Patents by Inventor Stuart John DUNLOP

Stuart John DUNLOP 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).

  • Publication number: 20230380474
    Abstract: An automated burrito maker is described, including a filling station for providing a quantity of burrito filling on an upper surface of tortillas on a first belt, an air supply positioned below a gap between the first belt and a second belt for delivering an air blast to lift a leading edge of each tortilla moving over the gap, a front fold station for crimping the leading edge of the tortilla toward the upper tortilla surface and around at least a portion of the burrito filling, a first side fold station having a first folding rail for wrapping the first tortilla side over at least a portion of the burrito filling, and a second side fold station having a second folding rail for wrapping the second tortilla side over at least a portion of the burrito filling and at least a portion of the first side of the tortilla.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Cargill, Incorporated
    Inventors: Sarah Elizabeth Bielby, Stuart John DUNLOP, Alasdair David MacBean, Grant West, Philip Leslie Wood