Patents by Inventor Steven W. Savage
Steven W. Savage 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).
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Publication number: 20230141518Abstract: A nut cracking apparatus has a frame with a rotatable turret mounted thereto. A plurality of nut cracking units in the rotatable turret comprise pistons movable from a retracted position to an extended position and crack dies aligned with the piston. Air is communicated through feed air passages in the rotatable turret to urge the pistons from a retracted to an extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2021Publication date: May 11, 2023Inventors: Basil W. Savage, Steven W. Savage, Willliam Ferrell Wagoner
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Patent number: 11596168Abstract: A modular nut cleaning plant comprises a nut sizer and a stick remover mounted to the nut sizer. A vacuum unit is mounted to the stick remover. A nut product stream will pass on the stick remover through the vacuum unit which will vacuum light debris from the nut product stream. The nut product stream moves on a chain on the stick remover. Large debris and sticks that do not fall through openings in the chain will pass into a debris conveyor. Nuts and debris that fall through the openings in the chain will be delivered to the nut sizer. The nut sizer will rotate and tumble nuts and debris in the nut product stream. Nuts of an undesirable size and debris will pass into a debris conveyor. Nuts of a desired size will pass through the nut sizer into a chute or other conveyance to be delivered to further nut processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Savage Equipment IncorporatedInventors: Basil W. Savage, Steven W. Savage, William Wagoner
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Patent number: 11406123Abstract: A nut sizer includes a nut sizer frame and a rotatable nut sizer cage mounted therein. A motor is attached to the nut sizer frame at an intake end thereof. The motor will drive a drive sprocket which will in turn drive a reel sprocket that is connected to the rotatable sizer cage. A chain engages the drive sprocket and the reel sprocket. The sizer cage may be lifted from the nut sizer frame by removing the chain. The nut sizer cage is a sectioned sizer cage and includes a first sizer section and a second sizer section detachably connected thereto.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2018Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Savage Equipment IncorporatedInventors: Basil W. Savage, Steven W. Savage, William Wagoner
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Publication number: 20200288764Abstract: A modular nut cleaning plant comprises a nut sizer and a stick remover mounted to the nut sizer. A vacuum unit is mounted to the stick remover. A nut product stream will pass on the stick remover through the vacuum unit which will vacuum light debris from the nut product stream. The nut product stream moves on a chain on the stick remover. Large debris and sticks that do not fall through openings in the chain will pass into a debris conveyor. Nuts and debris that fall through the openings in the chain will be delivered to the nut sizer. The nut sizer will rotate and tumble nuts and debris in the nut product stream. Nuts of an undesirable size and debris will pass into a debris conveyor. Nuts of a desired size will pass through the nut sizer into a chute or other conveyance to be delivered to further nut processing apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2018Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Basil W. Savage, Steven W. Savage, William Wagoner
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Publication number: 20200268033Abstract: A nut sizer includes a nut sizer frame and a rotatable nut sizer cage mounted therein. A motor is attached to the nut sizer frame at an intake end thereof. The motor will drive a drive sprocket which will in turn drive a reel sprocket that is connected to the rotatable sizer cage. A chain engages the drive sprocket and the reel sprocket. The sizer cage may be lifted from the nut sizer frame by removing the chain. The nut sizer cage is a sectioned sizer cage and includes a first sizer section and a second sizer section detachably connected thereto.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Basil W. Savage, Steven W. Savage, William Wagoner
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Publication number: 20200268034Abstract: A nut processing apparatus includes a pair of side panels with a vacuum duct connected thereto. The nut processing apparatus which may be referred to as a vacuum unit is configured to be mounted directly to other nut processing equipment such as for example a stick remover. The vacuum unit includes a vacuum duct with an upper stationary portion and a lower pivotable portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2018Publication date: August 27, 2020Inventors: Basil W. Savage, Steven W. Savage, William Wagoner
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Patent number: 8215233Abstract: A nut-cracking apparatus that is compact and efficient cracks nuts at high production rates. The nut-cracking apparatus includes an endless conveyor and delivers nuts from a hopper to a delivery point. The nuts are engaged at the delivery point by a nut-cracking unit which cracks the nuts. The endless conveyor includes nut pockets which are made up of separate nut pocket segments that are movable from open to closed positions. The nut pocket segments are in an open position where the nuts are cracked to provide ample room for cracking of the nut.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2010Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: Savage Equipment IncorporatedInventors: Basil W. Savage, Steven W. Savage, Randal D. Ingle
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Patent number: 8201494Abstract: A nut cracking apparatus includes a rotatable turret mounted to a frame. An endless conveyor delivers nuts to a pickup point at which nut cracking units engage nuts carried by the endless conveyor. The endless conveyor has a generally horizontal carrying portion for carrying nuts from the hopper to the pickup point.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2007Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Savage Equipment IncorporatedInventors: Basil W. Savage, Steven W. Savage
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Publication number: 20100116154Abstract: A nut-cracking apparatus that is compact and efficient cracks nuts at high production rates. The nut-cracking apparatus includes an endless conveyor and delivers nuts from a hopper to a delivery point. The nuts are engaged at the delivery point by a nut-cracking unit which cracks the nuts. The endless conveyor includes nut pockets which are made up of separate nut pocket segments that are movable from open to closed positions. The nut pocket segments are in an open position where the nuts are cracked to provide ample room for cracking of the nut.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2010Publication date: May 13, 2010Inventors: Basil W. Savage, Steven W. Savage, Randal D. Ingle
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Patent number: 7673561Abstract: A nut-cracking apparatus that is compact and efficient cracks nuts at high production rates. The nut-cracking apparatus includes an endless conveyor and delivers nuts from a hopper to a delivery point. The nuts are engaged at the delivery point by a nut-cracking unit which cracks the nuts. The endless conveyor includes nut pockets which are made up of separate nut pocket segments that are movable from open to closed positions. The nut pocket segments are in an open position where the nuts are cracked to provide ample room for cracking of the nut.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 9, 2010Assignee: Savaga Equipment IncorporatedInventors: Basil W. Savage, Steven W. Savage, Randal D. Ingle
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Patent number: 7377211Abstract: A nut-cracking apparatus has an endless conveyor that delivers nuts from a hopper to a pickup point. A rotating turret is mounted to a frame and includes a plurality of nut-cracking units. The nut-cracking units engage nuts carried by the endless conveyor at the pickup point and remove nuts therefrom. The forward sprocket about which the endless conveyor rotates has an axis of rotation that is offset from the axis of rotation of the turret. The axis of rotation of the forward conveyor sprocket falls within a circular periphery defined by the nut-cracking units on the rotating turret.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2003Date of Patent: May 27, 2008Assignee: Savage Equipment IncorporatedInventors: Basil W. Savage, Steven W. Savage, Randal D. Ingle