The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 1990
Filed:
May. 16, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Clyde Weihe, Needham Heights, MA (US);
Lewis Maroti, Melrose, MA (US);
Peter Albertini, Dover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Food Service Innovations, Inc., Dover, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209629 ; 209632 ; 209633 ; 209644 ; 209660 ; 209673 ; 209926 ; 209932 ; 209940 ;
Abstract
A flatware separating apparatus comprising a track having a top surface for receiving and delivering different items of flatware along a selected path; a mechanism for contacting selected items of the flatware at a selected point along the path of the track and pushing the selected items off the surface of the track and allowing other selected items of the flatware to remain on the surface; and a mechanism for further separating the selected items of flatware pushed off the surface of the track.