Patents by Inventor Kenneth Bruce ARNOTE, JR.

Kenneth Bruce ARNOTE, 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).

  • Method and system for processing an extruded food material
    Patent number: 11925184
    Abstract: A food-processing system having a metering pump for filling a casing with food material, a linker for forming links in the filled casing and depositing a linked strand on a conveyor, and a plurality of servo motors arranged to drive each of a plurality of driven components of the processing system. The food-processing system being implemented according to a two-step ramp-up method that enables increased control of a first end and a second end of the linked strand using a first speed, and enables faster processing of the linked strand between the ends at a second speed higher than the first speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: MAREL, INC., MAREL FURTHER PROCESSING B.V.
    Inventors: Kenneth Bruce Arnote, Jr., Travis Michael Coblentz, Mattheus Catharina Willems, Johannes Martinus Meulendijks
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AN EXTRUDED FOOD MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20210282416
    Abstract: A food-processing system having a metering pump for filling a casing with food material, a linker for forming links in the filled casing and depositing a linked strand on a conveyor, and a plurality of servo motors arranged to drive each of a plurality of driven components of the processing system. The food-processing system being implemented according to a two-step ramp-up method that enables increased control of a first end and a second end of the linked strand using a first speed, and enables faster processing of the linked strand between the ends at a second speed higher than the first speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Kenneth Bruce ARNOTE, JR., Travis Michael COBLENTZ, Mattheus Catharina WILLEMS, Johannes Martinus MEULENDIJKS