Patents by Inventor Yvonne M. Johnson

Yvonne M. Johnson 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).

  • Bread slicer
    Patent number: 11833706
    Abstract: A bread slicer includes an infeed side and a hollow infeed assembly positioned in the infeed side, the infeed assembly having an open end and a closed end defining a chamber for receiving bread to be sliced. The bread slicer further includes a pusher for pushing the bread to be sliced along the infeed assembly, and a linkage connected to the pusher, the linkage adapted to move the infeed assembly from a bread receiving position to a predetermined position of a bread path, the linkage adapted to then move the pusher and the bread to be sliced along the bread path from the predetermined position to a delivery area. The bread slicer further includes slicing blades having sharp edges to slice bread moving along the bread path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Oliver Packaging and Equipment Company
    Inventors: Vance John Matz, Yvonne M. Johnson, John Curtis Kortman, Lorie Ann Morse
  • CARTRIDGE ADAPTED TO SECURE RECIPROCATING BREAD SLICER BLADES
    Publication number: 20230271342
    Abstract: A cartridge adapted to secure reciprocating bread slicer blades including a rectangular frame having a planar surface, the frame having a plurality of pairs of opposed holders, each pair of the opposed holders adapted to releasably secure opposed ends of a corresponding bread slicer blade. The frame is adapted to secure a plurality of aligned bread slicer blades defining a plane offset from the frame planar surface. The frame is adapted to selectively maintain each of the plurality of aligned bread slicer blades in tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: James A. BIROS, Conor Alan FREDRICKS, Vance John MATZ, Bruce Alan FREDRICKS, Yvonne M. JOHNSON, David Blugerman MILLER, John Curtis KORTMAN
  • Cartridge adapted to secure reciprocating bread slicer blades
    Patent number: 11685072
    Abstract: A cartridge adapted to secure reciprocating bread slicer blades including a rectangular frame having a planar surface, the frame having a plurality of pairs of opposed holders, each pair of the opposed holders adapted to releasably secure opposed ends of a corresponding bread slicer blade. The frame is adapted to secure a plurality of aligned bread slicer blades defining a plane offset from the frame planar surface. The frame is adapted to selectively maintain each of the plurality of aligned bread slicer blades in tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: OLIVER PACKAGING AND EQUIPMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: James A. Biros, Conor Alan Fredricks, Vance John Matz, Bruce Alan Fredricks, Yvonne M. Johnson, David Blugerman Miller, John Curtis Kortman
  • BREAD SLICER
    Publication number: 20230056342
    Abstract: A bread slicer includes an infeed side and a hollow infeed assembly positioned in the infeed side, the infeed assembly having an open end and a closed end defining a chamber for receiving bread to be sliced. The bread slicer further includes a pusher for pushing the bread to be sliced along the infeed assembly, and a linkage connected to the pusher, the linkage adapted to move the infeed assembly from a bread receiving position to a predetermined position of a bread path, the linkage adapted to then move the pusher and the bread to be sliced along the bread path from the predetermined position to a delivery area. The bread slicer further includes slicing blades having sharp edges to slice bread moving along the bread path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Inventors: Vance John MATZ, Yvonne M. Johnson, John Curtis Kortman, Lorie Ann Morse
  • Bread slicer
    Patent number: 11541566
    Abstract: A bread slicer includes an infeed side and a hollow infeed assembly positioned in the infeed side, the infeed assembly having an open end and a closed end defining a chamber for receiving bread to be sliced. The bread slicer further includes a pusher for pushing the bread to be sliced along the infeed assembly, and a linkage connected to the pusher, the linkage adapted to move the infeed assembly from a bread receiving position to a predetermined position of a bread path, the linkage adapted to then move the pusher and the bread to be sliced along the bread path from the predetermined position to a delivery area. The bread slicer further includes slicing blades having sharp edges to slice bread moving along the bread path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Oliver Packaging and Equipment Company
    Inventors: Vance John Matz, Yvonne M. Johnson, John Curtis Kortman, Lorie Ann Morse
  • Bread Slicer
    Publication number: 20220395998
    Abstract: A bread slicer includes an infeed side and a hollow infeed assembly positioned in the infeed side, the infeed assembly having an open end and a closed end defining a chamber for receiving bread to be sliced. The bread slicer further includes a pusher for pushing the bread to be sliced along the infeed assembly, and a linkage connected to the pusher, the linkage adapted to move the infeed assembly from a bread receiving position to a predetermined position of a bread path, the linkage adapted to then move the pusher and the bread to be sliced along the bread path from the predetermined position to a delivery area. The bread slicer further includes slicing blades having sharp edges to slice bread moving along the bread path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Vance John MATZ, Yvonne M. JOHNSON, John Curtis KORTMAN, Lorie Ann MORSE
  • CARTRIDGE ADAPTED TO SECURE RECIPROCATING BREAD SLICER BLADES
    Publication number: 20220388192
    Abstract: A cartridge adapted to secure reciprocating bread slicer blades including a rectangular frame having a planar surface, the frame having a plurality of pairs of opposed holders, each pair of the opposed holders adapted to releasably secure opposed ends of a corresponding bread slicer blade. The frame is adapted to secure a plurality of aligned bread slicer blades defining a plane offset from the frame planar surface. The frame is adapted to selectively maintain each of the plurality of aligned bread slicer blades in tension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: James A. BIROS, Conor Alan FREDRICKS, Vance John MATZ, Bruce Alan FREDRICKS, Yvonne M. JOHNSON, David Blugerman MILLER, John Curtis KORTMAN
  • Bread slicer
    Patent number: 11504874
    Abstract: A bread slicer includes an infeed side and a hollow infeed assembly positioned in the infeed side, the infeed assembly having an open end and a closed end defining a chamber for receiving bread to be sliced. The bread slicer further includes a pusher for pushing the bread to be sliced along the infeed assembly, and a linkage connected to the pusher, the linkage adapted to move the infeed assembly from a bread receiving position to a predetermined position of a bread path, the linkage adapted to then move the pusher and the bread to be sliced along the bread path from the predetermined position to a delivery area. The bread slicer further includes slicing blades having sharp edges to slice bread moving along the bread path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Oliver Packaging and Equipment Company
    Inventors: Vance John Matz, Yvonne M. Johnson, John Curtis Kortman, Lorie Ann Morse