Patents by Inventor Thomas AUF DER MAUR

Thomas AUF DER MAUR 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: 20230284671
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a food processing are provided. A food processing knockout assembly includes: a motor; a crank arm connected to the motor and configured to be rotated by the motor, around an axis that passes through the crank arm; a connecting arm connected to the crank arm and configured to move in a vertical direction in response to rotation of the crank arm; a beam connected to the connecting arm and configured to move in the vertical direction in response to movement of the connecting arm in the vertical direction; and at least one knockout shaft connected to the beam, at one end of the at least one knockout shaft, and configured to move in the vertical direction in response to movement of the beam in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: FORMER ASSOCIATES, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas AUF DER MAUR, Victor Guynn, Paul Andres, Joe Middleton
  • Publication number: 20220330602
    Abstract: Systems and methods for a food processing are provided. A food processing knockout assembly includes: a motor; a crank arm connected to the motor and configured to be rotated by the motor, around an axis that passes through the crank arm; a connecting arm connected to the crank arm and configured to move in a vertical direction in response to rotation of the crank arm; a beam connected to the connecting arm and configured to move in the vertical direction in response to movement of the connecting arm in the vertical direction; and at least one knockout shaft connected to the beam, at one end of the at least one knockout shaft, and configured to move in the vertical direction in response to movement of the beam in the vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicant: FORMER ASSOCIATES, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas AUF DER MAUR, Victor GUYNN, Paul ANDRES, Joe MIDDLETON