Patents by Inventor William J. Osiadacz

William J. Osiadacz 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).

  • Compact rivet attachment apparatus
    Patent number: 5169047
    Abstract: A movable frame is supported by a counter balancing winch or a robot and carries a horizontally movable shuttle on which is mounted a motor driven drill spindle and a parallel spaced anvil both movable in a vertical direction by corresponding fluid cylinders. A clamping bushing is supported by the frame for receiving a drill bit carried by the drill spindle and then receiving a rivet carried by spring fingers on the anvil. A J-shaped or C-shaped slide member is supported by the frame for vertical movement and carries a ram which opposes the anvil when in the clamping bushing. A hydraulic cylinder is mounted on the frame and has a downwardly projecting piston rod connected to the slide member, and a clamping tool is supported adjacent the ram by a fluid cylinder within the slide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1991
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Inventors: Thomas E. Endres, William J. Osiadacz
  • Automated meat tenderization system
    Patent number: 3971088
    Abstract: An improved meat tenderizing system is provided in which a pair of oppositely positioned carriage assemblies, each carrying a number of needle manifolds, is operated to align injection needles with a carcass that is conveyed in a longitudinal path intermediate the carriage assemblies. At least some of the needles are pivotable so as to direct the injection needles into the carcass at a desirable angle.A metered amount of tenderizing solution is automatically fed to the needle manifolds when the needles enter the carcass. After the metered amount of solution has been injected, the needles are automatically withdrawn and the carcass is conveyed for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1974
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1976
    Assignee: Baxter Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Osiadacz
  • Automated meat tenderization system
    Patent number: 3965536
    Abstract: An improved meat tenderizing system is provided in which a pair of oppositely positioned carriage assemblies, each carrying a number of needle manifolds, is operated to align injection needles with a carcass that is conveyed in a longitudinal path intermediate the carriage assemblies. At least some of the needles are pivotable so as to direct the injection needles into the carcass at a desirable angle.A metered amount of tenderizing solution is automatically fed to the needle manifolds when the needles enter the carcass. After the metered amount of solution has been injected, the needles are automatically withdrawn and the carcass is conveyed for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 29, 1976
    Assignee: Baxter Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Osiadacz, Alexander J. Nagy