Patents by Inventor Richard Christianson

Richard Christianson 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).

  • Gyrator feeder
    Patent number: 9688467
    Abstract: A gyrator feeder that gyrates a dispensing member to uniformly and circumnavigating dispense material by generating a true circular orbital vibratory motion in the dispensing member by either rotating an offset weight along a vertical central axis of the dispensing member or by positioning vibratory motors diametrical opposite from each other on a gyrator housing and synchronizing the vibratory motors with each other to thereby dispense material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: DYNAMIC AIR INC
    Inventor: Richard Christianson
  • GYRATOR FEEDER
    Publication number: 20160046439
    Abstract: A gyrator feeder that gyrates a dispensing member to uniformly and circumnavigating dispense material by generating a true circular orbital vibratory motion in the dispensing member by either rotating an offset weight along a vertical central axis of the dispensing member or by positioning vibratory motors diametrical opposite from each other on a gyrator housing and synchronizing the vibratory motors with each other to thereby dispense material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Richard Christianson, Richard Kraus
  • Gyrator feeder
    Publication number: 20140023466
    Abstract: A gyrator feeder that gyrates a dispensing member to uniformly and circumnavigating dispense material by generating a true circular orbital vibratory motion in the dispensing member by either rotating an offset weight along a vertical central axis of the dispensing member or by positioning vibratory motors diametrical opposite from each other on a gyrator housing and synchronizing the vibratory motors with each other to thereby dispense material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: DYNAMIC AIR, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Christianson, Richard Kraus
  • Gyrator feeder
    Publication number: 20070257062
    Abstract: A gyrator feeder that gyrates a dispensing member to uniformly and circumnavigating dispense material by generating a true circular orbital vibratory motion in the dispensing member by either rotating an offset weight along a vertical central axis of the dispensing member or by positioning vibratory motors diametrical opposite from each other on a gyrator housing and synchronizing the vibratory motors with each other to thereby dispense material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Inventors: Richard Kraus, Richard Christianson
  • ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20070020364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of using an antimicrobial composition on a food product where the antimicrobial composition is applied to a food product, the food product is packaged and sealed, and then activation energy is applied to the sealed food product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicants: ECOLAB INC., HORMEL FOODS, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Burnett, Jocelyn Chopskie, Joy Herdt, Teresa Podtburg, Timothy Gutzmann, Daniel Brown, Richard Christianson, Harriet Ulland
  • Method for use of antimicrobial agents to inhibit microbial growth on ready to eat meat and poultry products
    Publication number: 20020064585
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of applying antimicrobial agents for killing and inhibiting foodborne microbial contamination and for extension of shelf life of cooked, ready to eat poultry and meat products and then packaging the products with the aid of a vacuum. Using this method, the antimicrobial agents are very effective at low product weight based concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Richard Christianson, Donald Tebay