| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 4212239 |
Method and apparatus for removing moisture from wet pulp |
July 15, 1980 |
| An improved method and apparatus is provided to control the moisture content of pulp which is discharged from a press. During operation of the press, slurry containing the pulp enters the press and engages a screw which is rotated to feed the pulp upwardly in the press. As the wet pulp |
| 4209343 |
Method for air transport of sanitizing liquid to a warewasher |
June 24, 1980 |
| A rapidly moving air stream transports an air unstable sanitizing agent such as sodium hypochlorite from a liquid supply thereof directly to a tank containing water, such as the wash chamber of a dishwasher. The air is driven through a venturi powered aspirator which injects the sanitizi |
| 4199840 |
Scraper blade structure for meat cleaning machine |
April 29, 1980 |
| The section modulus of elasticity of the body portions of the scraper blades in a meat scraping machine decrease substantially uniformly outwardly along each blade. The blades have flat, transversely flexible scraping edges on the ends opposite a common series of circular hubs. Each |
| 4191605 |
Package labeling system and methd for applying a label to a package |
March 4, 1980 |
| A package labeling system for applying an adhesively backed label, which is received from a label transport, preferably to the bottom of a package through a label application opening in the package support, includes an applicator body and a suction tube extending through the applicator b |
| 4147559 |
Apparatus for rinsing and chemically sanitizing food ware items |
April 3, 1979 |
| A low wash and rinse temperature (120.degree.-140.degree. F.) warewasher accomplishes the same general washing and rinsing effectiveness as a conventional high temperature (150.degree. F. minimum wash, 180.degree. F. minimum rinse) warewasher without loss of productivity resulting from t |
| 4147558 |
Method for rinsing and chemically sanitizing food ware items |
April 3, 1979 |
| F.) warewasher low wash and rinse temperature (120.degree.-140.degree. F.) WareWasher accomplishes the same general washing and rinsing effectiveness as a conventional high temperature (150.degree. F. minimum wash, 180.degree. F. minimum rinse) warewasher without loss of productivity |
| 4142539 |
Sanitizer alert system |
March 6, 1979 |
| Delivery of a chemical sanitizing agent to the rinse system of a warewasher is confirmed by first sensing the absence and subsequently the presence of the sanitizing agent near the outlet of the delivery conduit. Failure to meet these two conditions in this order and within a preset time |
| 4134626 |
Insulated door and method of construction |
January 16, 1979 |
| An insulated door for refrigerators, freezers or similar cabinets where the inner and outer door surfaces are normally subjected to substantially different temperatures. The main door components, the door face and drum, are interconnected without the use of threaded fasteners such as scr |
| 4124310 |
Food processing apparatus |
November 7, 1978 |
| Processing of certain foodstuffs in a high speed food processing apparatus is facilitated through the use of a flexible, non-ductile food basket, the shape of which is restored by the bowl when the basket is inserted into the bowl. |
| 4111121 |
Multi-impression printer for pressure sensitive labels |
September 5, 1978 |
| Plural printing stations are located wherever convenient within a printing machine for pressure sensitive labels. Each label is individually printed at each station by detaching the label from its release web after each printing operation, advancing the label, and reattaching the label t |
| 4106118 |
Food processing apparatus |
August 8, 1978 |
| The bowl for a high speed food processing apparatus can be tilted for pouring the processing foodstuffs into a suitable receptacle, and the bowl is pivoted on an axis located between the center line of the bowl and the pouring edge of the bowl to increase the pouring height over that of |
| 4101978 |
Food processing apparatus |
July 18, 1978 |
| The blades for a high speed food processing apparatus are removably locked onto the drive shaft by a quickly operable manual wedge lock having an eccentric wedging portion which is forced out of alignment with a matching eccentric space between the drive shaft and the mount assembly whic |
| 4101977 |
Food processing apparatus |
July 18, 1978 |
| The lid support member for the lid of a high speed food processing apparatus supports a mixing baffle blade through the center of the lid. The mixing baffle blade and its rotatable support are counterbalanced to help prevent the mixing baffle blade from freely rotating when its axis of |
| 4100615 |
Food processing apparatus |
July 11, 1978 |
| The lid support member for the lid of a high speed food processing apparatus supports a mixing baffle blade through the center of the lid. The mixing baffle blade drive shaft is hollow for introducing liquids into the mixing bowl directly over the food processing blades. |
| 4100613 |
Food processing apparatus |
July 11, 1978 |
| The center portion of the lid for a high speed food processing apparatus is flexible, preferably transparent and is supported by a rigid lid support member. The outer portion of the lid is stiff so that the center portion acts as a spring when compressed by the support member onto the ed |
| 4099812 |
Insulated cabinet and method of construction |
July 11, 1978 |
| An improved insulated cabinet, such as a refrigerator or freezer cabinet, is constructed by first manfuacturing a rigid structural frame to close tolerances and then loosely attaching the remaining components of the outer shell of the cabinet by mechanical connections which permit some |
| 4097307 |
Fill control for an automatic dishwasher |
June 27, 1978 |
