Patents
US 12276354 B2: Food article defect removal apparatus
- Granted
- 2025-04-15
- Filed
- 2020-08-24 application 17000510
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
A food article defect removal apparatus includes a manifold that defines one or more chambers for holding pressurized fluid. First channels extend from a first side of the manifold into fluid communication with the chambers. Second channels extend from the first side of the manifold to a second side of the manifold. Valves selectively connect corresponding first channels and second channels together to dispense the pressurized fluid from the manifold. The manifold can have an exterior wall that at least partially defines a first chamber and a second chamber, with an interior wall disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber. The interior wall can define the second channels. The valves can be included with a valve assembly, which includes a driver operably coupled with the valves. The valves can be pluggably coupled with the driver.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250415.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamb Weston, Inc. 51 patents | US company or organization | Eagle, ID | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Klein | Eagle, ID | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kevin Mellor | Eagle, ID | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Chris Rhynalds | Eagle, ID | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F16K | Valves; taps; cocks; actuating-floats; devices for venting or aerating | F16K37/0025 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B07C | Postal sorting; sorting individual articles, or bulk material fit to be sorted piece-meal, e.g. by picking | B07C5/368 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-22 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | LAMB WESTON, INC. signed 2024-05-03 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHARLOTTE, NC | 68963/425 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-09-30 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the assignment recorded on reel/frame 038318/0027 against application no. 15132413 previously recorded on reel 038318 frame 0027. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment recorded should be corrected to be rec | KLEIN, PHILLIP signed 2016-04-12 MELLOR, KEVIN signed 2016-04-12 RHYNALDS, CHRIS signed 2016-04-12 | CONAGRA FOODS LAMB WESTON, INC. OMAHA, NE | 57678/486 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-09-30 | Name change Change of name | CONAGRA FOODS LAMB WESTON, INC. signed 2017-01-27 | LAMB WESTON, INC. EAGLE, ID | 57677/358 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-09-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KLEIN, PHILLIP signed 2016-04-12 MELLOR, KEVIN signed 2016-04-12 RHYNALDS, CHRIS signed 2016-04-12 | CONAGRA FOODS LAMB WESTON, INC. OMAHA, NE | 57655/342 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2021-09-13 | Security interest Security interest Notice of grant of security interest in patents | LAMB WESTON, INC. signed 2021-09-10 | NORTHWEST FARM CREDIT SERVICES, PCA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PASCO, WA | 57584/294 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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