PATENTS RELATED TO SAUSAGE

Dr. Demchick has degrees in chemistry and biology. He has done considerable teaching, research and patent work in those areas. His research has included a variety of food related subjects. That research includes work he did when employed by the Agricultural Research Service United States Department of Agriculture.

Dr. Demchick is a scientist with a quarter of a century of research experience in academic, industrial and governmental settings.

If you are considering patent protection for an invention, Dr. Demchick will be glad to discuss the matter with you. There is no charge for an initial discussion.

The following sampling is to give you some sense of the types of sausage related inventions which have received United States patent protection. The patent list is not exhaustive and is certainly not a substitute for a proper patent search . It should be noted that only U.S. Patents are included.

It should be noted that spelling, form and typographical errors in the original patents are preserved here.

Auger device for an auger device for a nozzle of a sausage-making machine (United States Patent 7,144,316)

Apparatus and method for dividing a sausage strand (United States Patent 7,140,958)

Method and apparatus for loading casings onto the stuffing tube of a sausage making machine (United States Patent 7,094,141)

Equipment for the automatic tray positioning of articles, in particular sausages or other alimentary products (United States Patent 7,069,845)

Method and apparatus for loading different sized casings onto the stuffing tube of a sausage making machine (United States Patent 7,066,804)

Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion (United States Patent 7,066,803)

Process of rapidly preparing a fermented dry or semi-dry sausage product and products therefrom (United States Patent 7,037,542)

Method and means for filling natural casing sausages (United States Patent 7,033,264)

System and method for making casingless sausage (United States Patent 6,989,170)

Method and means for filling natural casing sausages (United States Patent 6,981,912)

Production method of natural intestine sausage and device therefor (United States Patent 6,964,605)

Apparatus for severing the link between two sausages (United States Patent 6,932,689)

Polyamide-based sausage skin which can be filled manually (United States Patent 6,919,112)

Method and apparatus for suspending a sausage from a stick (United States Patent 6,869,353)

Method and means for filling natural casing sausages (United States Patent 6,855,046)

Method and means for advancing a sausage casing using fluid power (United States Patent 6,846,234)

Easily peelable sausage casing made of fibre-reinforced cellulose hydrate having a non-stick coating on the inside (United States Patent 6,845,790)

Method and means for encasing sausage (United States Patent 6,843,713)

Cooked sausage and method for making the same (United States Patent 6,800,307)

Method and means for curving sausage links (United States Patent 6,780,452)

Surface decontamination of cooked sausage and processed meat and poultry products (United States Patent 6,767,569)

Apparatus and method for forming casingless sausages (United States Patent 6,740,349)

Process for solidifying the surface of raw sausage emulsion by ultrasonic treatment (United States Patent 6,737,093)

Apparatus and method for forming casingless sausages (United States Patent 6,733,812)

Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion (United States Patent 6,719,621)

Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion (United States Patent 6,676,502)

Device for separating sausages from a string of sausages (United States Patent 6,659,855)

Method and means for rapid loading of casing-bearing sleeves on a sausage making machine (United States Patent 6,659,854)

Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion (United States Patent 6,659,853)

Method and an apparatus for removing the skin from a sausage (United States Patent 6,656,031)

Loop for suspending sausages or the like (United States Patent 6,652,946)

Method and means for rapid loading of casing-bearing sleeves on a sausage making machine (United States Patent 6,641,474)

Method and means for creating a casing on a sausage making machine (United States Patent 6,616,521)

Vegetable sausage analogues (United States Patent 6,613,369)

Hook for sausage conveyor (United States Patent 6,592,452)

Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion (United States Patent 6,585,580)

Method of and apparatus for processing ends of a chain of natural intestine sausages (United States Patent 6,572,465)

Method and means for rapid loading of casing-bearing sleeves on a sausage making machine (United States Patent 6,572,464)

Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a sausage making machine (United States Patent 6,558,241)

Double clipping apparatus and method for forming clipped sausages (United States Patent 6,524,178)

Method and apparatus for the production of chain-like foodstuffs such as sausages or the like (United States Patent 6,514,134)

Method for producing and shaping food, such as meat products and sausages (United States Patent 6,506,432)

Method and apparatus for changing the position of chains of sausages (United States Patent 6,494,311)

Coated fiber-reinforced casing based on cellulose hydrate suitable for smoked liver sausage (United States Patent 6,485,802)

Method and apparatus for manufacturing foodstuffs such as sausages (United States Patent 6,482,079)

Sausage link forming machine (United States Patent 6,468,144)

Conveyor chain and system for looped sausage products (United States Patent 6,467,668)

