Patents by Inventor Nikolas G. Balkos

Nikolas G. Balkos 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).

  • Press for making patties and method of operation
    Patent number: 6997697
    Abstract: A press for making a patty includes a substantially flat panel to contact the product to be pressed into a patty. An upstanding member is affixed to the panel. A weight member or “mould” surrounds the upstanding member. The weight member is moveable along the upstanding member between a first position where the weight member overlies the panel to facilitate the application of force to the product and a second position where the weight member is spaced from the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventors: Loukritia Balkos, Nikolas G. Balkos, Konstantine G. Balkos, Elena Balkos
  • Press for making patties and method of operation
    Publication number: 20010031302
    Abstract: A press for making a patty includes a substantially flat panel to contact the product to be pressed into a patty. An upstanding member is affixed to the panel. A weight member or “mould” surrounds the upstanding member. The weight member is moveable along the upstanding member between a first position where the weight member overlies the panel to facilitate the application of force to the product and a second position where the weight member is spaced from the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Loukritia Balkos, Nikolas G. Balkos, Konstantine G. Balkos, Elena Balkos