Patents by Inventor Thomas Bivens

Thomas Bivens 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: 8066889
    Abstract: A method for filtering particulate material from cooking oil used in a frying process at a filtration temperature within the range of 250° F. to 400° F. includes providing a filter comprising a non-woven panel of directionally or randomly oriented fibers of synthetic material, and exposing the filter to the cooking oil at the filtration temperature while drawing the cooking oil therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Masterfil, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Bivens, J. Garrieth Clark
  • Publication number: 20090250414
    Abstract: A method for filtering particulate material from cooking oil used in a frying process at a filtration temperature within the range of 250° F. to 400° F. includes providing a filter comprising a non-woven panel of directionally or randomly oriented fibers of synthetic material, and exposing the filter to the cooking oil at the filtration temperature while drawing the cooking oil therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas Bivens, J.G. Clark
  • Publication number: 20070289927
    Abstract: A filter for filtering particulate material from cooking oil used in a frying process is comprised of a non-woven panel of directionally or randomly oriented fibers of a synthetic material. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a majority of the fibers comprising said non-woven panel have a size within the range of 1-25 denier, and a length within the range of 1.5-5 inches. It is also preferred that the material of the filter be affected by exposure to the cooking oil at a filtration temperature within the range of 250° F. to 400° F. such that the panel experiences a vertical dimensional expansion of at least about 20% upon exposure to the cooking oil at the filtration temperature for a period of time within the range of 15-120 seconds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Thomas Bivens, J.G. Clark
  • Publication number: 20060013931
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a cooking oil filter comprising a synthetic non-woven felt material and a method of filtering cooking oil utilizing a non-woven synthetic material applied at operational cooking oil temperatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Bivens, J. Clark