Apparatus and method for forming casingless sausages (United States Patent 6,444,248)

Method and apparatus for manufacturing chain-like food products such as sausages or the like (United States Patent 6,439,990)

Method and apparatus for producing sausage (United States Patent 6,419,968)

Automated transfer station for hanging articles such as pepperoni sausages (United States Patent 6,419,077)

Hanging loop for sausages or the like and a method for the production thereof (United States Patent 6,390,912)

Skinless sausage or frankfurter manufacturing method and apparatus utilizing reusable deformable support (United States Patent 6,326,039)

Twister mechanism for a sausage making machine (United States Patent 6,325,711)

Mounting assembly for detachably supporting and orienting stuffing tubes on sausage encasing machines (United States Patent 6,315,653)

Device for binding roasts, sausages and the like by means of elastic rings (United States Patent 6,308,617)

Casing lock mechanism for a sausage stuffing machine (United States Patent 6,302,776)

Method and apparatus for determining the number of looped sausages for deposit on a smokestick (United States Patent 6,290,591)

Method and apparatus for precrimping a sausage strand (United States Patent 6,290,590)

Apparatus for cutting sausage links (United States Patent 6,287,189)

Reusable cartridge for producing skinless sausage (United States Patent 6,287,187)

Method and means for making sausages (United States Patent 6,283,846)

Method and means making and conveying an extruded sausage strand (United States Patent 6,277,018)

Apparatus for the production of stuffed sausage products (United States Patent 6,264,541)

Hook for sausage conveyor (United States Patent 6,257,974)

Method and means for controlling the variations in weight of extruded sausages (United States Patent 6,245,369)

Collating conveyor for sausage links (United States Patent 6,234,891)

Filling machine for sausage meat or the like having a supply container which can be pivoted away (United States Patent 6,234,890)

Method of coating long-keeping sausages and hard cheeses (United States Patent 6,224,923)

Method and closing device for producing sausage-like products (United States Patent 6,217,436)

Method and device for producing sausage-type products with a flexible tubular or pouchlike wrapper (United States Patent 6,216,425)

Conveyor station and conveyor for sausage machines and method of using the same (United States Patent 6,213,368)

Method for forming casingless sausages (United States Patent 6,203,832)

Process for producing helical or spiral sausages (United States Patent 6,187,362)

Sausage casing packaging (United States Patent 6,174,580)

Brine coated sausage strand (United States Patent 6,153,234)

Apparatus for producing sausages (United States Patent 6,139,416)

Mounting assembly for detachably supporting stuffing tubes on sausage encasing machines (United States Patent 6,135,870)

Process for the continuous manufacture of sausages (United States Patent 6,135,869)

Method for removing cellulosic casings from sausages (United States Patent 6,132,779)

Device for filling casings as well as machine for filling sausage casings (United States Patent 6,132,302)

Conveyor chain and system for looped sausage products (United States Patent 6,125,991)

Machine for producing sausages with twisted casing (United States Patent 6,123,613)

Method of producing stable meat products and sausages, produced in the presence of microorganisms (United States Patent 6,117,460)

Metal detection assembly for sausage filling horn (United States Patent 6,117,003)

Apparatus for the filling of meat sausage (United States Patent 6,110,033)

Method for separating sausages (United States Patent 6,106,878)

Shirring solution for cellulosic sausage casings (United States Patent 6,086,929)

Method and means for conveying and processing an extruded sausage strand (United States Patent 6,086,469)

Method and apparatus for stripping casings from sausages (United States Patent 6,080,055)

Device and process for separating sausages (United States Patent 6,080,054)

Device for suspending a chain of linked food products such as sausages, and apparatus for manufacturing a chain of such linked food products having the suspending device (United States Patent 6,071,186)

Automatic control for terminating the filling of a sausage casing, and method of use thereof (United States Patent 6,066,035)

Method and means for making and conveying an extruded sausage strand (United States Patent 6,056,636)

Auger device for an auger device for a nozzle of a sausage-making machine (United States Patent 7,144,316)

Apparatus and method for dividing a sausage strand (United States Patent 7,140,958)

Method and apparatus for loading casings onto the stuffing tube of a sausage making machine (United States Patent 7,094,141)

Equipment for the automatic tray positioning of articles, in particular sausages or other alimentary products (United States Patent 7,069,845)

Method and apparatus for loading different sized casings onto the stuffing tube of a sausage making machine (United States Patent 7,066,804)

Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion (United States Patent 7,066,803)

Process of rapidly preparing a fermented dry or semi-dry sausage product and products therefrom (United States Patent 7,037,542)

