Patents by Inventor Reed N. Prows

Reed N. Prows 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: 4608919
    Abstract: The machine includes a first horizontal moving belt onto which flat, flexible tortillas are placed. Burrito filling is placed thereon near the tortillas' leading edge. The leading edge of each tortilla contacts a first spinning transfer rod and a hinged plate at the end of the first belt. The plate folds the leading edge flap of the tortilla up and over the burrito filling and the rod transfers the partially formed burrito to a second horizontal moving belt. The second belt moves the partially formed burrito shell under a weighted curtain which presses the flap over the burrito filling. A second spinning transfer rod transfers the shell to a third moving belt which is narrower than a flat tortilla.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Inventors: Reed N. Prows, William J. Nicholas