Patents by Inventor Andre Coutard

Andre Coutard 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 continuously producing substantially parallelepipedal pieces of meat
    Patent number: 4995803
    Abstract: An apparatus for continuously producing substantially parallelepipedal pieces of meat (M) from blocks of meat (B) of larger size, including an Archimedes' screw-type supply unit (2) and, in the direction of travel of the blocks, a shaping device (4) which has a substantially circular entrance (400) and an exit (412) of elongated rectangular section, longitudinal cutting disks (5) and transverse cutting guillotine blade (6), the longitudinal cut being made during passage of the blocks of meat (B) inside the shaping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1991
    Assignee: Kaufler S. A.
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Champalaune, Yvon Corveler, Andre Coutard