Patents by Inventor Jeffery S. Zittel

Jeffery S. Zittel 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).

  • Cooling mechanism for use with a food processing system
    Patent number: 11751589
    Abstract: A cooler including a compartment, a conduit including a first end portion configured to be in communication with the compartment and a second end portion, food product at a first product temperature entering the first end portion, a fluid discharge positioned substantially within the conduit between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a pressurized fluid source in communication with and for supplying fluid through the fluid discharge, the fluid being at a first fluid temperature less than the first product temperature, the pressurized fluid source being operable to propel the fluid through the fluid discharge to move the food product from the first end portion of the conduit toward the second end portion and to cool the food product to a temperature below the first product temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Lyco Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Zittel, Daniel D. Maupin, Scott K. Weisman, Steven J. Schultz, Jeffery S. Zittel
  • COOLING MECHANISM FOR USE WITH A FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20230148635
    Abstract: A cooler including a compartment, a conduit including a first end portion configured to be in communication with the compartment and a second end portion, food product at a first product temperature entering the first end portion, a fluid discharge positioned substantially within the conduit between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a pressurized fluid source in communication with and for supplying fluid through the fluid discharge, the fluid being at a first fluid temperature less than the first product temperature, the pressurized fluid source being operable to propel the fluid through the fluid discharge to move the food product from the first end portion of the conduit toward the second end portion and to cool the food product to a temperature below the first product temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Lyco Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Zittel, Daniel D. Maupin, Scott K. Weisman, Steven J. Schultz, Jeffery S. Zittel
  • Cooling mechanism for use with a food processing system
    Patent number: 11582992
    Abstract: A cooler including a compartment, a conduit including a first end portion configured to be in communication with the compartment and a second end portion, food product at a first product temperature entering the first end portion, a fluid discharge positioned substantially within the conduit between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a pressurized fluid source in communication with and for supplying fluid through the fluid discharge, the fluid being at a first fluid temperature less than the first product temperature, the pressurized fluid source being operable to propel the fluid through the fluid discharge to move the food product from the first end portion of the conduit toward the second end portion and to cool the food product to a temperature below the first product temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Lyco Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Zittel, Daniel D. Maupin, Scott K. Weisman, Steven J. Schultz, Jeffery S. Zittel
  • COOLING MECHANISM FOR USE WITH A FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210127718
    Abstract: A cooler including a compartment, a conduit including a first end portion configured to be in communication with the compartment and a second end portion, food product at a first product temperature entering the first end portion, a fluid discharge positioned substantially within the conduit between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a pressurized fluid source in communication with and for supplying fluid through the fluid discharge, the fluid being at a first fluid temperature less than the first product temperature, the pressurized fluid source being operable to propel the fluid through the fluid discharge to move the food product from the first end portion of the conduit toward the second end portion and to cool the food product to a temperature below the first product temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Lyco Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Zittel, Daniel D. Maupin, Scott K. Weisman, Steven J. Schultz, Jeffery S. Zittel
  • COOLING MECHANISM FOR USE WITH A FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170223991
    Abstract: A cooler including a compartment, a conduit including a first end portion configured to be in communication with the compartment and a second end portion, food product at a first product temperature entering the first end portion, a fluid discharge positioned substantially within the conduit between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a pressurized fluid source in communication with and for supplying fluid through the fluid discharge, the fluid being at a first fluid temperature less than the first product temperature, the pressurized fluid source being operable to propel the fluid through the fluid discharge to move the food product from the first end portion of the conduit toward the second end portion and to cool the food product to a temperature below the first product temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: Lyco Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Zittel, Daniel D. Maupin, Scott K. Weisman, Steven J. Schultz, Jeffery S. Zittel