Patents by Inventor Sydney L. Bair, Jr.

Sydney L. Bair, Jr. 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: 3996760
    Abstract: A conveyor carries a plurality of frozen confection molds evenly spaced within rows. The molds incorporate a plurality of uniform spiral grooves to form spiral fins on the frozen confections. Ingredients are inserted into the molds and frozen with sticks embedded therein. An extractor arm is positioned above the row of frozen product and lowered to cause clamps to grip the sticks. When the extractor arm is raised, a cam pivots the clamps about a vertical axis to permit the fins to follow the spiral contour of the mold grooves as the frozen confections are withdrawn from the molds. The frozen confections are subsequently released from the clamp elements by a trip bar which simultaneously opens the jaws of the clamps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1975
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1976
    Assignee: Merritt Foods Company
    Inventor: Sydney L. Bair, Jr.