Patents by Inventor Mark L. Willard

Mark L. Willard 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).

  • Dividing and rounding machine
    Patent number: 4950147
    Abstract: A dough-dividing and rounding machine for dividing and rounding dough wherein the machine includes a removable ring and dividing assembly for the convenient cleaning of the machine and to allow for the interchangeability of the dividing assembly with other dividing assemblies for the production of dough or similar materials having different weights, quantities or shapes. The present invention being particularly adapted for use in dividing and/or dividing and rounding machines wherein a predetermined quantity of pieces of equal-sized dough or the like are produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignee: Dutchess Bakers' Machinery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark L. Willard, David E. Beatty, Jeffery A. Nyguist
  • Dividing and rounding machine
    Patent number: 4898528
    Abstract: A dough dividing and rounding machine for dividing and rounding dough wherein the machine includes a removable ring and dividing assembly for the convenient cleaning of the machine and to allow for the interchangeability of the dividing assembly with a second dividing assembly for the production of dough having different sizes, quantities or shapes. The present invention being particularly adapted for use in dividing and/or dividing and rounding machines wherein a predetermined quantity of pieces of equal sized dough are produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1990
    Assignee: Dutchess Bakers' Machinery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark L. Willard, David E. Beatty, Jeffery A. Nyquist