Patents by Inventor Alfred Buerkle

Alfred Buerkle 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).

  • Patent number: 5388503
    Abstract: A high speed food processing device wherein the device has a continuous moving belt of non-stick material for carrying the food product, and an upper and lower heat platens capable of moving with the food product so that there is no interruption of the forward movement of the continuously moving belt whereby the platens start in a rear-most position, clamp the moldable dough on the non-stick belt and move forward with the continuously moving belt cooking the food product at the same time, then releasing and returning to the rearmost position starting the cycle over again. A single drive mechanism simultaneously drives the continuous forward movement of the non-stick belt and the back and forth movement of the upper and lower platens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Inventor: Alfred Buerkle