Patents by Inventor Ferdinand de Vos

Ferdinand de Vos 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).

  • Publication number: 20070082595
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for harvesting an inner fillet from poultry, wherein a tendon with which the inner fillet is or was connected to a wing bone of the poultry projects from the inner fillet, wherein the tendon is gripped, and subsequently the tendon and the inner fillet attached thereto are pulled over a predetermined first distance off the carcass part of the poultry, so as to completely or partly detach them from the carcass part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Ferdinand de Vos, Johannes Bouma, Christiaan Horstman, Philippus Faber, Martinus Casper Melchior Waasdijk
  • Patent number: 5415054
    Abstract: An improved testing apparatus for examining printing materials. The testing apparatus is comprised of a rotatable sector that is rotated at selected, controlled speeds. At least one rotatable printing disk, mounted adjacent to the sector, is moved by fluid drive means into and out of contact with a test strip mounted on the sector. The pressure with which the disk is applied to the sector is continuously monitored and held constant to maintain the printing pressure at the desired level. A programmable controller controls the speed and position of the sector and the movement and contact pressure of the disk relative to the sector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignee: Research North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Ferdinand A. de Vos, Sr., Leon A. de Vos, Aaron L. Black