Patents by Inventor Nigel L. Hicks

Nigel L. Hicks 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).

  • Cutting of blocks
    Patent number: 4991477
    Abstract: This invention is a machine and method (10) for cutting large blocks (12) of material, such as cheese, in which a block (12) is pushed in the same direction through successive cutting stations (34,66), the block (12) being rotated between two successive cutting stations (34,66). The machine may have a number of piston and cylinder assemblies (24,32,48,54,68) arranged for pushing the block of cheese through the successive cutting stations, for rotating the block of cheese as described above and for raising and lowering the block of cheese relative to the cutting stations. The machine and method (10) speeds up the cutting process by allowing the simultaneous cutting of two blocks of material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Wright Pugson Limited
    Inventors: Michael J. Butt, Nigel L. Hicks, Nicholas P. Lambert