Patents by Inventor Kenneth Ropp

Kenneth Ropp 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: 5340298
    Abstract: A divider assembly for removable attachment to a dividing and rounding machine, the assembly including a divider blade formed into a circular geometric pattern, with relatively movable plugs fitted into the openings of the geometric pattern, the blade being affixed to a divider plate having openings and the plugs projecting through the openings. The top ends of the plugs are fitted through a plug plate and have reduced diameter shanks for engagement into keyhole-shaped openings in a lock plate. Two knobs are threadable into the respective plates to hold the entire assembly together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1994
    Assignee: Dutchess Bakers' Machinery Co., Inc.
    Inventors: David E. Beatty, Jeffery A. Nyquist, Kenneth Ropp