Patents by Inventor John Wickett

John Wickett 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: 11647779
    Abstract: A wet food supply apparatus of a wet food processing system includes an outer housing defining an internal cavity, a rotary food processing unit located within the internal cavity during operation of the wet food supply apparatus, and a separation assembly for withdrawing the rotary food processing unit from within the internal cavity for cleaning purposes. The separation assembly includes a threaded rod having a first portion attached to the rotary food processing unit, a second portion rotatably supported by the outer housing for relative rotation, and a third, terminal end portion including a tool mounting member for receiving a drive head of a drive mechanism, such as a portable, battery powered rotary impact tool, for rotating the threaded rod to selectively shift the rotary food processing unit out of the internal cavity of the outer housing to expose the rotary food processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Blue Buffalo Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Collier, John Wickett, Benjamin Winchester
  • Publication number: 20060026129
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating an updated manufacturing resource plan from data selectively retrieved from a manufacturing resource plan (MRP) data base are disclosed. A portion of a manufacturing resource planning database associated with a manufacturing resource plain can be accessed, in response to a user input by a user of a plurality of selective criteria. A set of particular data can then be retrieved from the portion of said manufacturing resource database in response to said input by said user of said plurality of selective criteria. Thereafter, an updated manufacturing resource plan (MRP) can be automatically generated based on the set of particular data retrieved from the accessed portion of said manufacturing resource planning database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: February 2, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Zeman, John Wickett, Terrence Dutton, John Wallenhorst