James A Watts

US Patent:

6506042, Jan 14, 2003

Filed:

Apr 19, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/553233

Inventors:

James L. Watts - Norcross GA

Assignee:

Camtech, LLC - Richmond VA

International Classification:

A21C 1100

US Classification:

425332, 425333, 425364 R

Abstract:

A rounder bar assembly ( ) with floating foot ( ) for use with an endless belt conveyor ( ) incorporates an elongated body ( ) configured for shaping dough pieces ( ) transported along the endless belt of a conveyor. A backing plate ( ) and a spacer ( ) are disposed between the body ( ) and the backing plate, with the body ( ), backing plate ( ) and spacer ( ) defining cavity ( ) therebetween. An elongated flexible foot ( ) is movably mounted within the cavity ( ) so that a portion of the foot ( ) extends from the cavity when the foot is in a compressed position. A visco-elastic material ( ) is disposed within the cavity ( ) between the spacer ( ) and the foot ( ) such that the visco-elastic material is responsive to movement of the foot, thereby allowing the foot to conform to the belt of the conveyor. The visco-elastic material has a property of expanding volumetrically in response to a force applied thereto that displaces some of the volume of the material.

US Patent:

61290378, Oct 10, 2000

Filed:

Feb 10, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/021195

Inventors:

James L. Watts - Norcross GA
Sterrett P. Campbell - Dunwoody GA

Assignee:

Camtech, L.L.C. - Norcross GA

International Classification:

A21C 904
B05C 500
B01D 5100
B07D 400

US Classification:

118 13

Abstract:

A bakery dough flour applicator 10 for applying flour 12 to a dough piece 22 as the dough piece 22 travels along a processing path 134 includes a hopper 32 for supplying flour 12 and a transfer assembly 54 for providing flour 12 from the hopper 32 to an aerator 34 which creates an airborne flow of flour 40. The airborne flow of flour 40 is delivered to the interior of an enclosure 130 disposed about the dough processing path 134 through a plurality of spray nozzles 44 which direct the airborne flow of flour 40 to a dough piece 22 travelling through the enclosure 130 along the processing path 134 so that flour 12 from the airborne flow 40 adheres to the exterior surface of the dough piece 22. Flour 12 that does not adhere to a dough piece 22 is collected and filtered and provided back to the hopper 32 for later use.

US Patent:

20210094800, Apr 1, 2021

Filed:

Sep 27, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/585747

Inventors:

- Essen, DE
James WATTS - Atlanta GA, US

Assignee:

thyssenkrupp Elevator Innovation and Operations GmbH - Essen

International Classification:

B66B 7/12
G01N 27/83
B66B 3/00
B66B 5/00

Abstract:

Systems and methods may be used to monitor the integrity of a belt of an elevator system. Many buildings nowadays do not have the luxury of being able to regularly take an elevator system out of service to perform a giant magneto-resistance (GMR) scan of an entire length of the belt from which an elevator car is suspended. One method to avoid this inconvenience involves performing GMR scans of segments of the belt during the course of everyday passenger traffic and compiling data associated with different segments into a complete GMR profile for the belt. To determine whether the belt contains an irregularity, the GMR profile may then be compared to one or more baseline GMR profiles that were acquired previously, ideally at a time when the belt was known not to contain any irregularities.