Patents by Inventor Clifford C. Elwood

Clifford C. Elwood 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 and method for continuously cutting shredded grain product
    Patent number: 4656908
    Abstract: A rotary cutter assembly and means for cutting and scoring a continuous web of shredded grain product which includes in combination slitting means which receives the web from a conveyor, cuts the web in the linear direction, and transfers the web in the machine direction. The assembly also includes a driven cutter wheel arranged separately from the slitting means which receives the continuous web after it has been slit, cuts, crimps and scores the web in the transverse direction at selected intervals. An endless transfer belt is mounted on the cutter wheel and is driven by the wheel whereby the web is transferred in the machine direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1987
    Assignee: Nabisco Brands, Inc.
    Inventor: Clifford C. Elwood