Patents by Inventor Jerald M. Swisher

Jerald M. Swisher 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).

  • Patent number: 5515774
    Abstract: A rotary cooker includes a cabinet assembly having a bottom, a top, opposite sidewalls, a front wall and a back wall. A door opening is formed in the front wall and is selectively closed by a door hingedly mounted on the front wall. A spit/rotisserie assembly includes a drive shaft rotatably received in bearings mounted in the cabinet assembly sidewalls, and further includes a rotisserie selectively mounted on the drive shaft for operation in a rotisserie configuration. The rotisserie can be removed from the drive shaft for operation in a spit cooking configuration. A drive assembly includes a motor drivingly connected to the drive shaft, a battery for selectively powering the motor and a photovoltaic solar collector array for charging the battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Swisher Mower & Machine Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jerald M. Swisher, Max B. Swisher, Wayne O. Swisher
  • Patent number: 4805933
    Abstract: A hose end sleeve is provided which includes an elastomeric body with proximate and distal ends and a bore extending therebetween. The bore receives a female hose coupling nut adjacent the distal end whereat the body is expanded to receive the nut in a fixed engagement. The bore rotatably receives a hose tube extending from the female coupling so that the sleeve is adapted for rotating the coupling nut with respect to the hose tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Swisher Mower & Machine Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Jerald M. Swisher