Patents by Inventor Jens Christian HANSEN

Jens Christian HANSEN 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).

  • Cutting apparatus with element for receiving and abutting cutting blade
    Patent number: 11528916
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus for cutting a food object includes at least one cutting blade, an actuator arranged for moving the cutting blade before and during cutting, and an element comprising a receiving section arranged for receiving and abutting the cutting blade, and a supporting section arranged for supporting a food object before and during cutting. During cutting, the supporting section is arranged for being displaced, such as displaced by elastic deformation, by the cutting blade with respect to a position of the supporting section prior to cutting. During moving of the cutting blade, the cutting blade is arranged for displacing the supporting section subsequent to the cutting blade abutting the receiving section. The cutting blade and the element are arranged for being continuously in contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: MAREL A/S
    Inventors: Rune Gronkjær, Michael Tjornelund, Jens Christian Hansen
  • CUTTING APPARATUS WITH ELEMENT FOR RECEIVING AND ABUTTING CUTTING BLADE
    Publication number: 20220039409
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus for cutting a food object includes at least one cutting blade, an actuator arranged for moving the cutting blade before and during cutting, and an element comprising a receiving section arranged for receiving and abutting the cutting blade, and a supporting section arranged for supporting a food object before and during cutting. During cutting, the supporting section is arranged for being displaced, such as displaced by elastic deformation, by the cutting blade with respect to a position of the supporting section prior to cutting. During moving of the cutting blade, the cutting blade is arranged for displacing the supporting section subsequent to the cutting blade abutting the receiving section. The cutting blade and the element are arranged for being continuously in contact with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Rune GRONKJÆR, Michael TJORNELUND, Jens Christian HANSEN