Patents by Inventor Tom Sonntag

Tom Sonntag 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).

  • Ovens with metallic belts and microwave launch box assemblies for processing food products
    Patent number: 11751296
    Abstract: In certain examples, a food processing machine for processing a food product includes a housing defining a cavity, a conveyor with a belt comprising metal for conveying the food product through the cavity in a longitudinal direction, and a convection heating system for heating air in the cavity such that heated air heats the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity. A microwave launch box system is configured to emit microwave energy into the cavity in a lateral direction transverse to the longitudinal direction to thereby further heat the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: ALKAR-RAPIDPAK, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth Ian Eke, Graham Christopher Eke, Dennis Conohan, Paul Kjorlie, Tom Sonntag, Greg Campbell
  • Ovens With Metallic Belts And Microwave Launch Box Assemblies For Processing Food Products
    Publication number: 20220369433
    Abstract: In certain examples, a food processing machine for processing a food product includes a housing defining a cavity, a conveyor with a belt comprising metal for conveying the food product through the cavity in a longitudinal direction, and a convection heating system for heating air in the cavity such that heated air heats the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity. A microwave launch box system is configured to emit microwave energy into the cavity in a lateral direction transverse to the longitudinal direction to thereby further heat the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Applicant: Alkar-RapidPak, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Ian Eke, Graham Christopher Eke, Dennis Conohan, Paul Kjorlie, Tom Sonntag, Greg Campbell
  • Ovens with metallic belts and microwave launch box assemblies for processing food products
    Patent number: 11412584
    Abstract: In certain examples, a food processing machine for processing a food product includes a housing defining a cavity, a conveyor with a belt comprising metal for conveying the food product through the cavity in a longitudinal direction, and a convection heating system for heating air in the cavity such that heated air heats the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity. A microwave launch box system is configured to emit microwave energy into the cavity in a lateral direction transverse to the longitudinal direction to thereby further heat the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Alkar-RapidPak, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Ian Eke, Graham Christopher Eke, Dennis Conohan, Paul Kjorlie, Tom Sonntag, Greg Campbell
  • OVENS WITH METALLIC BELTS AND MICROWAVE LAUNCH BOX ASSEMBLIES FOR PROCESSING FOOD PRODUCTS
    Publication number: 20190182911
    Abstract: In certain examples, a food processing machine for processing a food product includes a housing defining a cavity, a conveyor with a belt comprising metal for conveying the food product through the cavity in a longitudinal direction, and a convection heating system for heating air in the cavity such that heated air heats the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity. A microwave launch box system is configured to emit microwave energy into the cavity in a lateral direction transverse to the longitudinal direction to thereby further heat the food product as the food product is conveyed through the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: Alkar-RapidPak, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Ian Eke, Graham Christopher Eke, Dennis Conohan, Paul Kjorlie, Tom Sonntag, Greg Campbell