Patents by Inventor Robert John Cecil Hawthorne

Robert John Cecil Hawthorne 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 making candy floss
    Patent number: 8333577
    Abstract: An apparatus for making candy floss comprising a rotatable bowl; a rotatable heating element located within the bowl; means for depositing a quantity of sugar into the bowl; and an actuating mechanism including means for gripping a stick. The actuating mechanism actuates a gripped stick in a first direction between an extended position, in which the stick is at least partially located within the bowl, and a retracted position in which the stick is withdrawn from the bowl. The actuating mechanism and/or the gripping means rotate the gripped stick about its longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Inventor: Robert John Cecil Hawthorne
  • Apparatus for making candy floss
    Patent number: 7901722
    Abstract: An apparatus for making candy floss comprising a rotatable bowl; a rotatable heating element located within the bowl; means for depositing a quantity of sugar into the bowl; and an actuating mechanism including means for gripping a stick. The actuating mechanism actuates a gripped stick in a first direction between an extended position, in which the stick is at least partially located within the bowl, and a retracted position in which the stick is withdrawn from the bowl. The actuating mechanism and/or the gripping means rotate the gripped stick about its longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Inventor: Robert John Cecil Hawthorne