Method and means for filling natural casing sausages (United States Patent 7,033,264)

System and method for making casingless sausage (United States Patent 6,989,170)

Method and means for filling natural casing sausages (United States Patent 6,981,912)

Production method of natural intestine sausage and device therefor (United States Patent 6,964,605)

Apparatus for severing the link between two sausages (United States Patent 6,932,689)

Polyamide-based sausage skin which can be filled manually (United States Patent 6,919,112)

Method and apparatus for suspending a sausage from a stick (United States Patent 6,869,353)

Method and means for filling natural casing sausages (United States Patent 6,855,046)

Method and means for advancing a sausage casing using fluid power (United States Patent 6,846,234)

Easily peelable sausage casing made of fibre-reinforced cellulose hydrate having a non-stick coating on the inside (United States Patent 6,845,790)

Method and means for encasing sausage (United States Patent 6,843,713)

Cooked sausage and method for making the same (United States Patent 6,800,307)

Method and means for curving sausage links (United States Patent 6,780,452)

Surface decontamination of cooked sausage and processed meat and poultry products (United States Patent 6,767,569)

Apparatus and method for forming casingless sausages (United States Patent 6,740,349)

Process for solidifying the surface of raw sausage emulsion by ultrasonic treatment (United States Patent 6,737,093)

Apparatus and method for forming casingless sausages (United States Patent 6,733,812)

Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion (United States Patent 6,719,621)

Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion (United States Patent 6,676,502)

Device for separating sausages from a string of sausages (United States Patent 6,659,855)

Method and means for rapid loading of casing-bearing sleeves on a sausage making machine (United States Patent 6,659,854)

Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion (United States Patent 6,659,853)

Method and an apparatus for removing the skin from a sausage (United States Patent 6,656,031)

Loop for suspending sausages or the like (United States Patent 6,652,946)

Method and means for rapid loading of casing-bearing sleeves on a sausage making machine (United States Patent 6,641,474)

Method and means for creating a casing on a sausage making machine (United States Patent 6,616,521)

Vegetable sausage analogues (United States Patent 6,613,369)

Hook for sausage conveyor (United States Patent 6,592,452)

Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion (United States Patent 6,585,580)

Method of and apparatus for processing ends of a chain of natural intestine sausages (United States Patent 6,572,465)

Method and means for rapid loading of casing-bearing sleeves on a sausage making machine (United States Patent 6,572,464)

Method and apparatus for controlling the operation of a sausage making machine (United States Patent 6,558,241)

Double clipping apparatus and method for forming clipped sausages (United States Patent 6,524,178)

Method and apparatus for the production of chain-like foodstuffs such as sausages or the like (United States Patent 6,514,134)

Method for producing and shaping food, such as meat products and sausages (United States Patent 6,506,432)

Method and apparatus for changing the position of chains of sausages (United States Patent 6,494,311)

Coated fiber-reinforced casing based on cellulose hydrate suitable for smoked liver sausage (United States Patent 6,485,802)

Method and apparatus for manufacturing foodstuffs such as sausages (United States Patent 6,482,079)

Sausage link forming machine (United States Patent 6,468,144)

Conveyor chain and system for looped sausage products (United States Patent 6,467,668)

Apparatus and method for forming casingless sausages (United States Patent 6,444,248)

Method and apparatus for manufacturing chain-like food products such as sausages or the like (United States Patent 6,439,990)

Method and apparatus for producing sausage (United States Patent 6,419,968)

Automated transfer station for hanging articles such as pepperoni sausages (United States Patent 6,419,077)

Hanging loop for sausages or the like and a method for the production thereof (United States Patent 6,390,912)

Skinless sausage or frankfurter manufacturing method and apparatus utilizing reusable deformable support (United States Patent 6,326,039)

Twister mechanism for a sausage making machine (United States Patent 6,325,711)

Mounting assembly for detachably supporting and orienting stuffing tubes on sausage encasing machines (United States Patent 6,315,653)

Device for binding roasts, sausages and the like by means of elastic rings (United States Patent 6,308,617)

Casing lock mechanism for a sausage stuffing machine (United States Patent 6,302,776)

Method and apparatus for determining the number of looped sausages for deposit on a smokestick (United States Patent 6,290,591)

Method and apparatus for precrimping a sausage strand (United States Patent 6,290,590)

Apparatus for cutting sausage links (United States Patent 6,287,189)

Reusable cartridge for producing skinless sausage (United States Patent 6,287,187)

Method and means for making sausages (United States Patent 6,283,846)

Method and means making and conveying an extruded sausage strand (United States Patent 6,277,018)

