Patents by Inventor David McAuley Alexander

David McAuley Alexander 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).

  • Dual purpose seal head assembly, tray sealing system, and method therefor
    Patent number: 11034474
    Abstract: A seal head assembly includes a plurality of heat seal plates defining a corresponding plurality of heating areas, each heat seal plate including a heating element to independently control the temperature of the corresponding heating area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventors: William Lee Harrison, Andrew William Jones, David McAuley Alexander, Gary Scott Liles
  • Cross cut tenderizer
    Patent number: 10912308
    Abstract: A tenderizer system, apparatus and method to tenderize meat products and other foods through a cross-cut tenderizing process. This process can be performed by a tenderizer cartridge including at least two shafts in parallel, where a stack of blades are disposed on each shaft and in contact with each other along a respective shaft, each blade including teeth around outer circumferences such that each blade in contact is aligned to form continuous ridges that extend in parallel with the shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: ROSS Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William Lee Harrison, David McAuley Alexander
  • CROSS CUT TENDERIZER
    Publication number: 20190343134
    Abstract: A tenderizer system, apparatus and method to tenderize meat products and other foods through a cross-cut tenderizing process. This process can be performed by a tenderizer cartridge including at least two shafts in parallel, where a stack of blades are disposed on each shaft and in contact with each other along a respective shaft, each blade including teeth around outer circumferences such that each blade in contact is aligned to form continuous ridges that extend in parallel with the shafts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: William Lee Harrison, David McAuley Alexander
  • DUAL PURPOSE SEAL HEAD ASSEMBLY, TRAY SEALING SYSTEM, AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20180118389
    Abstract: A seal head assembly includes a plurality of heat seal plates defining a corresponding plurality of heating areas, each heat seal plate including a heating element to independently control the temperature of the corresponding heating area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: ROSS INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: William Lee Harrison, Andrew William Jones, David McAuley Alexander, Gary Scott Liles
  • VACUUM SEALING SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180022490
    Abstract: A vacuum sealing system includes a vacuum pump, a lower tool to hold one or more trays carrying product, an upper tool to seal a plastic film onto the one or more trays, the upper tool including at least one seal plate with a seal plate cavity and a vacuum clamp, the system also including a controller to control the vacuum pump, the lower tool, and the upper tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: ROSS INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: William Lee Harrison, Andrew William Jones, David McAuley Alexander