Patents by Inventor Kenneth Rutherford

Kenneth Rutherford 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).

  • Apparatus and method for inserting a filling into a food product
    Patent number: 5900265
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for inserting fillings into foods such as bagels, donuts, other pastries and confectioneries. A base supports a movable platform onto which a restraining device are mounted for fixing a food to be filled in a fixed position. Coiled tubing is provided for insertion into the food and for conveying a filling material into the food. Coiled tubing may be inserted by holding coiled tubing in fixed position and rotating the food. Alternatively, the food can be held in a fixed position and the coiled tubing rotated into the food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Inventor: Kenneth Rutherford