Patents by Inventor Rayburn M. Hight

Rayburn M. Hight 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: 4394984
    Abstract: Apparatus for shaving ice from block of ice and producing selected quantities of finely divided ice particles for use in drinks, refreshments and the like. A power driven rotary shaving head incorporating ice shaving cutters is rotated against a block of ice to shave particles of ice therefrom. The ice block is moved against the shaving head by a pusher mechanism incorporating a wobble plate which grips a transverse guide and support rod under selective manual control. An externally positioned operator lever is manipulated by the user to induce precisely controlled movement of the ice pusher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1983
    Assignee: Polar Bear, Inc.
    Inventors: Rayburn M. Hight, Paul M. Corrick