| The recirculating pump output is monitored as the pump is operated during each fill cycle, and the fill is terminated just when the desired pump output is reached. The output is less than the pump maximum and results from continuous aspiration of water and air into the pump inlet, thus |
| 4097098 |
Bumper lock for dishwashing machine rack support |
June 27, 1978 |
| A dishwashing machine has a tank defining a cleansing chamber, a rack within the chamber having a bottom and parallel sides and elongated tracks extend between the sides of the rack and the chamber side walls. Each track includes longitudinally extending guideways, one on each side of th |
| 4096968 |
Door mounting and actuator for a pressure vessel |
June 27, 1978 |
| A pressure vessel such as a steam cooker is provided with a door closure comprising a horizontally disposed door mounting and actuating member pivotally mounted for swinging movement across an access opening of the vessel and supporting a warped door for movement into and out of the |
| 4091449 |
Computing scale system |
May 23, 1978 |
| Disclosed is a computing scale system utilizing an integrated circuit microcomputer for computing the value of a product being weighed and for controlling the operation of a label printer associated therewith. The microcomputer operates with 4-bit words, and there is provided a multi |
| 4086938 |
Door and drain control interlock |
May 2, 1978 |
| A dishwasher has a cabinet which defines a cavity, an access opening into the cavity, and a door for said opening. A washing fluid reservoir in the cabinet beneath the cavity holds washing fluid for the dishwasher. A drain for the washing fluid reservoir is manually operable between open |
| 4086929 |
Door and drain control interlock |
May 2, 1978 |
| A dishwasher has a cabinet which defines a cavity, an access opening into the cavity, and a door for said opening. A washing fluid reservoir in the cabinet beneath the cavity holds washing fluid for the dishwasher. A drain for the washing fluid reservoir is manually operable between open |
| 4085761 |
Drain filter for a dishwashing machine |
April 25, 1978 |
| The drain filter has large inlet openings at a raised position and small inlet openings at its bottom, all shaped to cooperate with the dishwashing machine sump to form labyrinthine drainage passageways to stop debris exceeding an acceptable size. The drain filter is in two parts, a fixe |
| 4064887 |
Upper level wash arm system |
December 27, 1977 |
| A rotating spray arm is supported by a removable and vertically adjustable upper rack of a dishwasher. The fluid coupling for the spray arm is not affected by changes in the upper rack vertical position. The spray arm is also protected by a guard which forms a stand for the rack when rem |
| 4060346 |
Dishwasher motor/pump mounting means |
November 29, 1977 |
| The motor/pump assembly for a dishwasher is inserted into the dishwasher tank and then into an opening in the tank bottom until a gasketed flange on the assembly seats on the edge of the opening. Wire springs are then hooked onto the assembly beneath the tank, and toggles thereon are rot |
| 4055753 |
Computing weighing scale |
October 25, 1977 |
| A computing weighing scale is disclosed wherein a single multi-digit numerical indicator is driven in real time by the scale microcomputer to display, sequentially, weight of the article, price per unit weight, and total price or value of the article. The indicators are part of a display |
| 4055748 |
Computing weighing scale |
October 25, 1977 |
| A computing weighing scale is disclosed wherein a single multi-digit numerical indicator is driven in real time by the scale microcomputer to display, sequentially, weight of the article, price per unit weight, and total price or value of the article. The indicators are part of a display |
| 4053972 |
Method of constructing insulated door |
October 18, 1977 |
| An insulated door for refrigerators, freezers or similar cabinets where the inner and outer door surfaces are normally subjected to substantially different temperatures. The main door components, the door face and drum, are interconnected without the use of threaded fasteners such as scr |
| 4048689 |
Meat cleaning machine |
September 20, 1977 |
| A meat cleaning machine having an improved meat driving cylinder which includes a series of concentrically arranged, axially spaced, meat driving rings having outwardly projecting teeth which define the outer surface of the cylinder, and a supporting framework which consists of a pair of |
| 4043002 |
Patty machine and method of forming patties |
August 23, 1977 |
| A patty machine for forming successive patties of a predetermined size from a quantity of a bulk product, such as ground meat. The machine includes a charging chamber in which the product is pressure-fed into a patty mold cavity by means of intermeshing, positive displacement, self-wipin |
| 4040166 |
Method of construction of insulated cabinet |
August 9, 1977 |
| An improved insulated cabinet, such as a refrigerator or freezer cabinet, is constructed by first manufacturing a rigid structural frame to close tolerances and then loosely attaching the remaining components of the outer shell of the cabinet by mechanical connections which permit some |
| 4038103 |
Dishwasher filter flushing system |
July 26, 1977 |
| Dishwasher pumping and filtering system provides for recirculation of filtered liquid in the form of either washing solution or rinse water, coupled with outside water-jet impingement flushing of filtered food particles from the filtering system and down a drain at the end of a washi |
| 4032446 |
Waste material handling system |
June 28, 1977 |
| An improved waste material handling system includes a plurality of waste food disposer units which are operable to disintegrate waste food materials to form a slurry. The system also includes a pulper unit which is operable to disintegrate solid waste materials, such as paper, cardbo |
| 4029162 |
Zero return tare guard |
June 14, 1977 |
