Assignee
TOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO
US·148 granted patents·7 pending applications·3,721 citations·filing 1972–2005
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155 records- 0199US5083973ASafety method and means for stopping meat skinning machinesTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1989·Granted Jan 28, 1992·131 cites·12 claims
- 0299US4351410ASelf-balancing wheeled vehicleTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1980·Granted Sep 28, 1982·192 cites·10 claims
- 0397US6277018B1Method and means making and conveying an extruded sausage strandTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 21, 2001·64 cites·9 claims
- 0497US5481466AMeat slicing machine and method of use thereofTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 2, 1996·120 cites·28 claims
- 0597US5122091ASafety mechanism for meat skinning machinesTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1990·Granted Jun 16, 1992·116 cites·3 claims
- 0697US4455928AMeans for injecting fluids into food productsTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1982·Granted Jun 26, 1984·63 cites·27 claims
- 0796US6066035AAutomatic control for terminating the filling of a sausage casing, and method of use thereofTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1997·Granted May 23, 2000·77 cites·6 claims
- 0896US3964236AStuffing tube apparatus for an encasing machineTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1975·Granted Jun 22, 1976·59 cites·11 claims
- 0994US6129625AMethod of trimming a meat portion by ultrasonic and electronic analysisTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 10, 2000·82 cites·4 claims
- 1094US5025175ASafety means for powered machineryTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 18, 1991·147 cites·4 claims
- 1192US4220669AMethod and means for injecting fluids into meat productsTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1978·Granted Sep 2, 1980·42 cites·18 claims
- 1291US6290591B1Method and apparatus for determining the number of looped sausages for deposit on a smokestickTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 18, 2001·42 cites·26 claims
- 1390US7037437B2Dual filter system for filtering of injector fluidsTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 2005·Granted May 2, 2006·10 cites·3 claims
- 1490US6585580B1Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsionTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 1, 2003·22 cites·4 claims
- 1590US6572464B1Method and means for rapid loading of casing-bearing sleeves on a sausage making machineTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 3, 2003·21 cites·4 claims
- 1690US4230290AAirplane angle of attack and direction of flight indicatorTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1978·Granted Oct 28, 1980·45 cites·20 claims
- 1789US6856852B1Method and means for controlling the operation of a machine based upon the wearing apparel by the machine operatorTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 15, 2005·48 cites·20 claims
- 1889US6669545B1Method and means for stuffing natural casings with a food emulsionTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 30, 2003·28 cites·16 claims
- 1989US6592452B1Hook for sausage conveyorTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 15, 2003·34 cites·6 claims
- 2088US6056636AMethod and means for making and conveying an extruded sausage strandTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1998·Granted May 2, 2000·38 cites·36 claims
- 2187US6277019B1Method and apparatus for removing fat from meat cutsTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 21, 2001·37 cites·14 claims
- 2287US6054155ABrine formulation for curing extruded sausage strandTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 25, 2000·36 cites·13 claims
- 2387US5759602AMethod for making extruded food productsTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 2, 1998·51 cites·6 claims
- 2487US5201684ASafety means for powered machineryTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1992·Granted Apr 13, 1993·112 cites·2 claims
- 2587US3952370ALoading tube sleeve for use with an encasing machineTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1975·Granted Apr 27, 1976·41 cites·2 claims
- 2686US5843504AMethod and apparatus for coagulating the outer surface of a sausage strand discharged from a sausage extruding machineTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1996·Granted Dec 1, 1998·35 cites·16 claims
- 2785US6659853B1Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsionTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 9, 2003·21 cites·8 claims
- 2885US6213368B1Conveyor station and conveyor for sausage machines and method of using the sameTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 10, 2001·48 cites·11 claims
- 2985US4606093ASkinning blade for meat skinning machinesTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1985·Granted Aug 19, 1986·30 cites·7 claims
- 3084US6153234ABrine coated sausage strandTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 28, 2000·31 cites·7 claims
- 3184US5183433ASausage encasing machine having an improved looper hornTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1992·Granted Feb 2, 1993·35 cites·7 claims
- 3284US4233709ALink cutterTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1979·Granted Nov 18, 1980·38 cites·12 claims
- 3383US6497176B2Meat injection machineTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 24, 2002·24 cites·26 claims
- 3482US6659854B1Method and means for rapid loading of casing-bearing sleeves on a sausage making machineTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 9, 2003·17 cites·3 claims
- 3582US6558241B2Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a sausage making machineTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 2001·Granted May 6, 2003·21 cites·17 claims
- 3682US6056635AMethod and means of linking sausageTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1994·Granted May 2, 2000·33 cites·1 claims
- 3782US5664488AMeans for controlling and adjusting the amount of fluid injected into a meat productTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 9, 1997·33 cites·6 claims
- 3882US4254151AMethod for injecting fluids into meat productsTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1980·Granted Mar 3, 1981·37 cites·8 claims
- 3982US3964129AApparatus for looping and conveying an encased productTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1974·Granted Jun 22, 1976·43 cites·3 claims
- 4081US6125991AConveyor chain and system for looped sausage productsTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 3, 2000·31 cites·21 claims
- 4181US4584740ALink separatorTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1984·Granted Apr 29, 1986·27 cites·14 claims
- 4280US5638744AMeans of injecting fluids into food productsTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 17, 1997·35 cites·9 claims
- 4379US5888131AMethod and means for making coextruded sausage strandsTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 30, 1999·25 cites·12 claims
- 4479US4142000AMethod and means for injecting fluids into meat productsTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1977·Granted Feb 27, 1979·32 cites·18 claims
- 4578US6257974B1Hook for sausage conveyorTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 10, 2001·17 cites·10 claims
- 4678US5971842AMeat emulsion pump control system for meat encasing machine, and method of use thereofTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1998·Granted Oct 26, 1999·28 cites·4 claims
- 4778US4292889AMethod and means for injecting fluids into meat productsTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1979·Granted Oct 6, 1981·31 cites·11 claims
- 4877US5532014AMethod of linking a strand of uncased coextruded meat emulsion productTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 2, 1996·24 cites·17 claims
- 4977US4071923AHand-held meat skinning deviceTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 1976·Granted Feb 7, 1978·34 cites·9 claims
- 5076US6467668B1Conveyor chain and system for looped sausage productsTOWNSEND ENGINEERING CO·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 22, 2002·19 cites·8 claims
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