Patents by Inventor Rodger W. Bliese

Rodger W. Bliese 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).

  • Pork shoulder or ham slasher apparatus
    Patent number: 4525896
    Abstract: An apparatus for slashing meat includes a support frame having a conveyor mounted thereon and comprised of endless conveyor elements arranged in side-by-side relation. Upper and lower blade assemblies are mounted on the support frame, and each is comprised of a plurality of independently mounted driven blades arranged in overlapping relation. Cuts of meat are moved by the conveyors and are simultaneously slashed through the upper and lower surfaces thereof by the upper and lower blade assemblies, which permit ready visual determination of the presence of abscesses and other defects in the meat, and also permits easy removal of the meat from the bone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1985
    Assignee: Geo. A. Hormel & Company
    Inventors: Lyndon R. Leining, Rodger W. Bliese, Gordon G. White