Patents by Inventor Alfred Ihler

Alfred Ihler 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).

  • TRANSVERSE CUTTING OF A MOVING FOOD PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20200001487
    Abstract: A cutting device, knife carrier suitable for use in the cutting device, a cutting system and method for cutting a strand of stacked bands of a food product are disclosed. The cutting device, knife carrier, cutting system and method combine a transverse cutting knife with a diagonal cutting knife disposed at an oblique angle with respect to the transverse cutting knife. The diagonal cutting knife diagonally cuts the stack simultaneously with transverse cutting of the stack by the transverse cutting knife to form substantially triangular prism shaped stacks made of corresponding substantially triangular shaped slices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: Hochland SE
    Inventors: Ralf Mueller, Alfred Ihler, Thomas Vogel
  • Transverse cutting of moving food product
    Patent number: 10434673
    Abstract: A cutting device, knife carrier suitable for use in the cutting device, a cutting system and method for cutting a strand of stacked bands of a food product are disclosed. The cutting device, knife carrier, cutting system and method combine a transverse cutting knife with a diagonal cutting knife disposed at an oblique angle with respect to the transverse cutting knife. The diagonal cutting knife diagonally cuts the stack simultaneously with transverse cutting of the stack by the transverse cutting knife to form substantially triangular prism shaped stacks made of corresponding substantially triangular shaped slices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Hochland SE
    Inventors: Ralf Mueller, Alfred Ihler, Thomas Vogel
  • Transverse Cutting of a Moving Food Product
    Publication number: 20160185002
    Abstract: A cutting device, knife carrier suitable for use in the cutting device, a cutting system and method for cutting a strand of stacked bands of a food product are disclosed. The cutting device, knife carrier, cutting system and method combine a transverse cutting knife with a diagonal cutting knife disposed at an oblique angle with respect to the transverse cutting knife. The diagonal cutting knife diagonally cuts the stack simultaneously with transverse cutting of the stack by the transverse cutting knife to form substantially triangular prism shaped stacks made of corresponding substantially triangular shaped slices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: Hochland SE
    Inventors: Ralf Mueller, Alfred Ihler, Thomas Vogel