Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Stanley

Thomas R. Stanley 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).

  • Apparatus and methods of stuffing food casings to provide dimensionally uniform products
    Patent number: 4773128
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for stuffing food casing to produce sausage products with a high degree of dimensional uniformity for prepackaging applications. Substantially flat terminal end portions for higher product yields are prepared by a stuffing sequence which includes a time delay from shut down of the meat pump to actuation of the end-closure device. The length of the delay in actuating the end-closure device is dependent on the time required for pressure in the stuffing horn to dissipate after shut-down of the meat pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1988
    Assignee: Teepak, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Stanley, Mark R. Zeleznik
  • Food casing presizing device
    Patent number: 4727624
    Abstract: A sizing ring for stretching tubular food casing drawn from a stuffing horn has expandable fingers which can be spontaneously adjusted during filling operations for fine tuning the diameter of casings for greater dimensional uniformity of stuffed food casings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1988
    Assignee: Teepak, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas R. Stanley
  • Apparatus and methods of stuffing food casings to provide dimensionally uniform products
    Patent number: 4709450
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for stuffing food casing to produce sausage products with a high degree of dimensional uniformity for prepackaging applications. Substantially flat terminal end portions for higher product yields are prepared by a stuffing sequence which includes application of end-closure clips while regulating the interval for releasing unfilled casing. The delay sequence in the release of unfilled casing from the stuffing horn is directly proportional to the viscosity of the meat emulsion at the time of stuffing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1987
    Assignee: Teepak, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Stanley, Mark R. Zeleznik
  • Methods and apparatus for perforating food casing film and casing produced thereby
    Patent number: 4635316
    Abstract: Prestuck food casing films are made with an apparatus having a perforating roll with multiple knife blades. The perforating roll is linked to a power roll so the casing being pulled through the apparatus drives the power roll which turns the perforating roll to perforate the film. The power roll and the perforating roll turn at the same peripheral speed so any change in velocity of the advancing film automatically adjusts the speed of the perforating roll eliminating tears or enlargement of perforations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: Teepak, Inc.
    Inventors: Clinton G. Towne, Thomas R. Stanley
  • Clip punch device and packaging apparatus equipped therewith
    Patent number: 4628663
    Abstract: A clip punch device for banding encased meat products comprising a positive locking piston stop accurately controls the length of downstroke of the punch rod substantially reduces or eliminates overforming and underforming of closure clips and potential for leakage of packaged product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Assignee: Teepak, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Stanley, David L. Wright
  • Meat stuffing apparatus
    Patent number: 4534084
    Abstract: An improved apparatus and arrangement is disclosed which is adopted for the automatic encasement of chunk, sectioned and formed meat products. More particularly, the improved apparatus and arrangement of the instant invention provides for automatically stuffing chunk, sectioned and formed meat products into continuous stock tubular casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1985
    Assignee: Teepak, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas R. Stanley