Annette Jones

US Patent:

7658133, Feb 9, 2010

Filed:

Apr 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/696961

Inventors:

Michael S. Jacko - Chesterton IN, US
Daniel Wade King - Valparaiso IN, US
Rick Wendell Bajema - Plano TX, US
Annette Stiers Jones - Dallas TX, US
David Ray Warren - Plano TX, US

Assignee:

Urschel Laboratories, Inc. - Valparaiso IN
Frito-Lay North America, Inc. - Plano TX

International Classification:

B26D 1/03

US Classification:

83403, 83858, 83932

Abstract:

A cutting apparatus having an annular-shaped cutting head and an impeller assembly coaxially mounted for rotation within the cutting head to deliver food products radially outward toward the cutting head. The cutting head has at least one knife extending radially inward toward the impeller assembly. The impeller assembly is equipped with paddles, each having a radially outer extremity adjacent the impeller assembly, a radially inner extremity, and a face therebetween facing the rotational direction of the impeller assembly. According to preferred aspects of the invention, removable posts radially extend from the radially outer extremity of each paddle, and/or the face of each paddle has grooves transverse to a radial of the impeller assembly.

US Patent:

8161856, Apr 24, 2012

Filed:

Apr 5, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/696924

Inventors:

Michael S. Jacko - Chesterton IN, US
Daniel Wade King - Valparaiso IN, US
Rick Wendell Bajema - Plano TX, US
Annette Stiers Jones - Dallas TX, US
David Ray Warren - Plano TX, US

Assignee:

Urschel Laboratories, Inc. - Valparaiso IN
Frito-Lay North America, Inc. - Plano TX

International Classification:

B26D 1/03

US Classification:

83403, 83932

Abstract:

A cutting apparatus having an annular-shaped cutting head and an impeller assembly coaxially mounted for rotation within the cutting head to deliver food products radially outward toward the cutting head. The cutting head has at least one knife extending radially inward toward the impeller assembly. The knife has a cutting edge at a radially innermost extremity and a radially outer face that defines a trajectory plane for slices removed from the products by the cutting edge. The knife is clamped to the cutting head with a clamping feature that provides clearance for slices when traveling the trajectory plane of the knife.

Address:

9283 Hayes St APT 208, Merrillville, IN 46410

Phone:

(312)2258589

VIN:

KNAFG525577035921

Make:

KIA

Model:

RONDO

Year:

2007