Patents by Inventor Doug Bauer

Doug Bauer 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).

  • Shoulder positioning conveyor
    Patent number: 9066525
    Abstract: A conveyor for positioning a meat product to be cut having a track attached to a frame, a chain slidably mounted on the track, a plurality of flights connected to the chain and a guide bar connected to the frame wherein the conveyor advances product forward at a loading end, maintains the product in a stable position through a transport section, and releases the product at a discharge end such that the product drops off the guide bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: MAREL MEAT PROCESSING INC.
    Inventors: Colin Hart, Liansuo Xie, Doug Bauer
  • SHOULDER POSITIONING CONVEYOR
    Publication number: 20140014474
    Abstract: A conveyor for positioning a meat product to be cut having a track attached to a frame, a chain slidably mounted on the track, a plurality of flights connected to the chain and a guide bar connected to the frame wherein the conveyor advances product forward at a loading end, maintains the product in a stable position through a transport section, and releases the product at a discharge end such that the product drops off the guide bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: MAREL MEAT PROCESSING INC.
    Inventors: Colin Hart, Liansuo Xie, Doug Bauer
  • Cutting system and method of cutting meat parts using the same
    Patent number: 8500523
    Abstract: A cutting system that conveys a meat product to the throat and blade of a saw. A positioning conveyor positions the meat product into a predetermined position. An adjustable laser is then used to locate a predetermined area of the meat product so that the saw blade can be adjusted to align with the laser beam before cutting of the meat product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Marel Meat Processing Inc.
    Inventors: Colin R. Hart, Doug Bauer