Patents by Inventor Dirk Johan Somsen

Dirk Johan Somsen 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).

  • Device for cutting potatoes or other vegetables into slices or sticks
    Patent number: 6729218
    Abstract: A device (1) for cutting potatoes (5) or other vegetables into slices or sticks, comprising a cutting member (2) with a supply tube (3) and a discharge tube (4) connected thereto. The device is designed for moving potatoes (5), by a water stream supplied by the supply tube (3), through the cutting member (2) and discharging them again via the discharge tube (4). In the cutting member (2), a number of knives (9) are arranged. The cutting member comprises a number of segments (6) held together by a casing (11), each segment having an opening (20) which together form a passage for the water stream, while in each opening (20) one or more knives (9, 10) may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Aviko B. V.
    Inventor: Dirk Johan Somsen
  • Device for cutting potatoes or other vegetables into slices or sticks
    Publication number: 20010011491
    Abstract: A device (1) for cutting potatoes (5) or other vegetables into slices or sticks, comprising a cutting member (2) with a supply tube (3) and a discharge tube (4) connected thereto. The device is designed for moving potatoes (5), by a water stream supplied by the supply tube (3), through the cutting member (2) and discharging them again via the discharge tube (4). In the cutting member (2), a number of knives (9) are arranged. The cutting member comprises a number of segments (6) held together by a casing (11), each segment having an opening (20) which together form a passage for the water stream, while in each opening (20) one or more knives (9, 10) may be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2000
    Publication date: August 9, 2001
    Inventor: Dirk Johan Somsen