Patents by Inventor Charles M. Rodriguez

Charles M. Rodriguez 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).

  • Food cutting apparatus
    Patent number: 5918538
    Abstract: The apparatus of the invention has a food receiving apparatus including a cutting device with a cylinder operated plunger. Also provided is a conveyor having a continuous belt for carrying a stack of tortillas or the like to the food receiving apparatus. A detector is provided for detecting the stack of tortillas or the like as it enters the food receiving apparatus. The detector actuates a control system which causes the cylinder to move the plunger toward the cutting device for compressing the tortillas against the cutting device for cutting the tortillas to the desired shape. The plunger then moves away from the food receiving apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Palo Verde Partnership
    Inventors: Rudolph Rodriguez, Ernest Rodriguez, Raul Rodriguez, Charles M. Rodriguez