Patents by Inventor Stephen W. Frankel

Stephen W. Frankel 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 to heat and froth milk utilizing counter rotating mesh tabs paddles
    Patent number: 6283625
    Abstract: The invention includes an apparatus to automatically heat and froth milk for beverages. The apparatus includes a container, a lower paddle group and upper paddle group located above the container bottom. Each paddle group includes at least two paddles. The lower paddle group is adapted to rotate in a direction that is counter to the rotation of the upper paddle group. The apparatus further includes a heater disposed firmly against and below the container bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Inventors: Stephen W. Frankel, Robert M. Fey
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO AUTOMATICALLY HEAT AND FROTH MILK FOR BEVERAGES
    Publication number: 20010002891
    Abstract: The invention relates to an automatic beverage frother. The beverage frother includes a lower housing assembly having a motor coupled to a gear train. The gear train may be removeably coupled to an upper paddle group and a lower paddle group disposed within a container. Each paddle group rotates about the longitudinal axis of the container in opposite directions. Within each paddle group is at least one paddle where each paddle is formed of a frame having mesh disposed within the frame. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Publication date: June 7, 2001
    Applicant: STEPHEN W. FRANKEL
    Inventors: STEPHEN W. FRANKEL, ROBERT M. FEY