Patents by Inventor Bradford L. Brewster

Bradford L. Brewster 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).

  • Device for defining a handle in a tubular covering for a food product
    Patent number: 7055292
    Abstract: An apparatus for defining a loop handle in a tubular covering, such as an expanded mesh plastic covering, for a food. The apparatus of the present invention includes a frame for supporting the various assemblies that comprise the apparatus and for engaging a support surface such as a floor. The apparatus of the present invention further includes a conveyor assembly, which conveys the food product from a production line and into the slide area or chute. Positioned proximate the distal end of the chute is a voider assembly defined by a stationary set of voider gates and a movable set of voider gates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Harrison A. Ailey, Bradford L. Brewster, Dennis J. May, Samuel D. Griggs, Richard Scott Bruce
  • Device for defining a handle in a tubular covering for a food product
    Patent number: 6945010
    Abstract: An apparatus for defining a loop handle in a tubular covering, such as an expanded mesh plastic covering, for a food. The apparatus of the present invention includes a frame for supporting the various assemblies that comprise the apparatus and for engaging a support surface such as a floor. The apparatus of the present invention further includes a conveyor assembly, which conveys the food product from a production line and into the slide area or chute. Positioned proximate the distal end of the chute is a voider assembly defined by a stationary set of voider gates and a moveable set of voider gates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Harrison A. Ailey, Bradford L. Brewster, Dennis J. May, Samuel D. Griggs, Richard Scott Bruce
  • Device for defining a handle in a tubular covering for a food product
    Publication number: 20040255553
    Abstract: An apparatus for defining a loop handle in a tubular covering, such as an expanded mesh plastic covering, for a food. The apparatus of the present invention includes a frame for supporting the various assemblies that comprise the apparatus and for engaging a support surface such as a floor. The apparatus of the present invention further includes a conveyor assembly, which conveys the food product from a production line and into the slide area or chute. Positioned proximate the distal end of the chute is a voider assembly defined by a stationary set of voider gates and a moveable set of voider gates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Harrison A. Ailey, Bradford L. Brewster, Dennis J. May, Samuel D. Griggs, Richard Scott Bruce
  • Device for defining a handle in a tubular covering for a food product
    Patent number: 6729102
    Abstract: An apparatus for defining a loop handle in a tubular covering, such as an expanded mesh plastic covering, for a food. The apparatus of the present invention includes a frame for supporting the various assemblies that comprise the apparatus and for engaging a support surface such as a floor. The apparatus of the present invention further includes a conveyor assembly, which conveys the food product from a production line and into the slide area or chute. Positioned proximate the distal end of the chute is a voider assembly defined by a stationary set of voider gates and a moveable set of voider gates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignees: Acraloc Corporation, Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: Harrison A. Ailey, Bradford L. Brewster, Dennis J. May, Samuel D. Griggs, Richard Scott Bruce
  • Device for defining a handle in a tubular covering for a food product
    Publication number: 20030131564
    Abstract: An apparatus for defining a loop handle in a tubular covering, such as an expanded mesh plastic covering, for a food. The apparatus of the present invention includes a frame for supporting the various assemblies that comprise the apparatus and for engaging a support surface such as a floor. The apparatus of the present invention further includes a conveyor assembly, which conveys the food product from a production line and into the slide area or chute. Positioned proximate the distal end of the chute is a voider assembly defined by a stationary set of voider gates and a moveable set of voider gates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Applicant: Acraloc Corporation
    Inventors: Harrison A. Ailey, Dennis J. May, Bradford L. Brewster, Samuel D. Griggs, Richard Scott Bruce
  • Apparatus for processing an animal half carcass to recover loin and ribs
    Patent number: 5407384
    Abstract: An apparatus for separating a loin and ribs from a carcass half that incorporates a scribe saw assembly immediately in advance of a loin knife for the purpose of cutting through the ribs of the carcass. This scribe saw assembly is mounted from the lever arm of a roller, the roller being biased against the surface of a carcass and moving vertically with response to that surface. Thus, the scribe saw assembly also moves vertically in unison with the roller. The scribe saw blade creates a kerf for passage of a portion of the blade of the loin puller. Provision is made so that the lateral orientation of the blade of the saw corresponds to the lateral orientation of the portion of the loin knife that is to pass through the cut ribs. When the position of the loin knife is changed, the lateral position of the saw blade is changed accordingly. The apparatus also provides for the flattening of remaining ribs and the separation of these flattened ribs from the rib fat of the carcass half after the removal of the loin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1995
    Assignee: Acraloc Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence D. Boody, Harrison A. Ailey, David L. Chappell, Bradford L. Brewster