Patents by Inventor Joachin Schill

Joachin Schill 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).

  • Method for de-rinding and trimming a piece of meat or a piece of slaughtered animal
    Patent number: 7285040
    Abstract: A device and a method are proposed for de-rinding or trimming a piece of meat or piece of a slaughtered animal, in which an arrangement device for the arrangement of the piece, an industrial robot with a manipulator arm and a sensor system, which detects the part that is to be separated, are provided. The sensor system comprises a camera and ail image processing system as well as, if necessary, a distance measuring system, which determines the distance between a predefined zero point and a measuring point on the surface of the piece. Further, a cutting tool is provided, which separates the part from the piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Maja Maschinenfabrik Herman Schill GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hartmut Ilch, Joachin Schill
  • Apparatus for portioning a piece of food
    Patent number: 7052387
    Abstract: A device and procedure for portioning a piece of food in portions with a predetermined weight or predetermined thickness. The device has a pivotable insertion drum (1) arranged in a rotatable manner around its axis with at least one oblong insertion chamber (4) for inserting the piece of food. A knife (3) is arranged on the insertion drum (1) for cutting a portion located in the portioning chamber from the rest of the piece of food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: MAJA-Maschinenfabrik Hermann Schill GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hartmut Ilch, Joachin Schill
  • Method for de-rinding and trimming a piece of meat or a piece of slautered animal
    Publication number: 20050176357
    Abstract: A device and a method are proposed for de-rinding or trimming a piece of meat or piece of a slaughtered animal, in which an arrangement device for the arrangement of the piece, an industrial robot with a manipulator arm and a sensor system, which detects the part that is to be separated, are provided. The sensor system comprises a camera and an image processing system as well as, if necessary, a distance measuring system, which determines the distance between a predefined zero point and a measuring point on the surface of the piece. Further, a cutting tool is provided, which separates the part from the piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2004
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Hartmut Ilch, Joachin Schill
  • Device and procedure for portioning apiece of food
    Publication number: 20040156965
    Abstract: A device and procedure is suggested for portioning a piece of food in portions with a predetermined weight or predetermined thickness. The device has a pivotable insertion drum (1) arranged in a rotatable manner around its axis with at least one oblong insertion chamber (4) for inserting the piece of food. A knife (3) is arranged on the insertion drum (1) for cutting a portion located in the portioning chamber from the rest of the piece of food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: Hartmut Ilch, Joachin Schill