Patents by Inventor Joseph Edward Massie

Joseph Edward Massie 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).

  • Ultrasonic rotary molding
    Patent number: 10010107
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an ultrasonic rotary molding system that is used to form edible compositions or food products as they move along a conveyor belt. The food products are formed by an ultrasonic rotary wheel that includes one or more cutting tools that cut, and perhaps three dimensionally mold, food product strips. The system may include a movable backing plate that is located below the point where the ultrasonic rotary wheel cuts the food product strips. The movable backing plate may be spring loaded and it may exert force upwards against the conveyor belt and in turn against the food product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Nagle, Alfred Camporini, David Pontzer, Paul Capar, David Fyock, John Stough, Curt Knepper, Joseph Edward Massie, Jeffrey Frantz, Carlos Aponte, Gary Lee McQuilkin
  • ULTRASONIC ROTARY MOLDING
    Publication number: 20170360077
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an ultrasonic rotary molding system that is used to form edible compositions or food products as they move along a conveyor belt. The food products are formed by an ultrasonic rotary wheel that includes one or more cutting tools that cut, and perhaps three dimensionally mold, food product strips. The system may include a movable backing plate that is located below the point where the ultrasonic rotary wheel cuts the food product strips. The movable backing plate may be spring loaded and it may exert force upwards against the conveyor belt and in turn against the food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Mars, Incorporated
    Inventors: Robert Nagle, Alfred Camporini, David Pontzer, Paul Capar, David Fyock, John Stough, Curt Knepper, Joseph Edward Massie, Jeffrey Frantz, Carlos Aponte, Gary Lee McQuilkin
  • ULTRASONIC ROTARY MOLDING
    Publication number: 20150044338
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes an ultrasonic rotary molding system that is used to form edible compositions or food products as they move along a conveyor belt. The food products are formed by an ultrasonic rotary wheel that includes one or more cutting tools that cut, and perhaps three dimensionally mold, food product strips. The system may include a movable backing plate that is located below the point where the ultrasonic rotary wheel cuts the food product strips. The movable backing plate may be spring loaded and it may exert force upwards against the conveyor belt and in turn against the food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Robert Nagle, Alfred Camporini, David Pontzer, Paul Capar, David Fyock, John Stough, Curt Knepper, Joseph Edward Massie, Jeffrey Frantz, Carlos Aponte, Gary Lee McQuilkin