Patents by Inventor Ronald W. Jensen

Ronald W. Jensen 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).

  • Sausage diameter monitoring apparatus and method
    Patent number: 4434529
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring the diameter of sausages and providing a visual display of the diameters. A sausage contact means is mounted along a conveyor which carries the sausages from the stuffing apparatus. The sausage contact means monitors the diameter of the sausages moving along the conveyor, and any difference between these diameters and a selected standard diameter is displayed on a statistical analyzer visible to the operator of the stuffing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1984
    Assignee: Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation
    Inventor: Ronald W. Jensen