Wilbur D Wilke

43466494, Aug 31, 1982

Apr 28, 1980

6/144684

Wilbur D. Wilke - Camano Island WA
Archie A. Hodge - Renton WA
Thomas E. Belshaw - Seattle WA
John R. Hamblin - Seattle WA

Belshaw Bros., Inc. - Seattle WA

A47J 3712

99337

A miniature size doughnut fryer has a portable hopper easily removed from the frying machine and which is automatically positioned in an aligned cutting position when installed on the machine. An improved safety cut-out device is provided for a belt drive to assure that the doughnut conveyor stops in an overload condition but which signals the operator that the overload condition is existing. The drive and safety cut-out are provided housed within the heater housing adjacent the frying tank of the machine for ease of assembly and manufacturing cost. The heater element housing is mounted on pivots which allow easy pivotal removal of the heating elements from the frying tank as well as providing a wide stance support for the heating elements when pivoted out of the tank. The drive and control circuitry for the conveyor and the cutter head are interlocked to prevent repetitive cycling of the cutter head during a conveyor overload position. An improved dual head doughnut cutter is also provided.

40733050, Feb 14, 1978

May 20, 1976

5/688175

Amos J. Brown - Alderwood Manor WA
Thomas E. Belshaw - Seattle WA
Kenneth L. Knull - Sumner WA
Wilbur D. Wilke - Camano Island WA

Belshaw Brothers, Inc. - Seattle WA

F04F 1002

137140

An elongated tube is bent to have a central portion, a short leg and a long leg. The long leg is closed by a cap which is counterbalanced into the closed position. An elongated inner tube having an outer upper end passes through the sidewall of the long leg and terminates a substantial distance down in the long leg of the outer tube. The outer end of the inner tube is covered by a conventional bulb air pump. Squeezing the air pump pushes a pulse of air out the lower end and creates a vacuum when the cap is closed to begin siphoning through the short leg.

39457850, Mar 23, 1976

Apr 22, 1974

5/463155

Thomas E. Belshaw - Seattle WA
Fred G. Woodworth - Seattle WA
Wilbur D. Wilke - Camano Island WA

Belshaw Brothers, Inc. - Seattle WA

A21C 906
A21C 1118

425132

Methods and an apparatus for filling doughnuts or like edible products with a filling in which the product is extruded over and through a hollow, annular filling nozzle such that the product material flows closely past radially, outwardly directed discharge openings in the filling nozzle. The product material forms a solid annular ring where it is rejoined, and filling material is injected into the ring by applying positive pressure to the filling material in the filling nozzle. The filling flow is stopped by applying negative pressure from within the filling nozzle to draw the filling material back from the discharge openings of the nozzle. The negative pressure allows the product material to move toward the discharge openings, sealing the openings.

46997962, Oct 13, 1987

Aug 1, 1986

6/892763

Thomas E. Belshaw - Seattle WA
Frederick G. Woodworth - Kent WA
Wilbur D. Wilke - Camano Island WA

Belshaw Bros., Inc. - Seattle WA

A23L 101

426438

A small, inexpensive doughnut fryer has a conveyor and separate elevator that are driven from the same shaft without interference with one another. Sprockets for driving the elevator are recessed to receive rods from the conveyor. The entire conveyor assembly is provided with a quick release coupling to the power supply. A method and apparatus for moving objects to be fried through a hot frying liquid by producing intermittent waves and eddies in the liquid in the desired direction of travel to propel the objects in a straight line.