Apparatus for the production of stuffed sausage products (United States Patent 6,264,541)

Hook for sausage conveyor (United States Patent 6,257,974)

Method and means for controlling the variations in weight of extruded sausages (United States Patent 6,245,369)

Collating conveyor for sausage links (United States Patent 6,234,891)

Filling machine for sausage meat or the like having a supply container which can be pivoted away (United States Patent 6,234,890)

Method of coating long-keeping sausages and hard cheeses (United States Patent 6,224,923)

Method and closing device for producing sausage-like products (United States Patent 6,217,436)

Method and device for producing sausage-type products with a flexible tubular or pouchlike wrapper (United States Patent 6,216,425)

Conveyor station and conveyor for sausage machines and method of using the same (United States Patent 6,213,368)

Method for forming casingless sausages (United States Patent 6,203,832)

Process for producing helical or spiral sausages (United States Patent 6,187,362)

Sausage casing packaging (United States Patent 6,174,580)

Brine coated sausage strand (United States Patent 6,153,234)

Apparatus for producing sausages (United States Patent 6,139,416)

Mounting assembly for detachably supporting stuffing tubes on sausage encasing machines (United States Patent 6,135,870)

Process for the continuous manufacture of sausages (United States Patent 6,135,869)

Method for removing cellulosic casings from sausages (United States Patent 6,132,779)

Device for filling casings as well as machine for filling sausage casings (United States Patent 6,132,302)

Conveyor chain and system for looped sausage products (United States Patent 6,125,991)

Machine for producing sausages with twisted casing (United States Patent 6,123,613)

Method of producing stable meat products and sausages, produced in the presence of microorganisms (United States Patent 6,117,460)

Metal detection assembly for sausage filling horn (United States Patent 6,117,003)

Apparatus for the filling of meat sausage (United States Patent 6,110,033)

Method for separating sausages (United States Patent 6,106,878)

Shirring solution for cellulosic sausage casings (United States Patent 6,086,929)

Method and means for conveying and processing an extruded sausage strand (United States Patent 6,086,469)

Method and apparatus for stripping casings from sausages (United States Patent 6,080,055)

Device and process for separating sausages (United States Patent 6,080,054)

Device for suspending a chain of linked food products such as sausages, and apparatus for manufacturing a chain of such linked food products having the suspending device (United States Patent 6,071,186)

Automatic control for terminating the filling of a sausage casing, and method of use thereof (United States Patent 6,066,035)

Method and means for making and conveying an extruded sausage strand (United States Patent 6,056,636)

Auger device for an auger device for a nozzle of a sausage-making machine (United States Patent 7,144,316)

Apparatus and method for dividing a sausage strand (United States Patent 7,140,958)

Method and apparatus for loading casings onto the stuffing tube of a sausage making machine (United States Patent 7,094,141)

Equipment for the automatic tray positioning of articles, in particular sausages or other alimentary products (United States Patent 7,069,845)

Method and apparatus for loading different sized casings onto the stuffing tube of a sausage making machine (United States Patent 7,066,804)

Method and means for stuffing natural casings with sausage emulsion (United States Patent 7,066,803)

Process of rapidly preparing a fermented dry or semi-dry sausage product and products therefrom (United States Patent 7,037,542)

Method and means for filling natural casing sausages (United States Patent 7,033,264)

System and method for making casingless sausage (United States Patent 6,989,170)

Method and means for filling natural casing sausages (United States Patent 6,981,912)

Production method of natural intestine sausage and device therefor (United States Patent 6,964,605)

Apparatus for severing the link between two sausages (United States Patent 6,932,689)

Although his recognition as a registered patent agent permits him to represent others in all patent matters before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Dr. Demchick limits his practice to patent matters involving inventions for which he is confident that his expertise will allow him to serve his client well. He will gladly discuss whether he is comfortable handling cases involving inventions in a particular field. He will err on the side of declining cases if he has uncertainty about his ability to do what is needed in the case. Dr. Demchick does not represent clients in court. However, he refers clients to a patent attorney who does represent others in court, if it appears likely that patent related representation in court is appropriate. Dr. Demchick prepares and files non-provisional (regular) patent applications and provisional patent applications. He prepares and files utility patent applications and design patent applications. He prepares and files U.S. patent applications and international patent applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). He prepares and files applications to enter the U.S. National Phase for inventions for which international patent applications (PCT) were already filed. One of the matters he discusses with each client or potential client is which type of application(s) best meets that client's needs. He usually does a patent search (patentability search) as part of the preparation of a patent application. He discusses the value of patent searching with each inventor before agreeing to prepare a patent application for that inventor.