Patents by Inventor James Alan Shirk

James Alan Shirk 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: 5666866
    Abstract: A food product slicer comprises a housing having a bilevel profile which includes a raised portion having a first aperture therein and a horizontal planar portion having a second aperture therein; a slicing blade mounted for rotation on a drive shaft extending through the first aperture; a compartment on the bottom side of the housing defined by a wall member; a scale including a platter, mounted on a post extending through the second aperture; a load cell mounted in the compartment and engaging the post extending through the second aperture; and an electronic control for operating the scale and slicer, mounted in the housing outside of the compartment. The platter is located below the slicing blade such that the food product sliced by the slicing blade is deposited on the platter, and the post is mounted to the center of the platter, such that a food product portion deposited on the platter will measure substantially the same weight on each corner of the platter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Joseph Chun-Chi Huang, James Alan Shirk, James Franz Yoder
  • Patent number: D390414
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: James Alan Shirk, Richard C. Watson
  • Patent number: D422449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2000
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Michael W. Johnson, Jeff Frock, Mark Andrew Kovacs, James Alan Shirk, Shahram Shariff