Patents by Inventor Shawn L. Owens

Shawn L. Owens 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).

  • Roller manifold for forming a continuous sheet of viscous material
    Patent number: 7033161
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for forming a continuous sheet of a molten material with particularly viscous, sticky properties. This molten material may be moldable, plasticized or a food product such as cheese. More specifically, the invention includes a manifold that discharges the molten material in a continuous layer upon the surface of a casting belt. This manifold comprises a roller, a chamber with a hollow interior, at least one inlet and a drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Schreiber Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Fahs, Franco X. Milani, Shawn L. Owens
  • Roller manifold for forming a continuous sheet of viscous material
    Patent number: 6797306
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for forming a continuous sheet of a molten material with particularly viscous, sticky properties. This molten material may be moldable, plasticized or a food product such as cheese. More specifically, the invention includes a manifold that discharges the molten material in a continuous layer upon the surface of a casting belt. This manifold comprises a roller, a chamber with a hollow interior, at least one inlet and a drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Schreiber Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Fahs, Franco X. Milani, Shawn L. Owens
  • Roller manifold for forming a continuous sheet of viscous material
    Publication number: 20040173936
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for forming a continuous sheet of a molten material with particularly viscous, sticky properties. This molten material may be moldable, plasticized or a food product such as cheese. More specifically, the invention includes a manifold that discharges the molten material in a continuous layer upon the surface of a casting belt. This manifold comprises a roller, a chamber with a hollow interior, at least one inlet and a drive mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Publication date: September 9, 2004
    Applicant: Schreiber Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Fahs, Franco X. Milani, Shawn L. Owens
  • Roller manifold for forming a continuous sheet of viscous material
    Publication number: 20020061351
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for forming a continuous sheet of a molten material with particularly viscous, sticky properties. This molten material may be moldable, plasticized or a food product such as cheese. More specifically, the invention includes a manifold that discharges the molten material in a continuous layer upon the surface of a casting belt. This manifold comprises a roller, a chamber with a hollow interior, at least one inlet and a drive mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2000
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Fahs, Franco X. Milani, Shawn L. Owens
  • Continuous manufacturing process and apparatus for preparing pre-cooked bacon
    Patent number: 5997925
    Abstract: A continuous manufacturing process for preparing cooked bacon includes the step of cooking slices of an uncured and unsmoked pork belly with cure ingredients applied on the slices to produce cooked bacon having the organoleptic properties of cooked conventionally cured and smoked bacon. An apparatus for continuously preparing cooked bacon includes a slicing device, a continuous cure ingredient application station and a continuous cooking station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Swift-Eckrich, Inc.
    Inventors: Clark B. Wilson, Sharon K. Marsh, Kevin J. Finnie, Coralie G. Brooks, Shawn L. Owens