US3209672A
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Automatic corn popping machine
Assignee: ELECTROWARE CORP
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Filing: 1961-05-04
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1981-05-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Roy J Baunach
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 05:39
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23L; A23L7/00; A23L7/10; A23L7/161; A23L7/174; A23L7/183; A23L7/187
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
210 words
IN A CORN POPPING MACHING: A FRAME, A RAW CORN HOPPER MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME, A HEATABLE SKILLET MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME BELOW SAID RAW CORN HOPPER, A POPPED CORN HOPPER BENEATH SAID HEATED SKILLET FOR RECEIVING POPPED CORN FROM SAID SKILLET, FIRST CYCLIC MOTOR DRIVEN VALVE MEANS WHICH AT A BEGINNING OF ITS CYCLE DUMPS RAW CORN INTO SAID SKILLET AND THEN RELOADS ITSELF PRIOR TO THE NEXT CYCLE, A PLUARALITY OF CONTAINER SUPPORTS UNIFORMLY SPACED IN A CIRCLE, MOTOR DRIVEN CONVEYING MEANS HAVING A DISCHARGE END FOR DELIVERING POPPED CORN FROM SAID POPPED CORN HOPPER TO SAID CONTAINER SUPPORTS, INDEXING MEANS FOR PROVIDING RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID DISCHARGE END OF SAID MOTOR DRIVEN CONVEYING MEANS AND SAID CONTAINER SUPPORTS TO CAUSE SAID DISCHARGE END OF SAID CONVEYING MEANS TO DISCHARGE SEQUENTIALLY TO SAID CONTAINER SUPPORTS, SECOND CYCLIC MOTOR DRIVEN MEANS FOR CAUSING SAID INDEXING MEANS TO INDEX ONCE EACH TIME SAID SECOND CYCLIC MOTOR DRIVEN MEANS IS ACTIVATED, FIRST CONTROL MEANS ACTIVATED WHEN SAID FIRST CYCLIC MOTOR DRIVEN MEANS IS NEAR THE END OF ITS CYCLE TO START SAID SECOND CYCLIC MOTOR DRIVEN MEANS, AND MEANS FOR CAUSING SAID SKILLET TO DUMP PRIOR TO THE START OF SAID NEXT CYCLE OF SAID FIRST CYCLIC MOTOR DRIVEN VALVE MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
210 words
IN A CORN POPPING MACHING: A FRAME, A RAW CORN HOPPER MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME, A HEATABLE SKILLET MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME BELOW SAID RAW CORN HOPPER, A POPPED CORN HOPPER BENEATH SAID HEATED SKILLET FOR RECEIVING POPPED CORN FROM SAID SKILLET, FIRST CYCLIC MOTOR DRIVEN VALVE MEANS WHICH AT A BEGINNING OF ITS CYCLE DUMPS RAW CORN INTO SAID SKILLET AND THEN RELOADS ITSELF PRIOR TO THE NEXT CYCLE, A PLUARALITY OF CONTAINER SUPPORTS UNIFORMLY SPACED IN A CIRCLE, MOTOR DRIVEN CONVEYING MEANS HAVING A DISCHARGE END FOR DELIVERING POPPED CORN FROM SAID POPPED CORN HOPPER TO SAID CONTAINER SUPPORTS, INDEXING MEANS FOR PROVIDING RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID DISCHARGE END OF SAID MOTOR DRIVEN CONVEYING MEANS AND SAID CONTAINER SUPPORTS TO CAUSE SAID DISCHARGE END OF SAID CONVEYING MEANS TO DISCHARGE SEQUENTIALLY TO SAID CONTAINER SUPPORTS, SECOND CYCLIC MOTOR DRIVEN MEANS FOR CAUSING SAID INDEXING MEANS TO INDEX ONCE EACH TIME SAID SECOND CYCLIC MOTOR DRIVEN MEANS IS ACTIVATED, FIRST CONTROL MEANS ACTIVATED WHEN SAID FIRST CYCLIC MOTOR DRIVEN MEANS IS NEAR THE END OF ITS CYCLE TO START SAID SECOND CYCLIC MOTOR DRIVEN MEANS, AND MEANS FOR CAUSING SAID SKILLET TO DUMP PRIOR TO THE START OF SAID NEXT CYCLE OF SAID FIRST CYCLIC MOTOR DRIVEN VALVE MEANS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-10-04 | 1969-04-05 | 1969-10-05 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-10-04 | 1973-04-05 | 1973-10-05 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-10-04 | 1977-04-05 | 1977-10-05 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |