Patents by Inventor John E. Bowden

John E. Bowden 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).

  • Griddle mounted hot dog turner with lift off detachable drive unit
    Patent number: 4633772
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically turning hot dogs upon a conventional griddle which has an easily attachable and detachable motor drive unit and continuously turns the hot dogs and cooks them properly on the griddle. The turner has a grid which slidably rests upon the griddle and has a plurality of laterally elongated openings for receipt of the hot dogs. A portable, detachable drive unit rests upon a surface which is adjacent to the griddle. A releasable coupling means drivingly, but detachable connects the drive unit to the grid for driving the grid in longitudinal reciprocation so that the hot dogs are rotated in alternate directions for even cooking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Assignee: Wendy's International, Inc.
    Inventors: John E. Bowden, Roy E. Hook, E. Craig Miller