Patents by Inventor Jorg Schmeiser

Jorg Schmeiser 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: 20170259448
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for continuously slicing products, in particular food products, comprising at least one slicing unit, in particular comprising a circular or sickle knife, for separating the product into product slices, a feed device for feeding the products to the slicing unit along multiple tracks and a discharge device for discharging portions which respectively comprise at least one separated product slice, the feed device comprises a loading device which is designed to receive at least one product and can be adjusted as a whole between the loading station and a guide station, at least one conveying device which when seen from the direction of guiding, is arranged downstream from the loading device and comprises at least two conveying tracks and a control device which is designed to control the conveying tracks independently from each other such that portions are produced continuously, in which the separation of product slices in a conveying track is interrupted and in particular, almost
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: WEBER MASCHINENBAU GmbH BREIDENBACH
    Inventors: Tobias Weber, Jörg Schmeiser
  • Publication number: 20170113368
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for slicing food products, in particular to high-performance slicers, having a cutting region at whose end a cutting blade moves, in particular in a rotating and/or revolving manner, in a cutting plane, and having a transport device which transports products to be sliced in a direction of transport over one track or multiple tracks to the cutting region, with the transport device comprising a plurality of positioners for the products in the or each transport track driven simultaneously in the direction of transport and arranged spaced apart from one another in the direction of transport
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jörg Schmeiser, Josef Mayer
  • Patent number: 9597812
    Abstract: A slicing device includes a cutting blade, a support, an endless belt, and a gripper. The cutting blade separates slices from a front end of a food product. The endless belt conveys the food product in a direction of a cutting blade and/or presses the food product against the support. The gripper is arranged on the endless belt so that the gripper is conveyed in a direction of a rear end of the food product to grip the rear end of the food product. A position of the gripper is moveable in a direction of the support. The endless belt includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is arranged closer to the cutting blade than the second portion. The first portion is arranged generally parallel to the support, and the second portion is arranged at an angle relative to the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventor: Jörg Schmeiser
  • Publication number: 20160272440
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for the lateral overlapping of portions which are transported in a longitudinal direction and which each comprise at least one slice cut off from a food product, having at least one overlapping unit which comprises a belt conveyor having at least two tracks, wherein an upper track and a lower track are deflected at the incoming side about a common input axle and at the outgoing side about two output axles disposed at different height levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Josef Mayer, Wilfried Maier, Jörg Schmeiser
  • Publication number: 20160263764
    Abstract: A slicing apparatus for a continuous slicing of products comprises a slicing unit having a movable cutting blade, a supply apparatus for a multi-track supply of the products to the slicing unit to cut off slices from the products and a removal apparatus for removing portions of cut-off slices along a transport direction. The removal apparatus has a first removal conveyor and a second removal conveyor arranged downstream of the first removal conveyor with respect to the transport direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Weber Maschinenbau GmbH Breidenbach
    Inventor: Jörg Schmeiser
  • Patent number: 9272428
    Abstract: New methods, devices and measuring devices for slicing food are required for solving problems that occur with existing methods and devices and/or for reacting to changes to the food product being sliced. The devices include a blade for slicing food comprising a blade edge and a recess. The recess has a center point and may be employed for mounting and centering the blade on a slicing device. At least one dimension, D, of the recess is a length or diameter of the recess and preferably is at least 140 mm and at most 450 mm. The blade edge preferably has a radius, R, measured from the blade edge to the center point of the recess. The ratio of R/D preferably is less than 2.0 for every point on the blade edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: GEA FOOD SOLUTIONS GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf-Peter Müller, Jörg Schmeiser
  • Publication number: 20150367523
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for slicing food products, in particular a high-performance slicer, comprising a rotor shaft which rotates about a rotational axis during operation and which can be adjusted in an axial manner, in particular in order to carry out blank cuts and/or to adjust cutting gaps; a rotor which is driven by the rotor shaft; a cutting blade which is supported by the rotor, in particular a circular blade which rotates about the rotational axis in a planetary manner and additionally rotates relative to the rotor about a blade axis that runs parallel to the rotational axis in an offset manner; and a rotary drive for the rotor shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Jorg Schmeiser, Josef Mayer
  • Publication number: 20150283721
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for slicing food products, in particular to a high-performance slicer, comprising at least one cutting blade, in particular a scythe-like blade, rotating about an axis of rotation and having an imbalance; comprising a rotary drive for the cutting blade; and comprising a counterweight comprising at least one balance mass for compensating the imbalance of the cutting blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Josef Mayer, Jorg Schmeiser
