Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
426479000 | Removing of solid part from solid material | 82 |
20080305230 | METHOD OF PROCESSING CRUSTACEANS - The invention relates to a method of processing crustaceans, live and cooked to cause detachment of shells from crustacean meat. According to the method, live crustaceans are exposed to hydrostatic pressure of relatively high value, for example between 20,000 p.s.i. to 60,000 p.s.i. for 2-5 minutes. The process is conducted at minimal elevated temperatures, in the range of above ambient temperature of 40 degrees to about 110 degrees Fahrenheit, leaving the raw crustacean meat substantially unaffected, in its desired raw state, while the connective tissue deteriorates and the shell detaches from the meat. As a result separating the edible meat from the shell becomes much easier and less time-consuming. Cooked crustacean meat can also be processed under hydrostatic high pressure in the order of 30,000 p.s.i. to 60,000 p.s.i. to eliminate or substantially reduce bacteria in the meat, thereby extending shelf life of the product. | 12-11-2008 |
20090155438 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING TRIM FROM DOUGH PRODUCTS - A system for removing trim from sheet dough including a belt defined by an upper edge, lower edge, an interior surface, and an exterior surface, wherein a plurality of brushes extend from the lower edge of the belt at an orientation substantially perpendicular to the lower edge, an idler sprocket in communication with the interior surface of the belt, and a motor configured to rotate the belt about the idler sprocket. | 06-18-2009 |
20130089650 | Method of Precooking the Surface of Food Products with a View to Marking Them or Hardening Them - The invention relates to a preferably continuous method for precooking the surface of food products, characterized in that all or part of the surface of the product makes contact with the flame produced by a burner, the flame employed being an oxyhydrogen flame, preferably a hydrogen/oxygen flame. | 04-11-2013 |
20130129887 | SEPARATING MACHINE AND METHOD - A separating machine for separating products of soft and harder consistency includes a drum which is drivable in rotation about its axis and the peripheral surface of which has a plurality of holes. A pressing device which by means of a pressing element presses the product to be separated against the peripheral surface of the drum so that product components of soft consistency pass through the drum. A cooling device is provided for cooling the pressing device or the pressing element thereof. | 05-23-2013 |
20140017373 | Peeling Apparatus with Rotating Brush and Related Methods - A peeling apparatus and related methods of peeling a food product are provided. The peeling apparatus includes a handle and a peeling blade connected to a first end of the handle. A rotatable brush is positioned proximate to the peeling blade, wherein the rotatable brush is rotatable about an elongated central axis, and wherein the elongated central axis is substantially parallel to a length of the peeling blade. | 01-16-2014 |
20140113046 | Watermelon Slicer - A slicer device and a method of using a slicer device for slicing and removing a fleshy part of a watermelon surrounded by a rind. The device includes a cutter piece, a plurality of cutters and at least one support bar attached to an outer surface of the cutter piece. The cutter piece has an outer surface and an inner surface defining an interior for receiving the fleshy part of the watermelon. The plurality of cutters are within the interior of the cutter piece arranged to form a pattern with a plurality of openings, with each of the openings being defined between cutters or between at least one cutter and the inner surface of the cutter piece, such that the fleshy part of the watermelon within the rind is cut into multiple pieces with geometric shapes. | 04-24-2014 |
20150079258 | COMBINATION DOUBLE PEELER AND HOLDER DEVICE - A combination kitchen device includes a double peeler having a substantially hollow handle having a forward end and a rearward end and a releasably engageable holding tool inserted within the rearward end of the hollow handle. The double peeler includes a head connected transversely to the forward end of the hollow handle. The head has at least one recess, and at least one means for cutting mounted within the recess. The head has an opening having an eye removal cutting edge. The holding tool has a handle portion and an elongated blade portion attached transversely to the handle portion. | 03-19-2015 |
20180020862 | WATERMELON SLICER | 01-25-2018 |
20190142223 | DRAMATIC AND EASY TO COOK AND SERVE DEBONED WHOLE FISH | 05-16-2019 |
