Apparatuses for cutting food products

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9902080
SERIAL NO

15343471

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An apparatus for slicing food product to produce food product slices. The apparatus includes a rotatable cutting wheel having two or more knife assemblies. Each knife assembly includes a knife extending radially between a hub and rim of the cutting wheel. The knife has a leading edge facing a direction of rotation of the cutting wheel and a large-amplitude corrugated shape characterized by peaks and valleys. The knife is secured to the hub and rim with a knife holder, and a clamp secures the knife to a first surface of the knife holder. The knife holder and knife are configured to provide continuous and accurate alignment of an individual food product throughout the slicing thereof by the knife of each knife assembly to produce food product slices with a generally parallel-cut cross-section having a uniform thickness and a large-amplitude periodic shape with an amplitude of 0.1 inch or greater.

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  • FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.;URSCHEL LABORATORIES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barber, Keith Alan Frisco, US 19 252
Hildebrand, John Poole Flower Mound, US 2 49
Jacko, Michael Scot Valparaiso, US 49 410
King, Daniel Wade Valparaiso, US 31 451
Michel, Enrique Dallas, US 13 216

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