Wayne H Webster

US Patent:

7278344, Oct 9, 2007

Filed:

Apr 11, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/121938

Inventors:

Glen F. Pryor - Tinley Park IL, US
Wayne H. Webster - Wilmington IL, US
James Wrona - Orland Park IL, US
Christopher M. Moore - Orland Park IL, US
Michael S. Nash - Sandwich IL, US

Assignee:

Formax, Inc. - Mokena IL

International Classification:

B26D 1/11
B26D 1/157
B26D 3/20
B26D 5/12
B26D 5/16
B26D 7/06

US Classification:

83272, 834041, 83408, 834253, 83620, 83628, 836397, 83751, 83786, 83932

Abstract:

A slicing machine includes a machine frame having a food loaf delivery path arranged in a longitudinal direction, and a cutting assembly arranged in the delivery path. The cutting assembly has two longitudinally directed reciprocating blades facing upstream in the delivery path. In operation, the loaf is pressed through the cutting assembly which cuts the loaf into quarter sections. A slicing blade is arranged in the delivery path downstream of the cutting assembly, the slicing blade arranged to slice the sectioned food loaf transversely to the longitudinal direction.

US Patent:

20120073249, Mar 29, 2012

Filed:

Aug 22, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/214748

Inventors:

Glen F. Pryor - Manhattan IL, US
Wayne H. Webster - Wilmington IL, US

International Classification:

B65B 63/00

US Classification:

53514

Abstract:

A sheet interleaver is provided for a slicing machine that includes a slicing plane for slicing an elongated food product and a sheet of web material beneath the elongated product. The interleaver includes a supply of web material, a drawing station, and a feed station. A tensioning station is disposed between the supply of web material and the drawing station to maintain the tension of the web material at a pre-determined tension. A web accumulation station is between the drawing station and the feed station to provide a slackened length of web material within an acceptable range of slack between the drawing station and the feed station. The supply of web material is disposed on a spool which rotates about a cylindrical shaft. The cylindrical shaft has a braking mechanism which protrudes from the shaft to generate a frictional force against the spool.

US Patent:

20120207578, Aug 16, 2012

Filed:

Oct 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/504036

Inventors:

Glen Pryor - Manhattan IL, US
Wayne Webster - Wilmington IL, US
Scott A. Lindee - Mokena IL, US
Ryan Torrenga - Bourbonnais IL, US
Paul Choate - Colorado Springs CO, US

International Classification:

B65G 37/00
B65G 59/06

US Classification:

4147978, 4147974, 414801

Abstract:

A card dispensing system for dispensing cards along a conveying surface which conveys sliced products downstream of a slicer for packaging the sliced products. A hopper contains a stack of cards which are withdrawn from the hopper by a suction force provided via at least one suction cup. The suction cup is moveable vertically to retrieve and remove the card from the hopper. The suction cup is moveable laterally to move the card into a receiving position where a card clamp on a damp carriage arrives to receive the card. Suction force on the card is released when the card damp damps down on the card. The clamp carriage moves the card from the receiving position to the staging position where a nip engages with the card to feed the card through a junction in the conveyor line just as a food product passes over the junction.

US Patent:

20180345521, Dec 6, 2018

Filed:

Aug 13, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/102160

Inventors:

- Mokena IL, US
Wayne H. Webster - Wilmington IL, US

International Classification:

B26D 7/32
B65H 23/08
B65B 61/20
B65B 61/06
B65B 41/12
B65B 25/08
B26D 5/00

Abstract:

A sheet interleaver is provided for a slicing machine that includes a slicing plane for slicing an elongated food product and a sheet of web material beneath the elongated product. The interleaver includes a supply of web material, a drawing station, and a feed station. A tensioning station is disposed between the supply of web material and the drawing station to maintain the tension of the web material at a pre-determined tension. A web accumulation station is between the drawing station and the feed station to provide a slackened length of web material within an acceptable range of slack between the drawing station and the feed station. The supply of web material is disposed on a spool which rotates about a cylindrical shaft. The cylindrical shaft has a braking mechanism which protrudes from the shaft to generate a frictional force against the spool.

US Patent:

20150135652, May 21, 2015

Filed:

Jan 26, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/605547

Inventors:

- Mokena IL, US
Wayne H. Webster - Wilmington IL, US

International Classification:

B65B 25/08
B65H 23/08
B26D 7/32
B65B 61/06
B65B 41/12

US Classification:

53514, 242421

Abstract:

A sheet interleaver is provided for a slicing machine that includes a slicing plane for slicing an elongated food product and a sheet of web material beneath the elongated product. The interleaver includes a supply of web material, a drawing station, and a feed station. A tensioning station is disposed between the supply of web material and the drawing station to maintain the tension of the web material at a pre-determined tension. A web accumulation station is between the drawing station and the feed station to provide a slackened length of web material within an acceptable range of slack between the drawing station and the feed station. The supply of web material is disposed on a spool which rotates about a cylindrical shaft. The cylindrical shaft has a braking mechanism which protrudes from the shaft to generate a frictional force against the spool.

US Patent:

20140212255, Jul 31, 2014

Filed:

Apr 3, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/244263

Inventors:

- Mokena IL, US
Wayne Webster - Wilmington IL, US
Scott A. Lindee - Mokena IL, US
Ryan Torrenga - Bourbonnais IL, US
Paul Choate - Frankfort IL, US

Assignee:

Formax, Inc. - Mokena IL

International Classification:

B65G 59/06

US Classification:

4147978, 414801

Abstract:

A card dispensing system for dispensing cards along a conveying surface which conveys sliced products downstream of a slicer for packaging the sliced products. A hopper contains a stack of cards which are withdrawn from the hopper by a suction force provided via at least one suction cup. The suction cup is moveable vertically to retrieve and remove the card from the hopper. The suction cup is moveable laterally to move the card into a receiving position where a card clamp on a clamp carriage arrives to receive the card. Suction force on the card is released when the card clamp clamps down on the card. The clamp carriage moves the card from the receiving position to the staging position where a nip engages with the card to feed the card through a junction in the conveyor line just as a food product passes over the junction.