Patents by Inventor Peter David HERRING

Peter David HERRING 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).

  • Apparatus for, and method of, conveying food slices
    Patent number: 9889993
    Abstract: An apparatus for conveying food slices, the apparatus comprising a conveyor element having an upper conveying surface, the conveying surface being downwardly inclined from an input end thereof towards an output end thereof, a vibratory actuator coupled to the conveyor element and adapted to cause vibratory motion of the conveying surface, the vibratory motion being at least partly in a direction along the conveying surface, and a liquid supply for supplying liquid onto the conveying surface to form a liquid film over at least part of the conveying surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: FRITO-LAY TRADING COMPANY GMBH
    Inventors: Bob Abbas, Richard Bailey, Lindsay Dobson, Oliver Herbert, Peter David Herring, Maria Alejandra Torres
  • Apparatus for, and Method of, Conveying Food Slices
    Publication number: 20160244264
    Abstract: An apparatus for conveying food slices, the apparatus comprising a conveyor element having an upper conveying surface, the conveying surface being downwardly inclined from an input end thereof towards an output end thereof, a vibratory actuator coupled to the conveyor element and adapted to cause vibratory motion of the conveying surface, the vibratory motion being at least partly in a direction along the conveying surface, and a liquid supply for supplying liquid onto the conveying surface to form a liquid film over at least part of the conveying surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Bob ABBAS, Richard BAILEY, Lindsay DOBSON, Oliver HERBERT, Peter David HERRING, Maria Alejandra TORRES