Inventor

George R. Blaine

Inventor

Lake Stevens, WA, US

Overview

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Patents

1984–2021

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 32 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A22Cprimary

A22CProcessing meat, poultry, or fish16%

B26DCutting16%

B26FPerforating10%

G05BControl or regulating systems in general10%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification9%

B65GTransport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors4%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties4%

G06TImage data processing or generation, in general4%

B07CPostal sorting3%

G01BMeasuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions3%

PatentTitleYear

RE048446System for cutting and unloading portions2021 10,875,208Portioning strips from a block work product2020 10,869,489Portioning accuracy analysis2020 10,863,751Pork belly trimming2020 10,721,947Apparatus for acquiring and analysing product-specific data for products of the food processing industry as well as a system comprising such an apparatus and a method for processing products of the food processing industry2020 10,654,185Cutting/portioning using combined X-ray and optical scanning2020 10,611,046Rotatable manifold cutter for use in portioning2020 10,471,619Blade portioner calibration2019 10,310,493System and method for assessment of a workpiece in a continuous flow process2019 10,303,151Method and system for portioning workpieces using reference shape as a directly controlled characteristic2019 9,983,572Optimization of blade portioner cutting speed2018 9,778,651'System for cutting and unloading portions'2017 9,675,090'Method and system for portioning workpieces to user-entered shape and other specifications'2017 9,128,810'Method and system for portioning workpieces to directly-controlled and/or indirectly-controlled characteristics'2015 9,008,824'Method and system for portioning workpieces using reference shape as a directly controlled characteristic'2015 8,688,267'Classifying workpieces to be portioned into various end products to optimally meet overall production goals'2014 8,688,259'Method and system for portioning workpieces to directly-controlled and/or indirectly-controlled characteristics'2014 8,412,366'Method and system for portioning workpieces to directly-controlled and indirectly-controlled specifications'2013 8,233,668'Distinguishing abutting food product'2012 7,949,414'Processing of work piece based on desired end physical criteria'2011 7,747,042'Defining and checking conformance of an object shape to shape requirements'2010 7,715,935'Predetermining portioning yield'2010 7,672,752'Sorting workpieces to be portioned into various end products to optimally meet overall production goals'2010 7,621,806'Determining the position and angular orientation of food products'2009 7,593,785'Method and system for portioning foodstuff to user-scanned shape and other specifications'2009 7,251,537'Processing of work piece based on desired end physical criteria'2007 7,156,730'Method and system for achieving acceptable process time'2007 7,153,203'Apparatus and method for portioning using automatic workpiece conveyance speed control'2006 6,934,607'Method and apparatus for visually indexing objects upon a moving surface'2005 6,263,773'Engineered wood products cutting method and apparatus'2001 5,444,635'Optimizing technique for sawing lumber'1995 4,439,162'Training manikin for medical instruction'1984

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1984–2017Patents assigned to BLAINE GEORGE (4)· patent assignee history

1984Based in Coral Gables, FL, US· patent location history

1995–2021Based in Lake Stevens, WA, US· patent location history

2005–2007Patents assigned to FMC TECHNOLOGIES (4)· patent assignee history

2009–2021Patents assigned to JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORP (25)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to BLAINE GEORGE R (4)· patent assignee history

2014–2015Patents assigned to PFARR CRAIG E (4)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES CORP	25	2009–2021
BLAINE GEORGEself	4	1984–2017
BLAINE GEORGE Rself	4	2012–2015
FMC TECHNOLOGIES	4	2005–2007
PFARR CRAIG E	4	2014–2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Lake Stevens, Washington, US	31	1995–2021
Coral Gables, Florida, US	1	1984