Patents by Inventor Jacob T. Nelson

Jacob T. Nelson 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).

  • Dough dispensing and support apparatus
    Patent number: 4201358
    Abstract: A dough dispensing device and support is illustrated including a rotatable molding means having axially spaced dough receiving cavities formed therein with a stationary separator therebetween to facilitate rapid dispensing of molded dough configurations. A support for the dough dispenser has a pair of pivotal connections between the dough dispenser and a stationary support surface so that the dough dispenser may be maneuvered upwardly for clearing the side of a cooking compartment to which the dough is to be dispensed and subsequently pivoted to a lowered position closely above the surface of the cooking medium contained in the cooking compartment for safely and rapidly dispensing a plurality of dough masses without splashing of the cooking medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1980
    Inventor: Jacob T. Nelson
  • Dispensing device
    Patent number: 4127375
    Abstract: A dispensing device for rapidly dispensing a plurality of uniform dough masses is illustrated wherein an axially movable lid member is provided for aiding the flow of dough from the interior of a dough chamber through a dispensing outlet carried adjacent a bottom end of the chamber and a separator member is provided for snychronized movement with the lid member to sever a predetermined amount of dough as it flows from the dispensing outlet forming a separated dough mass of uniform amount and shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 28, 1978
    Inventor: Jacob T. Nelson
  • Dough dispensing and support apparatus
    Patent number: 4094623
    Abstract: A dough dispensing device and support is illustrated including a rotatable molding means having axially spaced dough receiving cavities formed therein with a stationary separator therebetween to facilitate rapid dispensing of molded dough configurations. A support for the dough dispenser has a pair of pivotal connections between the dough dispenser and a stationary support surface so that the dough dispenser may be maneuvered upwardly for clearing the side of a cooking compartment to which the dough is to be dispensed and subsequently pivoted to a lowered position closely above the surface of the cooking medium contained in the cooking compartment for safely and rapidly dispensing a plurality of dough masses without splashing of the cooking medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1978
    Inventor: Jacob T. Nelson