Patents by Inventor Lawrence M. Skidmore

Lawrence M. Skidmore 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 machine for slicing materials
    Patent number: 4208933
    Abstract: Drafts of preselected weight are sliced into a preselected number of slices by passing the material to be sliced through a curtain of radiation to measure the density of the material, and this measurement is used to calculate the length of each draft, which measurement is stored and subsequently read out to control the operation of a stepping hydroelectric motor which pushes the material through a cutting station at the proper speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1980
    Assignee: Armour and Company
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Skidmore
  • Method and machine for slicing materials
    Patent number: 4114492
    Abstract: Drafts of preselected weight are sliced into a preselected number of slices by passing the material to be sliced through a curtain of radiation to measure the density of the material, and this measurement is used to calculate the length of each draft, which measurement is stored and subsequently read out to control the operation of a stepping hydroelectric motor which pushes the material through a cutting station at the proper speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1978
    Assignee: Armour and Company
    Inventor: Lawrence M. Skidmore