Patents by Inventor Thane Humphrey

Thane Humphrey 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).

  • Food press systems, devices, components and methods
    Patent number: 9687019
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a food press that utilizes mechanical devices, such as lever arms, inclined planes, cams, and/or rollers to increase the force applied to food by a ratio of two to one or more in comparison to the force applied by a human operator to the device. High compression forces are particularly important when working with low fat foods such as low-fat hamburger, game meat, flaked or ground fish or ground vegetable products. The various embodiment of food presses described and disclosed herein may also be used to produce stuffed food products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph Imlach, Thane Humphrey
  • Food Press Systems, Devices, Components and Methods
    Publication number: 20140356504
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a food press that utilizes mechanical devices, such as lever arms, inclined planes, cams, and/or rollers to increase the force applied to food by a ratio of two to one or more in comparison to the force applied by a human operator to the device. High compression forces are particularly important when working with low fat foods such as low-fat hamburger, game meat, flaked or ground fish or ground vegetable products. The various embodiment of food presses described and disclosed herein may also be used to produce stuffed food products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph Imlach, Thane Humphrey