Patents by Inventor Johannes J. Bak

Johannes J. Bak 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).

  • Boning apparatus for removing ribs from a belly
    Patent number: 5023975
    Abstract: Boning apparatus, for removing ribs from a belly (32), with a flexible and drivable support surface (4, 4a), guided over a guide roller (6, 6a), for supporting the belly (32) to be processed, a number of cords (14) disposed side by side thereabove including an acute angle with said surface (4, 4a) guided over said roller (6, 6a) and driven in the same direction as the support surface (4, 4a), and a striker mechanism (53, 53a) in front of the guide roller (6, 6a), covering the part of the belly (32) which is to be boned, driven in a reciprocating movement in the direction of the guide roller, and acting on the ribs (31) protruding from the belly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 18, 1991
    Inventors: Rudolf J. Van Der Hoorn, Martinus J. Jaspers, Johannes J. Bak