Patents by Inventor Lochi D. Munasinghe

Lochi D. Munasinghe 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).

  • Liquid jet cutter for cutting a rolled dough product
    Patent number: 6227087
    Abstract: A cutting apparatus cuts a rolled dough product. The apparatus includes a conveyor conveying a rolled dough cylinder along a dough travel path. A nozzle is coupled to a liquid source providing liquid under pressure and is directed toward the dough travel path. The nozzle is offset from a surface of the dough cylinder by an offset distance sufficient so the cutter can cut a portion from the dough cylinder and provide sufficient separation between the cut portion and the dough cylinder so the cut portion does not stick to the dough cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: The Pillsbury Company
    Inventors: James S. Thorson, Cheryl L. Mitchell, Lochi D. Munasinghe