Patents by Inventor John W. Cliff, Jr.

John W. Cliff, Jr. 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).

  • Meat processing apparatus
    Patent number: 4413375
    Abstract: Meat processing apparatus having a surface for supporting a body of meat during cutting thereof and a movable hook positioned within an opening in the surface and movable between a raised position to facilitate impaling a body of meat thereon and a lowered position within the opening and generally level with said surface for capturing a portion of the meat between the hook and the edge of the opening to provide a more stable body of meat during cutting and avoid contact between the hook and a knife used by an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1981
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1983
    Assignee: John Morrell & Co.
    Inventor: John W. Cliff, Jr.