Patents by Inventor Albert Siecke

Albert Siecke has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6284291
    Abstract: Mechanisms and system for continuously producing pieces of liquid-filled gum. A rope of gum produced by an extrusion machine is cooled, sized, and separated into individual pieces of gum. A rotating drum mechanism and continuous chain mechanism having mating die groove members separate the rope of gum material into individual pieces and form the pieces into their final size and shape. Pairs of cam-operated plunger members positioned in the rotating drum mechanism compress and form the pieces of gum material in the dies. Cooling air supplied by tubular members positioned adjacent the drum mechanism and chain mechanism keep the gum material in a cooled condition for ease of processing. Features assisting the separation of the formed pieces of gum material from the operating machinery include regulation of balanced cooling, blasts of cooling air, and releasable die groove members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Warner-Lambert Company
    Inventors: Albert Siecke, Jose Marcilio