426480000 | From mammal or fowl material | 10 |
20100112168 | HARVESTING OIL FROM FATTY MEAT MATERIALS TO PRODUCE LEAN MEAT PRODUCTS AND OIL FOR USE IN BIO-DIESEL PRODUCTION - A method and apparatus for separating lean meat and/or fat from lean meat-containing material, including combining a particulate material with fluid carbon dioxide. The material and fluid is introduced into a vessel and is separated into low density and high density fractions. The material from the low density fraction is removed via an outlet and has a higher percentage of fat than the material introduced into the vessel. The material from the high density fraction is removed via an outlet and has a higher percentage of lean meat than the material introduced into the vessel. The vessel can include a centrifuge bowl or an inclined vessel. Separation is achieved via gravity or the application of an artificial force field, such as centrifugal force, to separate particulates high in density from those low in density. | 05-06-2010 |
20100272874 | Method and apparatus for the skinning of sausages - The present invention relates to a method for skinning sausages or other food products, wherein an initial cut is made on a front end of said sausage, particularly in the region of an end-side tapering of the sausage, the skin is grabbed in the region of the initial cut at two points located at a distance from each other in the circumferential direction by means of two gripping elements, wherein the skin is particularly pulled onto a plane in a planar manner by a first working movement, particularly onto the contact surface of the sausage, the skin is cut parallel to the longitudinal extension of the sausage starting at the initial cut in the region between the gripping elements, the skin is lifted up away from the plane by a working movement of the gripping elements, and the sausage is conveyed parallel to the longitudinal extension thereof, particularly relative to the position of the gripping elements holding the sausage in a lifted position, and the skin is thus pulled off the sausage. | 10-28-2010 |
20110008505 | METHODS FOR SEPARATING TALLOW FROM A SINGLE INGREDIENT STREAM OF BONELESS BEEF USING LIQUID CARBON DIOXIDE AND CARBONIC ACID - A method includes combining ground beef with liquid that comprises carbon dioxide. The ground beef and liquid are added to a vessel. The ground beef comprises relative light and heavy components. The components that are predominantly lean beef will settle to the bottom of the liquid, and components that are predominantly fat will rise to the surface of the liquid. The separated components comprising predominantly lean beef can be removed from the liquid as a reduced fat ground beef product. The method can be practiced with any material containing fat, including plants and animals. | 01-13-2011 |
20110300279 | Method and an Apparatus for Removing Fat from Meat Cuts - A method and apparatus for removing fat from one face of a meat cut, where a knife tool cuts a layer of fat and possibly skin from the face. The knife tool is adapted to cut across the entire width of said meat cut along a desired trimming interface. The knife tool includes at least two controllable blade parts, each having a cutting edge, the blade parts extending between the first face and a fat-to-lean interface without intersecting said first face. The position of said cutting edges and the angle of the blade parts are continuously adapted, by controlling the at least two controllable blade parts, to cut following the desired trimming interface, whereby the fat and possible skin is trimmed from the lean in one single piece of fat. | 12-08-2011 |
20120034358 | Lobster Processor - A lobster processing apparatus and method that includes a rotatable housing and several stations for extracting meat from a lobster. The housing is a cubic structure, which on each side comprises a different means for cleaning and disassembling a lobster for consumption. These include a vertical cutter device with a retracting blade, a pressure crunching vice for cracking lobster claws, a dual roller system for extruding meat from lobster appendages, and finally a mincing device for processing extracted lobster meat. Below the rotatable housing is an extendable drip pan with pull-out trays and a removable drip collector for spilled liquid. The housing is rotated to align each station above the drip tray during use, thereby allowing each processing station to rotate towards a seated or stationary user. Inside the housing is a means for supplying electric power to each processing device, supplied via batteries or an external A/C power source. | 02-09-2012 |
