Patents by Inventor Barrie Alan Mann

Barrie Alan Mann 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).

  • Automated machine for improved slitting and wedge cutting whole fruits and vegetables
    Patent number: 11273569
    Abstract: An automated food processing machine includes a receptacle, a slitter assembly, and a controller. The slitter assembly is coupled to a first motion actuator and includes a third motion actuator coupled to a slitter blade. In response to an input signal, the controller is configured to (1) actuate the first motion actuator to translate the slitter assembly along a first axis until the slitter blade has penetrated into a whole fruit or vegetable, and (2) actuate the third motion actuator to move the slitter blade relative to the slitter assembly with a component along an axis that is not parallel to the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SUPRACUT SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: Barrie Alan Mann
  • AUTOMATED MACHINE FOR IMPROVED SLITTING AND WEDGE CUTTING WHOLE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
    Publication number: 20200189141
    Abstract: An automated food processing machine includes a receptacle, a slitter assembly, and a controller. The slitter assembly is coupled to a first motion actuator and includes a third motion actuator coupled to a slitter blade. In response to an input signal, the controller is configured to (1) actuate the first motion actuator to translate the slitter assembly along a first axis until the slitter blade has penetrated into a whole fruit or vegetable, and (2) actuate the third motion actuator to move the slitter blade relative to the slitter assembly with a component along an axis that is not parallel to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Supracut Systems International, Inc.
    Inventor: Barrie Alan Mann
  • Automated machine for slitting and wedge cutting whole fruits and vegetables
    Patent number: 10603806
    Abstract: An automated food processing machine receives a whole fruit or vegetable and presses it through a blade set to form slices or wedges. The machine includes a controller coupled to various components including linear motion actuators, a user interface, and sensors. One motion actuator coupled to a slitting blade. Another motion actuator is coupled to a ram. In response to an input the controller activates the motion actuators in a sequence including (1) linear motion of the slitting blade to form a slit in the whole fruit or vegetable and (2) linear motion of the ram to press the whole fruit or vegetable through a blade set to form the slices or wedges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SupraCut Systems International, Inc.
    Inventors: Barrie Alan Mann, Kevin Gerald Szakacs, Leonard Fraitag, Steven Ray Card
  • AUTOMATED MACHINE FOR SLITTING AND WEDGE CUTTING WHOLE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
    Publication number: 20170197325
    Abstract: An automated food processing machine receives a whole fruit or vegetable and presses it through a blade set to form slices or wedges. The machine includes a controller coupled to various components including linear motion actuators, a user interface, and sensors. One motion actuator coupled to a slitting blade. Another motion actuator is coupled to a ram. In response to an input the controller activates the motion actuators in a sequence including (1) linear motion of the slitting blade to form a slit in the whole fruit or vegetable and (2) linear motion of the ram to press the whole fruit or vegetable through a blade set to form the slices or wedges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: SupraCut Systems International, Inc.
    Inventors: Barrie Alan Mann, Kevin Gerald Szakacs, Leonard Fraitag, Steven Ray Card
  • Automated machine for slitting and wedge cutting whole fruits and vegetables
    Patent number: 9636834
    Abstract: An automated food processing machine receives a whole fruit or vegetable and presses it through a blade set to form slices or wedges. The machine includes a controller coupled to various components including linear motion actuators, a user interface, and sensors. One motion actuator coupled to a slitting blade. Another motion actuator is coupled to a ram. In response to an input the controller activates the motion actuators in a sequence including (1) linear motion of the slitting blade to form a slit in the whole fruit or vegetable and (2) linear motion of the ram to press the whole fruit or vegetable through a blade set to form the slices or wedges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Supracut System International, Inc.
    Inventors: Barrie Alan Mann, Kevin Gerald Szakacs, Leonard Fraitag, Steven Ray Card
  • AUTOMATED MACHINE FOR SLITTING AND WEDGE CUTTING WHOLE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
    Publication number: 20150266196
    Abstract: An automated food processing machine receives a whole fruit or vegetable and presses it through a blade set to form slices or wedges. The machine includes a controller coupled to various components including linear motion actuators, a user interface, and sensors. One motion actuator coupled to a slitting blade. Another motion actuator is coupled to a ram. In response to an input the controller activates the motion actuators in a sequence including (1) linear motion of the slitting blade to form a slit in the whole fruit or vegetable and (2) linear motion of the ram to press the whole fruit or vegetable through a blade set to form the slices or wedges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: 101238845 Saskatchewan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Barrie Alan Mann, Kevin Gerald Szakacs, Leonard Fraitag, Steven Ray Card