Patents by Inventor Rebecca G. Gann

Rebecca G. Gann 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).

  • Impellers for Cutting Machines and Cutting Machines Equipped with Impellers
    Publication number: 20240075646
    Abstract: Machines for cutting products and impellers suitable for use with the machines. The impellers include a lower plate having a central zone and paddles configured with the lower plate outside of the central zone to direct material to the cutting head. At least a first exit slot is located in the lower plate and extending through the lower plate to define a passageway to enable foreign debris at the upper surface to exit the impeller through the passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Keith A. Barber, Rebecca G. Gann, Betsy M. Hicks
  • Impellers for cutting machines and cutting machines equipped with impellers
    Patent number: 11858162
    Abstract: Machines for cutting products and impellers suitable for use with the machines. The impellers include a lower plate having a central zone and paddles configured with the lower plate outside of the central zone to direct material to the cutting head. At least a first exit slot is located in the lower plate, intersecting the perimeter of the lower plate, and extending through the lower plate to define a passageway to enable foreign debris at the upper surface to exit the impeller through the passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith A. Barber, Rebecca G. Gann, Betsy M. Hicks
  • Impellers for Cutting Machines and Cutting Machines Equipped with Impellers
    Publication number: 20230012222
    Abstract: Machines for cutting products and impellers suitable for use with the machines. The impellers include a lower plate having a central zone and paddles configured with the lower plate outside of the central zone to direct material to the cutting head. At least a first exit slot is located in the lower plate, intersecting the perimeter of the lower plate, and extending through the lower plate to define a passageway to enable foreign debris at the upper surface to exit the impeller through the passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Keith A. Barber, Rebecca G. Gann, Betsy M. Hicks