Patents by Inventor Lee Clarkson

Lee Clarkson 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).

  • FOOD CONDITIONER
    Publication number: 20110009041
    Abstract: A food conditioner having a primary guard that is configured to be removable and a drive train network that is configured to automatically unlatch when the primary guard is removed, wherein the primary guard includes a guard partition that forces engagement of a tapered coupling drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: Ross Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: JAMES SPISICH, Sal Sparacino, Wayne Spillner, Charlie Degges, Lee Clarkson
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT SMEAR-LESS SLICING OF MEAT, POULTRY AND SIMILAR FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20100116107
    Abstract: A slicer system and method is disclosed that cuts meat products from a primal. The system comprises an isolated chute that delivers the primal to a cutting area along a first direction, a shuttle that moves a portion of the primal in a horizontal plane that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, a conveyor that supports and carries a meat product cut from the primal in the cutting area, and a sprayer that applies a fluid to a cutting blade in the cutting area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Ross Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne SPILLNER, Lee Clarkson, Bill Clowater, Thomas G. Tracy, Sal Sparacino