Patents by Inventor Kasper Komdeur

Kasper Komdeur 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: 6443688
    Abstract: A roll of wound material is upended or turned 90° by a pivotable cart and a conventional forklift apparatus. The roll is supported on a pallet and has a central opening which extends substantially vertically. The cart includes a pair of perpendicular walls and a roller which is mounted on the walls adjacent the intersection between the walls. The forklift first loads the pallet and the roll onto one of the walls of the cart which extends horizontally. The forklift is then arranged so that one of its tines is below said one horizontal wall and a second tine is laterally outward of the roller. The forklift is raised to pivot said one wall about the roller until the second wall pivots into engagement with the second tine. The fork lift is then lowered so that the second wall pivots into a horizontal position. The roll is then supported on the second wall with the central opening extending horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Schnadig Corporation
    Inventor: Kasper Komdeur
  • Patent number: 6042358
    Abstract: An apparatus for making balls of butter includes a conveyor and a dispensing head mounted above the conveyor for delivering pieces of butter to the conveyor. Two roller bar assemblies are mounted above the conveyor, and crank arms rotate each of the roller bar assemblies in a plane which extends generally parallel to the conveyor. As the butter pieces are moved by the conveyor past the roller bar assemblies, the roller bars roll the butter on the conveyor and form the butter into balls. The balls of butter may be delivered to a freeze tunnel for freezing before packaging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Butterballs Farms, Inc.
    Inventors: Kasper Komdeur, Richard C. Smith