Patents by Inventor David P. Schmitz

David P. Schmitz 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).

  • Patent number: 5533917
    Abstract: A card for indicating the relative positions of conductors to be connected to an appliance comprises a panel element independent of the appliance and representing a duplicate image of a portion of the appliance to which the conductors are to be connected. The panel element includes a plurality of openings provided therein, each of the openings being formed to frictionally retain one of the conductors at a location on the panel element corresponding to the exact location of the conductor when connected to the appliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Inventor: David P. Schmitz
  • Patent number: 5404802
    Abstract: A cheese formation tower wherein cheese curds and attendant whey are introduced into the upper portion of a vertical, low friction material lined, tower and the whey is extracted through gravitational, differential pressure/relative vacuum and vibration techniques. As the material reaches the lower portion of the tower the whey has been substantially extracted to provide the formed cheese product. A guillotine or cutting arrangement is provided to cut the formed cheese to suitable lengths which are then extracted from the tower. The invention is particularly directed to cheese units of various shapes and sizes but preferably smaller than the standard, 11".times.14", 40# block. The unit includes cleaning means for cleansing of the entire unit following complete batch formation. The tower ensures satisfactory whey removal and the delivery of properly formed cheeses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Assignee: Millerbernd Design & Fabrication
    Inventors: Ralph J. Millerbernd, Alan J. Blackwell, David P. Schmitz