Patents by Inventor Mark Zimmerman

Mark Zimmerman 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).

  • Meat processing article, apparatus, and method
    Patent number: 5733184
    Abstract: An article, an apparatus, and a method for processing a meat product. The inventive article comprises: a shaft; a spiral conveying channel on the exterior of the shaft; and a cutting member projecting from the shaft and positioned within the conveying channel. The inventive apparatus comprises the inventive article and a driving assembly for rotating the inventive article about its longitudinal axis. The inventive method comprises the step of conveying a meat item through the conveying channel of the inventive article such that the cutting member contacts and forms a cut in the meat item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Tyson Holding Company
    Inventors: Mark Henry Curry, Donald Mark Zimmerman, Kelvin Donald Lasse, Bobby Z. Haley
  • Rotary engine
    Patent number: D374876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 22, 1996
    Inventor: Mark Zimmerman