Felix R Grat

US Patent:

59120355, Jun 15, 1999

Filed:

Jun 24, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/881352

Inventors:

Felix R. Grat - Parsippany NJ

Assignee:

Howden Food Equipment, Inc. - Boston MA

International Classification:

A21C 908

US Classification:

426297

Abstract:

Elimination of the problems of a manual burrito folding operation is obtained by a high speed burrito folding machine which eliminates the need for human operators. The machine includes an endless conveyor having an entrance portion, an intermediate portion downstream of the entrance portion, and an exit portion downstream of the intermediate portion. A plurality of platform assemblies are pivotally mounted on the conveyor about a substantially vertical axis and spaced apart from one another. The swinging of a first movable platform of each platform assembly sequentially forms a first fold in each burrito. Downstream of the forming of the first fold, each burrito is sequentially revolved to a position in which the axis of the first fold is substantially transverse to the length of the conveyor. Each of a pair of spaced apart portions of the burrito are folded to form spaced apart second and third folds in the burrito which extend along fold lines which are transverse to the first fold. At the exit portion of the conveyor, each thrice-folded burritos are transferred to an the additional conveyor upon which the thrice-folded burritos are folded around a substantially horizontal axis extending transverse to the length of the additional conveyor to provide fourth and final folds to the burrito as it approaches the exit portion of the additional conveyor.

US Patent:

40521745, Oct 4, 1977

Filed:

Mar 8, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/664828

Inventors:

Felix R. Grat - Lake Hiawatha NJ

Assignee:

Hacker Instruments, Inc. - Fairfield NJ

International Classification:

B24B 336
B24B 350

US Classification:

51 81BS

Abstract:

In one depicted embodiment of the invention the apparatus comprises a base on which a pair of honing wheels of a given, common diameter, and a pair of stropping wheels of another, common diameter are supported and rotatively driven -- the pairs being spaced apart from each other, and the wheels of each pair also being spaced therebetween. A blade support is carried on rails for pendantly carrying a blade and moving the blade across the peripheral faces of the wheels, the rails being arranged above the wheels. The honing wheels diameter is greater than that of the stropping wheels, thus as the blade is stroked across the honing wheels the latter engage and hone the full blade edge, whereas with the blade being stroked across the stropping wheels, the latter engage and strop only the furthermost tip portion of the blade edge. Other rails disposed penpendicular to said first-mentioned rails provide for the movement of the blade support, and the blade, across the spaces obtaining between the wheel pairs whereby, alternatively, one side of the blade edge, and then the side opposite, can be honed and stropped. The blade support includes a translatable blade holder, in order that the bevel and depth of the blade edging can be altered, as well as a gauge movable by the translatable blade for indicating the bevel angle adjustment.

US Patent:

49536001, Sep 4, 1990

Filed:

Apr 14, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/338873

Inventors:

Claude Tribert - Bedminster NJ
Felix R. Grat - Parsippany NJ

Assignee:

Howden Food Equipment, Inc. - Boston MA

International Classification:

B65B 304

US Classification:

141 1

Abstract:

A device for discharging material from a succession of filled open top transfer receptacles includes a guideholder having a pair of elongated parallel spaced-apart deadplates extending from an input end of the device toward an output end of the device. The spacing of the deadplates is sufficient to slidably receive the height of a transfer receptacle, and the length of the deadplates is sufficient to contain at least one transfer receptacle in a single station, and preferably two contiguous transfer receptacles in respective first and second stations. With two stations, the deadplates prevent loss of material from a receptacle in the first station but have openings in the second station to permit discharge of the contents of an inverted transfer receptacle in the second station. A pushing mechanism shifts each successively filled transfer receptacle, in response to its arrival at a location adjacent to the input end of the device, into the first station of the guide holder, and a rotating drive rotates the guide holder in a 180 degree increment about an axis parallel to the length dimension of the deadplates upon completion of each actuation of the pushing mechanism.

US Patent:

40508226, Sep 27, 1977

Filed:

Mar 10, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/665792

Inventors:

Felix R. Grat - Lake Hiawatha NJ

Assignee:

Rame-Hart, Inc. - Mountain Lakes NJ

International Classification:

G01N 1302

US Classification:

356171

Abstract:

The apparatus comprises means usable in the novel method for evaluating materials wettability, as well as measuring the contact angle of a liquid drop, the same comprising a structure for measuring the height of a drop deposited on a material, in that the height of the drop is indicative of both the contact angle of the drop and the wettability of the material upon which the drop is deposited. Thus, the apparatus comprises a platform on which to receive a drop (directly, or via an interposed substrate or like subject "material") -- of predetermined composition and volume -- and means coupled to the platform for gauging the height of the drop, from its chord interfaced with the platform (or substrate or "material"), to its topmost surface. The novel methods comprehend the measuring of drops on materials, the wettability of which materials needs to be determined, and comparing the derived measurements against "standard" drop measurements of same materials which have acceptable and unacceptable wettability, or comparing the derived measurements against heights of same drops of same volume, the contact angles of which latter drops are known, to ascertain the contact angles of the drops under examination.

US Patent:

55644821, Oct 15, 1996

Filed:

Aug 29, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/297616

Inventors:

Felix R. Grat - Parsippany NJ
Gil M. Foulon - Wanaque NJ

Assignee:

Howden Food Equipment, Inc. - Boston MA

International Classification:

B65B 300

US Classification:

141133

Abstract:

The disclosure relates to apparatus for delivering a predetermined portion of product to a plurality of containers. The apparatus includes a driven endless conveyor having a plurality "of" horizontal flat plates pivotally connected to one another. Fences extend along the length of each of the opposite sides of the endless conveyor adjacent the upper surface portion of each plate to confine product upon the upper surfaces of the plates as the conveyor is driven. Each of the plates has an opening extending therethrough. A cup having an open top portion, an open bottom portion, and a predetermined volume therein is disposed in the opening of each of the plates with the open top portion of the cup in register with the opening in the plate. Means are provided for closing the bottom portion of the cups. Means are provided along the path of travel of the endless conveyor for delivering product to the upper surfaces of the plates and thereby to the cups.

US Patent:

40638235, Dec 20, 1977

Filed:

Dec 14, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/750460

Inventors:

Felix R. Grat - Lake Hiawatha NJ

Assignee:

Rame-Hart, Inc. - Mountain Lakes NJ

International Classification:

G01N 2124

US Classification:

356197

Abstract:

The method comprises directing light, in the visible light spectrum, of from approximately 4900 to 5800 Angstrom units onto workpieces, or onto containers having translucent bodies in order to illuminate the workpieces, or both the containers and fluent material contents of the containers, the method having a particular utility in inspecting workpieces in assembly or quality control operations, and in inspecting vials, ampoules, and the like, to evaluate and/or detect structural fissures, disconnections, fractures, etc. in such workpieces, and growths (i. e. , egg embryos), foreign matter, and the like, in the fluent material contents of the containers, as well as the condition of the containers themselves. The apparatus comprises means suitable for practicing the novel method, and includes a support for the workpiece or fluent-material-confining container, a television system for viewing and displaying the illuminated workpiece or container and contents, and a light source which provides radiation substantially in a range of from 4900 to 5800 Angstrom units, for effecting the desired illumination of the container and contents, or workpiece, at not more than approximately 0. 05 foot-candle.