and the shell. Expansion agent is introduced into the chamber to impregnate the tobacco for expansion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Assignee: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
    Inventors: Lucas Jones Conrad, Jackie Lee White