Patents by Inventor Timothy T. Watson
Timothy T. Watson 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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Patent number: 8408108Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for cutting slices of food product from a larger portion of the food product, whereby the systems and methods can reduce down-time associated with some of the portions of the equipment during cleaning. Components of the system requiring more frequent cleaning can be readily disconnected from those components requiring less frequent cleaning. Further, substitute components can be connected to those components requiring less frequent cleaning to reduce their down-time while the other components are being cleaned.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Kraft Foods Group Brands LLCInventors: Rory J. Redemann, Timothy T. Watson
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Patent number: 8109065Abstract: A system and method are provided that allow meat logs to be manually loaded into a slicing station and thereafter be continuously automatically processed at the slicing station, a harping station, and an insertion station for automated packaging thereof without the need for handling of the meat stacks by workers. To this end, the slicing station is effective to form smaller sections or chubs from the meat logs and to do so such that the chubs are provided with substantially parallel flat end-faces to ensure that high quality meat slices are generated therefrom. The chubs are then transported to the harping station where each of the chubs undergoes a single cutting operation, thus simultaneously forming the meat slices therefrom and substantially maintaining the slices in the configuration of the chubs for generating well-formed stacks of the slices.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2011Date of Patent: February 7, 2012Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLCInventors: Timothy J. Drebing, Timothy T. Watson, Peter V. Doll, Gary Skaar, Paul Doll, Randy J. Glynn
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Publication number: 20110197728Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for cutting slices of food product from a larger portion of the food product, whereby the systems and methods can reduce down-time associated with some of the portions of the equipment during cleaning. Components of the system requiring more frequent cleaning can be readily disconnected from those components requiring less frequent cleaning. Further, substitute components can be connected to those components requiring less frequent cleaning to reduce their down-time while the other components are being cleaned.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2010Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLCInventors: Rory J. Redemann, Timothy T. Watson
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Publication number: 20110099948Abstract: A system and method are provided that allow meat logs to be manually loaded into a slicing station and thereafter be continuously automatically processed at the slicing station, a harping station, and an insertion station for automated packaging thereof without the need for handling of the meat stacks by workers. To this end, the slicing station is effective to form smaller sections or chubs from the meat logs and to do so such that the chubs are provided with substantially parallel flat end-faces to ensure that high quality meat slices are generated therefrom. The chubs are then transported to the harping station where each of the chubs undergoes a single cutting operation, thus simultaneously forming the meat slices therefrom and substantially maintaining the slices in the configuration of the chubs for generating well-formed stacks of the slices.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2011Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLCInventors: Timothy J. Drebing, Timothy T. Watson, Peter V. Doll, Gary Skaar, Paul Doll, Randy J. Glynn
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Patent number: 7866130Abstract: A system and method are provided that allow meat logs to be manually loaded into a slicing station and thereafter be continuously automatically processed at the slicing station, a harping station, and an insertion station for automated packaging thereof without the need for handling of the meat stacks by workers. To this end, the slicing station is effective to form smaller sections or chubs from the meat logs and to do so such that the chubs are provided with substantially parallel flat end-faces to ensure that high quality meat slices are generated therefrom. The chubs are then transported to the harping station where each of the chubs undergoes a single cutting operation, thus simultaneously forming the meat slices therefrom and substantially maintaining the slices in the configuration of the chubs for generating well-formed stacks of the slices.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2008Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Kraft Foods Global Brands LLCInventors: Timothy J. Drebing, Timothy T. Watson, Peter V. Doll, Gary Skaar, Paul Doll, Randy J. Glynn
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Publication number: 20080282909Abstract: A system and method are provided that allow meat logs to be manually loaded into a slicing station and thereafter be continuously automatically processed at the slicing station, a harping station, and an insertion station for automated packaging thereof without the need for handling of the meat stacks by workers. To this end, the slicing station is effective to form smaller sections or chubs from the meat logs and to do so such that the chubs are provided with substantially parallel flat end-faces to ensure that high quality meat slices are generated therefrom. The chubs are then transported to the harping station where each of the chubs undergoes a single cutting operation, thus simultaneously forming the meat slices therefrom and substantially maintaining the slices in the configuration of the chubs for generating well-formed stacks of the slices.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Inventors: Timothy J. Drebing, Timothy T. Watson, Peter V. Doll, Gary Skaar, Paul Doll, Randy J. Glynn
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Patent number: 6837030Abstract: A system and method are provided that allow meat logs to be manually loaded into a slicing station and thereafter be continuously automatically processed at the slicing station, a harping station, and an insertion station for automated packaging thereof without the need for handling of the meat stacks by workers. To this end, the slicing station is effective to form smaller sections or chubs from the meat logs and to do so such that the chubs are provided with substantially parallel flat end-faces to ensure that high quality meat slices are generated therefrom. The chubs are then transported to the harping station where each of the chubs undergoes a single cutting operation, thus simultaneously forming the meat slices therefrom and substantially maintaining the slices in the configuration of the chubs for generating well-formed stacks of the slices.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2003Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Drebing, Timothy T. Watson, Peter V. Doll, Gary Skaar, Paul Doll, Randy J. Glynn
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Publication number: 20040139706Abstract: A system and method are provided that allow meat logs to be manually loaded into a slicing station and thereafter be continuously automatically processed at the slicing station, a harping station, and an insertion station for automated packaging thereof without the need for handling of the meat stacks by workers. To this end, the slicing station is effective to form smaller sections or chubs from the meat logs and to do so such that the chubs are provided with substantially parallel flat end-faces to ensure that high quality meat slices are generated therefrom. The chubs are then transported to the harping station where each of the chubs undergoes a single cutting operation, thus simultaneously forming the meat slices therefrom and substantially maintaining the slices in the configuration of the chubs for generating well-formed stacks of the slices.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2003Publication date: July 22, 2004Applicant: Kraft Foods Holdings, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Drebing, Timothy T. Watson, Peter V. Doll, Gary Skaar, Paul Doll, Randy J. Glynn
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Patent number: 5988033Abstract: Apparatus, device and method for improved slicing of large food sticks, loaves and the like are provided. A slicing blade which has a top flat surface or top flat land width along its cutting edge provides generally longitudinal forces on the food product being sliced, which forces are in a direction generally opposite to the direction through which the food products are fed through a slicing apparatus. The slicing blade includes a bottom primary bevel land width surface and an advantageous primary angle for imparting improved stack and slice uniformity and for controlling package overfill. The slicing blade also exhibits a long slicing blade surface which follows an Archimedean spiral. The invention is particularly important in improving handling of large luncheon meat sticks, especially non-frozen, high water content and reduced fat content luncheon meat sticks.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 1996Date of Patent: November 23, 1999Assignee: Kraft Foods, Inc.Inventors: Gary R. Skaar, Timothy T. Watson, Greg C. Wicke, Dennis G. Flisram, Robert B. Glennon, Larry C. Gundlach