Patents by Inventor Doug McGuffin-Noll

Doug McGuffin-Noll 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).

  • Composite circular slicer knife
    Patent number: 7257899
    Abstract: A substantially circular slicer knife is provided having an interior base portion made of a first material and an outer edge portion made of a second material. The outer edge portion is metallurgically bonded to the interior base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Guangshan Zhu, Shahram Shariff, Doug McGuffin-Noll
  • Composite Circular Slicer Knife
    Publication number: 20070137438
    Abstract: A substantially circular slicer knife is provided having an interior base portion made of a first material and an outer edge portion made of a second material. The outer edge portion is metallurgically bonded to the interior base portion. A method of manufacturing the slicer knife involves providing a knife base of the first material having an annular groove therein, applying second material to the annular groove forming a knife blank and then machining the knife blank to expose the second material along a radially outer edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Inventors: Guangshan Zhu, Shahram Shariff, Doug McGuffin-Noll
  • Composite circular slicer knife
    Patent number: 7194933
    Abstract: A substantially circular slicer knife is provided having an interior base portion made of a first material and an outer edge portion made of a second material. The outer edge portion is metallurgically bonded to the interior base portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Guangshan Zhu, Shahram Shariff, Doug McGuffin-Noll
  • Composite circular slicer knife
    Publication number: 20050211045
    Abstract: A substantially circular slicer knife is provided having an interior base portion made of a first material and an outer edge portion made of a second material. The outer edge portion is metallurgically bonded to the interior base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Guangshan Zhu, Shahram Shariff, Doug McGuffin-Noll
  • Composite circular slicer knife
    Publication number: 20040000060
    Abstract: A substantially circular slicer knife is provided having an interior base portion made of a first material and an outer edge portion made of a second material. The outer edge portion is metallurgically bonded to the interior base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Inventors: Guangshan Zhu, Shahram Shariff, Doug McGuffin-Noll
  • Feed grip for a food slicer
    Publication number: 20030079595
    Abstract: A feed grip for being coupled to a slide rod of a slicer including a gripping plate having a front surface and rear surface, the front surface being shaped to grip a food product, the gripping plate including an attachment portion extending generally outwardly from the rear surface. The feed grip further includes a handle having an opening shaped to releasably receive the attachment portion therein, and a feed arm including a pair of annulus, a first one of the annulus being shaped to be generally located between the handle and the gripping plate, a second one of the annulus being shaped to receive the slide rod of the slicer therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Shahram Shariff, Doug McGuffin-Noll, Jeff Frock