ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,958, issued on June 3, was assigned to PROVISUR TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Chicago).
"High speed slicing machine" was invented by Scott A. Lindee (Mokena, Ill.), James E. Pasek (Tinley Park, Ill.), David Hancock (Morris, Ill.) and Thomas C. Wolcott (LaGrange, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A high speed food article slicing machine with a slicing station, a moveable frame supporting a food article feed mechanism frame, a food article gate, and a safety guard system for detecting an intrusion into the machine. Food articles are loaded onto a lift tray and raised to a staging position where food articles are in contact with a food article g...