公开(公告)号：US06955110B1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-18

申请号：US10108950

申请日：2002-03-27

申请人： Barry L. Spletzer ,  Diane S. Callow ,  James F. Jones ,  Michael A. Kuehl ,  Dick L. Shaw ,  Barbara J. Scalia

发明人： Barry L. Spletzer ,  Diane S. Callow ,  James F. Jones ,  Michael A. Kuehl ,  Dick L. Shaw ,  Barbara J. Scalia

IPC分类号： A22C17/00 ,  A47J43/07 ,  B26D1/12 ,  B26D1/28

CPC分类号： A22C17/0006 ,  A47J43/0711 ,  B26D1/28 ,  B26D2001/0046 ,  Y10S83/932 ,  Y10T83/4821 ,  Y10T83/4827 ,  Y10T83/9394

摘要： An apparatus and method for cutting soft materials such as meat. Two or more spirally mounted helical blades are situated between two supports, and the supports are mounted to a shank. The shank is rotated to impart rotary action to the spiral shear blades, and the entire device may be used to perform various cutting operations. The distal or bottom one of the supports may also be a cutting blade, and a number of versions of bottom cutting blades are useable in the practice of the invention.

摘要翻译： 一种切割软质材料如肉类的设备和方法。 两个或多个螺旋安装的螺旋叶片位于两个支撑件之间，并且支撑件安装到柄上。 旋转柄以向螺旋剪切刀施加旋转作用，并且整个装置可用于执行各种切割操作。 支撑件的远端或底部也可以是切割刀片，并且在本发明的实践中可以使用多个版本的底部切割刀片。

公开(公告)号：US06859282B1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-22

申请号：US10040684

申请日：2002-01-04

申请人： Thomas M. Weber ,  Diane S. Callow ,  James F. Jones ,  Michael A. Kuehl ,  Barry L. Spletzer

发明人： Thomas M. Weber ,  Diane S. Callow ,  James F. Jones ,  Michael A. Kuehl ,  Barry L. Spletzer

IPC分类号： G01N21/49 ,  G01N21/85 ,  G01N33/12 ,  G01M33/12

CPC分类号： A22C17/0086 ,  G01N21/8507 ,  G01N33/12

摘要： An apparatus and method for locating the boundary surface between a layer of fatty tissue and lean tissue in a cut of meat, such as beef, such as slabs of meat undergoing trimming and cutting in commercial meet processing facilitates. The invention exploits the fact that fatty tissue and lean tissue have significantly different responses to incident light energy. By gauging the degree to which a generated beam of light is scattered and reflected by the tissues under evaluation, the invention permits the character of the tissue to be ascertained. An incident beam of light, such as green light, is generated and transmitted to a probe tip, which tip is inserted into the cut of meat under investigation. The light beam is emitted into the meat tissues from the probe tip, and then is scattered and reflected by the tissues, whereupon some fraction of the emitted light returns to the probe tip. The returning light energy is transmitted to a detector; relative changes in the returning light transmitted to the detector permit the operator to determine when the probe tip is approaching or penetrating the fat/lean tissue interface.

摘要翻译： 用于定位肉类切片中的脂肪组织和瘦肉组织之间的边界表面的装置和方法，例如牛肉，例如在商业会议处理中进行修剪和切割的肉类的板坯。 本发明利用脂肪组织和瘦组织对入射光能具有显着不同的响应。 通过测量产生的光束被评估组织散射和反射的程度，本发明允许确定组织的特性。 产生诸如绿光的入射光束并将其传输到探针尖端，该尖端插入被调查的肉切片中。 光束从探针尖端发射到肉组织中，然后被组织散射和反射，于是发射的光的一部分返回到探针尖端。 返回的光能被传输到检测器; 传输到检测器的返回光的相对变化允许操作者确定探针尖端何时接近或穿透脂/瘦组织界面。

公开(公告)号：US06328002B1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-11

申请号：US09307264

申请日：1999-05-06

申请人： Barry L. Spletzer ,  Gary J. Fischer ,  Lisa C. Marron ,  Michael A. Kuehl

发明人： Barry L. Spletzer ,  Gary J. Fischer ,  Lisa C. Marron ,  Michael A. Kuehl

IPC分类号： F02B7100

CPC分类号： F02B71/00

摘要： The present invention provides a combustion-powered actuator that is suitable for intermittent actuation, that is suitable for use with atmospheric pressure carburetion, and that requires little electrical energy input. The present invention uses energy from expansion of pressurized fuel to effectively purge a combustion chamber, and to achieve atmospheric pressure carburetion. Each purge-fill-power cycle can be independent, allowing the actuator to readily tolerate misfires. The present invention is suitable for use with linear and rotary operation combustion chambers, and is suitable for use in a wide variety of applications.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种适用于间歇致动的燃烧动力致动器，其适用于大气压力化油，并且需要很少的电能输入。 本发明使用来自膨胀加压燃料的能量来有效地吹扫燃烧室，并实现大气压力化油。 每个吹扫填充功率循环可以是独立的，允许致动器容易地容忍失火。 本发明适用于线性和旋转操作燃烧室，适用于各种应用。

公开(公告)号：US06247546B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-19

申请号：US09306673

申请日：1999-05-06

申请人： Barry L. Spletzer ,  Gary J. Fischer ,  Lisa C. Marron ,  Michael A. Martinez ,  Michael A. Kuehl ,  John T. Feddema

发明人： Barry L. Spletzer ,  Gary J. Fischer ,  Lisa C. Marron ,  Michael A. Martinez ,  Michael A. Kuehl ,  John T. Feddema

IPC分类号： B62D5106

CPC分类号： B62D51/06

摘要： The present invention provides a hopping robot that includes a misfire tolerant linear actuator suitable for long trips, low energy steering and control, reliable low energy righting, miniature low energy fuel control. The present invention provides a robot with hopping mobility, capable of traversing obstacles significant in size relative to the robot and capable of operation on unpredictable terrain over long range. The present invention further provides a hopping robot with misfire-tolerant combustion actuation, and with combustion actuation suitable for use in oxygen-poor environments.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了一种跳跃机器人，其包括适合于长途旅行，低能量转向和控制，可靠的低能量矫正，微型低能量燃料控制的耐火线性致动器。 本发明提供了一种具有跳跃移动性的机器人，其能够穿过相对于机器人的尺寸显着的障碍物，并且能够在远程不可预测的地形上进行操作。 本发明还提供一种具有耐火燃烧致动的跳跃机器人，并且具有适用于贫氧环境的燃烧致动器。