  • Publication number: 20150274431
    Abstract: An apparatus for processing food products comprises a product conveyor having a frame and a conveyor unit for conveying products along a conveying direction, wherein the conveyor unit is arranged laterally projecting at the frame with respect to the conveying direction and comprises a work unit which is associated with the processing of the conveyed products and which is arranged at least partly beneath the projecting conveyor unit of the product conveyor. Provision is made that the frame of the product conveyor is supported or held at the work unit via a mechanical connection or extends into a free space defined by the work unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Jorg Schmeiser
  • Publication number: 20150202786
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for cutting up food products, particularly a high-performance slicer, having a product feed which comprises at least one conveying device. By means of said product feed, at least one product may be fed to a cutting plane in which at least one cutting tool is moving, particularly in a rotating or circulating manner. The cutting device further comprises at least one multifunctional working unit for at least intermittently handling the product. The working unit can be displaced into a contact position, in which the working unit presses the product which is movable in the conveying direction against a lower product bearing surface and/or a side product bearing surface, and into a locking position. In the locking position, the working unit prevents any movement of the product in the conveying direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Josef Mayer, Mathias Salmen, Jorg Schmeiser, Wilfried Maier, Holger Herzberger
  • Publication number: 20150122100
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting blade for a heavy-duty slicing device, comprising a center of rotation and at least one fastening cavity for mounting the cutting blade on the heavy-duty slicing device. The invention further relates to a heavy-duty slicing device and a method for mounting a cutting blade on a heavy-duty slicing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Jörg Schmeiser
  • Publication number: 20150122095
    Abstract: The invention relates to a slicing device (1) comprising a cutting blade (3) that cuts slices from the front end of a food product (8). A means (6) conveys the food product (8) in the direction of the cutting blade (3) and/or presses the food product against a support (7), and a gripper (9) grips the rear end (8.1) of the product. The invention further relates to a method for slicing a food product (8) that rests on a support (7), is conveyed in the direction of a cutting blade (3), and enters in contact with a gripper (9) at the rear end (8.1) of the product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Jörg Schmeiser
  • Publication number: 20140090535
    Abstract: A blade for slicing food comprising: a blade edge and a recess, wherein at least one dimension of the recess is at least 140 mm and at most 450 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: CFS BÜHL GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf-Peter Müller, Jörg Schmeiser
  • Publication number: 20130205960
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for slicing at least one food bar by means of a slicing device, in which method at least one food bar in in each case one lane is transported by means of in each case one transport means in the direction of a cutting blade which is driven in rotation and which, in a cutting plane at the front end of the food bar, severs food slices from the food bar, which food slices are combined into portions and transported away, wherein in order to generate the portion or transport the portion away, the cutting blade performs unproductive cuts during which the cutting blade is moved but no food slices are severed from the food bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: CFS BUHL GMBH
    Inventor: Jörg Schmeiser
  • Publication number: 20130133490
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing food portions by means of a slicing device, in particular a slicer, wherein said food portions comprise at least one food slice and are cut from a stick of food using the slicing device, wherein the stick of food is irradiated, preferably by means of x-rays, before the particular food portion is sliced and the data measured in the process are used to control the slicing device and/or a device arranged downstream of the slicing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: CFS BUHL GMBH
    Inventors: Jorg Schmeiser, Silvio Quaglia, Rainer Maidel, Wilfried Maier
  • Publication number: 20130068076
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for adjusting the cutting gap in a slicing device for cutting food products, wherein the slicing device comprises a rotationally driven blade, a cutting edge, and an adjusting device, which moves the blade toward the cutting edge or away from the cutting edge perpendicularly to the cutting edge, wherein the blade is first moved by the adjusting device until the blade touches the cutting edge and then a desired distance between the blade and the cutting edge is set by the adjusting device. The invention further relates to a device for adjusting the cutting gap of a slicing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: CFS BUHL GMBH
    Inventors: Jorg Schmeiser, Josef Mayer
  • Publication number: 20110296964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for separating food slices from at least one food bar utilizing a rotating knife, wherein the food bar can be transported in the direction of the knife by way of at least one transporting means. The present invention further relates to a device for separating food slices from at least one food bar utilizing a rotating knife, wherein the food bar can be transported in the direction of the knife by way of at least one transporting means, and a knife for cutting open foodstuff. Said device comprises an oscillating sensor and/or a product sensor and the knife comprises a counter weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: CFS BUHL GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf-Peter Müller, Jörg Schmeiser