Patents by Inventor Gene J. Beckermann

Gene J. Beckermann 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).

  • System and method for cleaning intestines
    Patent number: 6685550
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for cleaning the interior and exterior surfaces of an animal intestine. The system includes a carrier for holding and transporting sections of the intestine. The carrier is attached to a vertically-disposed wheel for rotating the carrier in a circular path. A spray assembly, located at a point above the wheel, is connected to a cleaning fluid supply and directs a spray of cleaning fluid at the exterior surface of the intestine. A supply tube, located at a point above the wheel, directs cleaning fluid into an interior of the intestine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Excel Corporation
    Inventors: Ronn A. Houtz, Matthew S. Osborn, Chris G. Bandur, Gene J. Beckermann
  • System and method for cleaning intestines
    Publication number: 20030040267
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for cleaning the interior and exterior surfaces of an animal intestine. The system includes a carrier for holding and transporting sections of the intestine. The carrier is attached to a vertically-disposed wheel for rotating the carrier in a circular path. A spray assembly, located at a point above the wheel, is connected to a cleaning fluid supply and directs a spray of cleaning fluid at the exterior surface of the intestine. A supply tube, located at a point above the wheel, directs cleaning fluid into an interior of the intestine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Ronn A. Houtz, Matthew S. Osborn, Chris G. Bandur, Gene J. Beckermann
  • System and method for cleaning animal intestines
    Patent number: 6468145
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method for cleaning the interior and exterior surfaces of an animal intestine. The system includes a carrier for holding and transporting sections of the intestine along a closed-path track. A vertically disposed tube, located at a point along the track, is connected to a cleaning fluid supply and directs a spray of cleaning fluid at the exterior surfaces. A cleaning nozzle, located at a point along the track, directs cleaning fluid into an interior of the intestine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Excel Corporation
    Inventors: Ronn A. Houtz, Matthew S. Osborn, Chris G. Bandur, Gene J. Beckermann