Patents by Inventor Max B. Hughes

Max B. Hughes 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 for forming individual serving portions of a frozen dairy confection
    Patent number: 4212611
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming individual serving portions of a frozen dairy confection from a block of the confection. A frame having a plurality of interconnected electrically conductive wires stretched across its sides serves as a die. The wires define a plurality of apertures. An electric power supply provides current to the wires and the electrical resistance of the wires heats the wires. Means are provided for moving a block of the frozen confection through the apertures so that the heated wires cut the block into the individual serving portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1980
    Inventor: Max B. Hughes