Patents by Inventor Dick L. Shaw

Dick L. Shaw 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 cutting soft materials, especially meat
    Patent number: 6955110
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for cutting soft materials such as meat. Two or more spirally mounted helical blades are situated between two supports, and the supports are mounted to a shank. The shank is rotated to impart rotary action to the spiral shear blades, and the entire device may be used to perform various cutting operations. The distal or bottom one of the supports may also be a cutting blade, and a number of versions of bottom cutting blades are useable in the practice of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Sandia Corporation
    Inventors: Barry L. Spletzer, Diane S. Callow, James F. Jones, Michael A. Kuehl, Dick L. Shaw, Barbara J. Scalia