Patents by Inventor Rick Ruegg

Rick Ruegg 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).

  • Apparatus for preventing accumulation of material on a cutting mechanism
    Patent number: 5770241
    Abstract: Material, for example food material, is extruded through an extrusion die and cut into individual portions by a cutter blade which reciprocates across the die. A hot air blower device directs hot air against the cutter blade to prevent the food material, e.g., pretzel dough, from adhering to or accumulating on the cutter blade, thereby reducing machine down time caused by the need to periodically stop and clean the cutter blade. The hot air blower device receives cool air which is passed through the hot air tools and expelled as hot air by a fan-shaped nozzle disposed opposite the cutter blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul V. Tuzzio, Rick Ruegg
  • Process for preventing accumulation of material on a cutting mechanism
    Patent number: 5676992
    Abstract: Material, for example food material, is extruded through an extrusion die and cut into individual portions by a cutter blade which reciprocates across the die. A hot air blower device directs hot air against the cutter blade to prevent the food material, e.g., pretzel dough, from adhering to or accumulating on the cutter blade, thereby reducing machine down time caused by the need to periodically stop and clean the cutter blade. The hot air blower device receives cool air which is passed through the hot air tools and expelled as hot air by a fan-shaped nozzle disposed opposite the cutter blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Recot, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul V. Tuzzio, Rick Ruegg