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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, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2003
Applicants:
Patrick C. Urschel, Valparaiso, IN (US);
Mike Jacko, Chesterton, IN (US);
Brent Bucks, Valparasio, IN (US);
Paul E. Arrasmith, Valparasio, IN (US);
Inventors:
Patrick C. Urschel, Valparaiso, IN (US);
Mike Jacko, Chesterton, IN (US);
Brent Bucks, Valparasio, IN (US);
Paul E. Arrasmith, Valparasio, IN (US);
Assignee:
Urschel Laboratories, Inc., Valparaiso, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and process for cutting food products, in which the products are fed single-file by gravity through a cutting device comprising one or more cutting elements. The apparatus makes use of a device for contacting and positioning the products as they drop through a feed passage prior to encountering the cutting device so as to produce size-reduced products of more uniform size.