Patents by Inventor Richard H. Hymes

Richard H. Hymes 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).

  • Cooking apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5465652
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for cooking food which includes the utilization of heat conductive bar members arranged to be placed over the heat surface or source, with the bar members spaced apart at a distance of between about 1/8 of an inch and 11/4 of an inch. The heat-conductive bar members are supported a thermally conductive barrier such as aluminum foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Inventor: Richard H. Hymes
  • Tapeless joint compound
    Patent number: 4205041
    Abstract: A curable formulation for application to dry wall surfaces and for jointing and filling dry wall panels. The formulation utilizes an internally plasticized vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer or alternatively, vinyl acetate-ethylene vinyl chloride interpolymers along with fillers and additives such as suspending agents, defoamers, emulsifiers, and thickeners. The formulation is stable in aqueous suspensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1980
    Inventor: Richard H. Hymes