Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123507 | Cotton candy machine A cotton candy machine includes a housing and a stick grabbing device mounted in the housing. A stick rotating device is mounted in the housing and aside corresponds to the stick grabbing device. A feeding device is mounted in the housing and a sugar floss maker is ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7641460 | Cotton candy handling device A device and method for continuous production of cotton candy and automated handling of the cotton candy in a way that collects and condenses the cotton candy into a continuous strand. ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7479002 | Locking system for a cotton candy machine A locking system for a cotton candy machine includes a pair of rotatable cam members that are selectively engagable and disengagable from a motor mount of the machine to alternatively lock and unlock the machine. A rotatable handle or a pair of rotatable levers are ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7438545 | Cotton candy machine To provide a cotton candy machine that is useful especially when using candy balls as a cotton candy material. A horizontal pedestal 28 is disposed at the upper end 11a of a rotary shaft 11. Threaded levers 30 are provided o... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7300269 | Heater control for cotton candy spinner head Within a cotton candy machine a delay-on-break delay timer is used to delay the de-energization of the spinner-head motor for a predetermined period of time after the heater elements are turned off. Thus, while the heater elements are cooling down, the motor and spi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7141748 | Multifunctional switch with indicator A multifunctional switch with an indicator for selecting and switching a plurality of functions is disclosed. The multifunctional switch is provided with a dial knob capable of being pushed in an axial direction and rotated; a window formed at a center of the dial k... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7090066 | Unloading system for particulate material This invention concerns a new grain unloading system using an integrated ramp, horizontal transfer conveyor and elevating system. The unit is towed, positioned and powered by an agricultural tractor. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6939515 | Apparatuses and methods for creating and testing pre-formulations and systems for same The invention provides methods, apparatus, and systems for performing high-throughput preparation and screening of salts and polymorphs of drug candidates. The invention is directed towards enhancing the pre-formulation discovery process used for drug development. I... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6722869 | Cotton candy making apparatus In a cotton candy making apparatus with a removable tray, a main power supply switch and an auxiliary switch are provided. The main power supply switch is locked by being rotated in a predetermined direction while being depressed. Contacts of the auxiliary switch ar... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6612823 | Cotton candy making machine A cotton candy making machine has a rotary pot having a rotation axis associated with a driving means, where a heater is included to heat sugar provided as a raw material and release the heated sugar in the form of floss-like threaded sugar from the rotar... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6585504 | Cotton candy apparatus utilizing spinner head with film heater An apparatus for making cotton candy comprises a bowl and a motor with a spinner head mounted in the bowl and coupled to the motor for rotation about an axis. The spinner head comprises a perforated band which extends generally circumferentially around th... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6284164 | Cotton candy machine An improved cotton candy machine melts sugar by inductively heating a spinning head and preferably a perforated spinner band on the spinner head. An induction heater is disposed in a machine base beneath the rotating spinner head and excites the band to a... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6116880 | Apparatus for melt spinning feedstock material A spinner head provides for the production of melt-spun product. The spinner head includes a base and a cover spaced from the base. A plurality of discrete spaced apart elongate heating elements are positioned between the base and the cover and define a c... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5939120 | Externally heated material processing apparatus and method A material processing apparatus and method for processing a solid feedstock material through a melt spin process including a spinner head having a spinner head chamber defined by a parametrical processing wall through which the solid feedstock material is... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5876764 | Automatic cotton candy machine A machine includes a stick hopper for dispensing sticks one by one and a device for transferring each stick to a chuck between whose jaws the stick is held while protruding into a basin containing a sugar sprayhead. The chuck is driven rotationally, as is... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5871781 | Apparatus for making rapidly-dissolving dosage units The present invention involves an apparatus for making comestible units. The comestible units made in accordance with the present invention can include active ingredients and are capable of dissolving in the mouth of the consumer within several seconds. T... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5851454 | Spinner head having flow restricting inserts A spinner head is used for spinning and processing feedstock material. The spinner head includes spaced tubular heating elements which are covered by annular housing that forms a material processing wall. The annular housing contains radially spaced slots... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5834033 | Apparatus for melt spinning feedstock material having a flow restricting ring A spinner head provides for the production of high fat content floss. The spinner head includes a base and a cover spaced from the base. A plurality of discrete spaced apart elongate heating elements are positioned between the base and the cover and defin... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5766643 | Cotton candy machine and spinner head A spinner head for a cotton candy machine includes an electrically insulative upper head with at least one integral extending spacer sleeve having a bore therethrough. The spinner head also includes a cap, a sugar melting heater, and a perforated band sur... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5511961 | Machine for manufacturing cotton candy balls A machine for manufacturing cotton candy balls includes a plurality of suspended rotatable spindles in surrounding external relationship to a spinning or flossing head and in internal relationship to a tub. As liquid sugar/floss is emitted from slots of t... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5498144 | Cotton candy machine and sugar controller In a cotton candy machine for spinning granular sugar into filaments and having a rotatable shaft, a spinner head mounted on the shaft for rotation therewith, bearings rotatably supporting the rotatable shaft below the spinner head, an impeller mounted on... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5458823 | Method and apparatus for spinning feedstock material A spinner head is used in combination with a machine for processing and spinning feedstock material. The spinner head includes a base and a cover spaced from the base. A plurality of discrete closely spaced elongate heating elements are positioned between... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5447423 | Apparatus for transforming the physical structure of thermo-flow materials An apparatus for spinning materials, such as thermo-flow materials, is disclosed. The apparatus includes a spinner head which is rotatable about an axis. The spinner head includes a heater assembly having an annular heater element, a removable controlled ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5445769 | Spinner head for flash flow processing A spinner head for flash flow processing includes a closed base and a top having an opening for introducing feedstock and a substantially cylindrical wall extending between the base and top forming a chamber. The substantially cylindrical wall has an inne... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5441754 | High volume single color cotton candy machine A cotton candy machine includes a spinner head having upper and lower spinner elements spaced apart at least by about 1/2 inch and defining with a spacer a common sugar chamber operatively communicating with each spinner element. Sugar from the common cha... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5427811 | Method and apparatus for spinning thermo-flow materials A method and apparatus for spinning materials, such as saccharides and non-saccharides, is provided. The apparatus includes a spinner head which is rotatable about an axis. The spinner head includes a heating element which defines a narrow, elongate openi... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5346377 | Apparatus for flash flow processing having feed rate control A material processing apparatus for flash flow processing by melt spinning includes a feed rate controller in combination with a spinner head assembly including a spinner head with a continuous perimeter for providing heat and centrifugal force to a mater... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5292238 | Apparatus for making cotton candy and preparing it for packaging An apparatus for manufacturing sections of cotton candy, and synchronously presenting them to the packaging machinery. The apparatus includes an extruder for melting and extruding sugar. The resulting sugar strands are moved onto a belt conveyor, forming ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5145687 | Cotton candy machine A spinner assembly for a cotton candy machine. The spinner assembly includes a tubular steel wall member having an upright wall provided with slots. A heater element is supported by the wall member in close proximity with the slots. The wall member is pro... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4872821 | Cotton candy machine A spinner assembly for a cotton candy machine. The spinner assembly includes a tubular wall member having an upright wall provided with slots. A tubular heater element is supported by the heater element in close proximity with the slots. The wall member i... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4846643 | Apparatus for making cotton candy A cotton candy making apparatus includes a hollow rotary member to be rotated, the rotary member being provided with a supply port for supplying sugar to the interior thereof and path for delivering molten sugar to a peripheral edge of the rotary member, ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4842502 | Cotton candy machine A cotton candy machine is provided with a rotating pan and a heating element disposed adjacent a bottom of the rotating pan and being rotatable with the rotating pan. A sliding electrical connection is provided between the heating element and a power sour... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4793782 | Cotton candy machine A floss head assembly for making striped cotton candy is provided. The floss head assembly has upper and lower chambers that are adapted to melt two different colors of sugar in order to provide striped cotton candy. A stripe enhancer is provided intermed... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4731001 | Apparatus for making cotton candy A cotton candy making apparatus includes a hollow rotary member to be rotated, the rotary member being provided with a supply port for supplying sugar to the interior thereof and path for delivering molten sugar to a peripheral edge of the rotary member, ... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4567997 | Stick delivery mechanism Stick delivery mechanism especially for but not limited to use in a candy floss machine for delivering a stick from a storage facility to a feed position from which the stick can enter a device which rotates the stick about its own axis.... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4526525 | Fleecy confectionery producing machine A fleecy confectionery producing machine for extruding confectionery material into continuous viscous fibers which comprises a confectionery extruding mechanism including a rotary extruding cylindrical member having extruding through holes and a melting c... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4501538 | Cotton candy accessory for blender An attachment for use with a household blender to convert the blender to a cotton candy making machine is the subject of the present invention. An open top container is provided with a rotatable hopper for receiving the candy making ingredients including ... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4360328 | Cotton candy manufacturing apparatus Apparatus for the manufacture of cotton candy, comprising means adapted to form in situ in a dish shaped pan a generally annular mass of cotton candy circumscribed by the pan, spindle means winding a portion of the cotton candy mass on itself for separati... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4293292 | Candy floss machine Plural sticks for collecting candy floss are stored in a removable annular storage facility. The sticks are automatically dispensed, one at a time, from the storage facility. A dispensed stick is retained in a collar and sleeve arrangement. A mechanism pe... | 10/06/1981 |
