Patents by Inventor DANELLE ROAN

DANELLE ROAN 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).

  • Tension knife for cutting food products
    Patent number: 11498234
    Abstract: A tension knife includes an elongate knife body with a thin, flat profile. The tension knife defines first and second mounting points at opposing ends of the knife body. The knife body has a characteristic width across a length of the knife body between the first and second mounting points. The characteristic width of the knife body defines a centerline between a leading edge of the knife body and a trailing edge of the knife body. One or more of the first and second mounting points has a focus between the centerline of the knife body and the leading edge. A frame can be configured to support and tension the tension knife to form a tension knife assembly. Clamp blocks can be used to mount the tension knife to the frame at the first and second mounting points, where one or more of the clamp blocks is configured to rotate with respect to the frame to tension the leading edge of the tension knife.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Lamb Weston, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel Monk, Danelle Roan, Mark Alan Fow, Grayden Howard, Daniel L. Banowetz, Michael S. Jacko
  • TENSION KNIFE FOR CUTTING FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20210347077
    Abstract: A tension knife includes an elongate knife body with a thin, flat profile. The tension knife defines first and second mounting points at opposing ends of the knife body. The knife body has a characteristic width across a length of the knife body between the first and second mounting points. The characteristic width of the knife body defines a centerline between a leading edge of the knife body and a trailing edge of the knife body. One or more of the first and second mounting points has a focus between the centerline of the knife body and the leading edge. A frame can be configured to support and tension the tension knife to form a tension knife assembly. Clamp blocks can be used to mount the tension knife to the frame at the first and second mounting points, where one or more of the clamp blocks is configured to rotate with respect to the frame to tension the leading edge of the tension knife.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventors: SAMUEL MONK, DANELLE ROAN, MARK ALAN FOW, GRAYDEN HOWARD, DANIEL L. BANOWETZ, MICHAEL S. JACKO