| Tare adjusting apparatus for a computing scale includes a tare adjustment knob for establishing the no-load reference position of the scale and thus compensating for the weight of the packaging material of the product being weighed. A sensing circuit includes a switch for detecting when |
| 4026480 |
Jam breaking method for comminuting device |
May 31, 1977 |
| An electrical apparatus and method for producing pulsating high torque rotational vibration movement combined with a slow superimposed unidirectional rotary motion is disclosed. The apparatus includes an alternating current motor combined in a mechanically resonatable system with ele |
| 4018239 |
Tray washer apparatus |
April 19, 1977 |
| A machine for washing articles which are of greater height than width dimension when supported by an article receiving rack includes a cabinet of generally rectangular horizontal cross-section capable of accommodating the horizontal dimensions of the rack. The cabinet defines a washing |
| 4008502 |
Meat gripping and moving cylinder and mount therefor |
February 22, 1977 |
| Each of the meat gripping and moving cylinders in a meat scraping machine may be removed from the machine as a complete subassembly and disassembled quickly and easily for cleaning, without the need for tools. Each cylinder includes a carrier framework mounting removable ring supports wh |
| 4001536 |
Microwave oven controls |
January 4, 1977 |
| A control for a microwave oven is disclosed in which cooking time is set by touching one of a number of touch plates on the oven control panel. An oscillator provides an asymmetric signal to a plurality of level detectors by way of the touch plates and associated circuitry. When a touch |
| 4000390 |
Microwave oven door |
December 28, 1976 |
| A microwave oven door is fabricated using a rectangular structural frame. The frame is composed of two horizontal extruded members which are fastened at their ends to vertical cast end caps. Each of the end caps includes a door latch arrangement for engaging strikers mounted on the o |
| 3995899 |
Microwave oven interlock |
December 7, 1976 |
| A microwave oven interlock is provided to prevent oven operation when the oven door is opened or unlatched. An oven mounted strike is unlatched by lifting a handle mounted at the bottom of the door to allow the door to open upwardly. The interlock is responsive to the initial unlatching |
| 3992984 |
Steam pressure cooker with manually operable pressure venting |
November 23, 1976 |
| A steam pressure cooker is provided with a normally open drain valve connected to the bottom of the cooker pressure vessel and having a relatively large flow capacity to drain liquids and food particles. A separate exhaust pipe of restricted capacity is also connected to the vessel a |
| 3989929 |
Application of human readable and machine readable labels |
November 2, 1976 |
| A system for weighing and labeling random weight packages of commodities includes a weighing scale, a price computer, and printers for printing both human readable and machine readable information. A commodity key includes a printing area for reproducing readable commodity identification |
| 3986304 |
Sharpener for commodity slicing machine |
October 19, 1976 |
| The guard cover for a commodity slicing machine sharpener extends over and protects the otherwise exposed knife edge at the knife sharpening area. The guard protects the knife edge at all times regardless of whether the sharpener is in the sharpening position, storage position, or is bei |
| 3985605 |
Labeling method and apparatus |
October 12, 1976 |
| A label applicator applies a human readable label and a machine readable label to opposite sides of a package such that the position of the human readable label on one side provides an indication of the position of the machine readable label on the opposite side. Proper positioning of a |
| 3985603 |
Method and apparatus for transportation of a label |
October 12, 1976 |
| Apparatus for carrying a label having a pressure sensitive adhesive on one side from a first station where the label is printed and partially removed from a strip of backing material to a second, remote station where the label is to be applied to a package includes a belt conveyor extend |
| 3984056 |
Worm with deflector |
October 5, 1976 |
| A mixer-grinder for food products, particularly meat products, which includes a hopper for receiving the products, mixing arms rotatable in the hopper, a barrel extending from the hopper and a worm rotatably mounted within the hopper and extending into the barrel. The worm is provided wi |
| 3982703 |
Mounting assembly for food waste disposer |
September 28, 1976 |
| A simplified mounting and sealing assembly for rapidly attaching a food waste disposer to a sink includes a sink flange which is inserted into the drain opening in the sink and has an elongated neck extending below the sink. An annular pressure plate is received on the flange neck below |
| 3982552 |
Thermal protection for dishwashing machine |
September 28, 1976 |
| A dishwashing machine having a gas-fired heater is provided with a flue structure having wall portions common to the tank and wash chamber of the machine. While the machine is running liquid splashes against these wall portions and exchanges heat therewith. When the water circulation sys |
| 3980856 |
Counterbalance linkage for a microwave oven door |
September 14, 1976 |
| A microwave oven has an up-opening oven door which is hinged to be movable in an arcuate path. The door moves between a closed lower position covering an aperture to the cooking cavity in the front surface of the oven cabinet and an open upper position above the aperture. The axis of |
| 3979573 |
Microwave oven door hinge |
September 7, 1976 |
| A microwave oven has an up-opening oven door which is hinged to be movable in an arcuate path. The door moves between a closed lower position covering an aperture to the cooking cavity in the front surface of the oven cabinet and an open upper position above the aperture. The axis of |
