Patents by Inventor Marcello Quadrana

Marcello Quadrana 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).

  • Publication number: 20170106376
    Abstract: Apparatus for the anti-rub of metal surfaces involved in the process for processing vegetables, flours and preferably for processing animal meat for producing sausages, including, in sequence along the axis (100), an actuation shaft (200), a loading hopper (70), at least one auger (1) adapted to transport the animal meat to be processed; at least one first knife (11), preferably a plurality of knives (11), rotary and arranged at the outlet of the meat from the auger (1); at least one first fixed drawing disc (3), the first disc (3) having a plurality of holes and having the actuation shaft (200) at least one cylindrical projection (300), arranged along the actuation shaft (200), provided with at least one circular bearing (40), preferably a pair of circular bearings (40) adapted to stabilize and reduce the forces acting on the actuation shaft (200).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventor: Marcello QUADRANA
  • Publication number: 20130284835
    Abstract: The object of the invention is a cutting group for a mincing unit of a mincing machine of industrial type, with a characteristic knife holder (16), wherein said knife holder has long knives (12) and short knives (121) arranged alternately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: EVOLUTION S.R.L.
    Inventor: Marcello Quadrana
  • Patent number: 7389954
    Abstract: A food grinding machine comprises a static outer jacket provided with conventional elements for coupling to a loading inlet of the grinding machine. Annular recesses are formed in the internal thickness of the jacket, have preset volumes and are mutually separated. A food pusher and cutter element is mounted inside the jacket so that it rotates coaxially, and a screening element with differentiated passage regions is interpose between the pusher and the jacket. Each region can be crossed at the annular recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Inventor: Marcello Quadrana
  • Patent number: 5791570
    Abstract: A mincing unit for an industrial mincing machine having a stator, a rotor and a worm screw drivingly connected to the rotor and positioned within the stator. A set of disc-shaped dies are formed of progressively closer perforations. A set of star-shaped cutters alternate with the dies such that the cutters act on the dies at either end. The cutters are fitted with rectangular blades having a cutting edge surfaced with a wear-resistant material fixed externally to the blades. An element of wear resistant material is mounted on each spoke of the cutters. A freely rotating plate is mounted in an axial area of the cutters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Evolution S.R.L.
    Inventor: Marcello Quadrana