Patents by Inventor William I. Faulder

William I. Faulder 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).

  • Method and apparatus to load and remove bones from primals
    Patent number: 7635294
    Abstract: An automated apparatus and method for processing and removing bones from primal and sub-primal cuts of meat where one embodiment of the invention is specifically adapted to remove the bones from the chuck blade portion of meat or other similar meat cuts. The invention is to provide a cutting means and fixture which will eliminate the need for manually lifting the primal cuts while securely clamping the primal into a device which will function as the transporter and said invention has alignment device for bone removal to assist in guiding a saw blade for bone removal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: Tyson Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerrad L. Tomcak, John E. Johnson, Craig S. Donnelly, Jason W. Tomcak, William I. Faulder
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO LOAD AND REMOVE BONES FROM PRIMALS
    Publication number: 20080026684
    Abstract: An automated apparatus and method for processing and removing bones from primal and sub-primal cuts of meat where one embodiment of the invention is specifically adapted to remove the bones from the chuck blade portion of meat or other similar meat cuts. The invention is to provide a cutting means and fixture which will eliminate the need for manually lifting the primal cuts while securely clamping the primal into a device which will function as the transporter and said invention has alignment device for bone removal to assist in guiding a saw blade for bone removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: Tyson Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerrad L. Tomcak, John E. Johnson, Craig S. Donnelly, Jason W. Tomcak, William I. Faulder