20120141645 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NON DESTRUCTIVE LEAN RECOVERY - An apparatus and method for a non-destructive lean recovery operable for separating lean and fat animal tissue in sparse lean products, such as for example, meat trimmings. The method and apparatus exploits the fact that lean and fatty tissue have distinctly different specific gravities. The method and apparatus impacts the sparse lean material with a force, which breaks the lean material into small pieces of fat and lean material thereby separating the fat portions from the lean portions. The sparse lean material can be initially ground through a grind plate and the ground material can be suspended in a water bath and agitated with sufficient force to separate the fat from the lean material. As the forces are applied and the separation occurs, due to the different specific gravities of the lean and fat, the fat will tend to float to the surface of the water bath and the lean material will tend to sink in the water bath, thereby facilitating recovering the lean material portions. | 06-07-2012 |
20130071533 | METHOD OF MAKING A FOOD PRODUCT AND A FOOD PRODUCT MADE BY THE METHOD - A method is provided for making a food product from a drumstick having a first end including a portion of a thigh joint, a second end including a portion of a foot joint, a bone extending between the first and second ends and meat surrounding at least a portion of the bone. The method includes making a first cut completely through the drumstick generally perpendicular to the bone and at least a first predetermined distance from the first end to remove the first end and making a second cut completely through the drumstick generally perpendicular to the bone and at least a second predetermined distance from the second end to remove the second end. The remaining mid-portion of the drumstick is a food product including most of the meat of the drumstick surrounding a remaining portion of the bone. | 03-21-2013 |
20130323384 | MECHANICAL PROCESSES FOR SEPARATING TALLOW AND LEAN BEEF FROM A SINGLE BONELESS BEEF SUPPLY - A method for separating fat from beef pieces containing fat. The method includes, with an apparatus, reducing the size of beef pieces containing fat when the fat is in a brittle condition into a mixture of particles that comprise predominantly fat and particles that comprise predominantly lean; and, with an apparatus, separating the fat particles from the lean particles based on color differences or size differences. | 12-05-2013 |
20140106044 | Process for Obtaining a Constituent from Whey Protein Concentrate - For increasing the yield, a process for obtaining a constituent from whey protein concentrate by microfiltration ( | 04-17-2014 |
20160150813 | MECHANICAL PROCESSES FOR SEPARATING TALLOW AND LEAN BEEF FROM A SINGLE BONELESS BEEF SUPPLY | 06-02-2016 |
426481000 | From plant material | 63 |
20090098265 | Method for production of masa - A method of producing masa which reduces the material and time required, including the amount of water required for processing, the amount of calcium and lime required, energy and space consumption, and processing time. The process preferably includes debranning the corn kernels, collecting the bran, subjecting the debranned corn kernels to a heated alkali solution, and milling the debranned corn kernels. The bran may be sifted and utilized for various products. | 04-16-2009 |
20090098266 | Method and apparatus for separating, purifying, promoting interaction and improving combustion - An apparatus and method for separating joined components, purifying liquid, promoting interaction between two or more components and improving combustion. The apparatus has a housing, a rotor inside of the housing, a plurality of protrusions extending from the rotor, a shaft coupled with the rotor and a prime mover for rotating the shaft. Fluid within the housing cavitates as the rotor rotates and the protrusions move through the fluid. Cavitation causes joined components within the fluid to separate, kills undesirable organisms within the fluid, promotes interaction of components within the fluid and improves combustion of a liquid fuel. The fluid and components may also be subjected to abrasion and centrifugal and impact forces for separating the components, purifying the fluid, promoting interaction of the components and improving combustion. | 04-16-2009 |
20090110792 | Super critical fluid extraction and fractionation of bran extraction materials - Generally, a bran processing system for the supercritical carbon dioxide extraction of bran extraction material from bran and fractionation of the bran extraction material. Specifically, a bran processing system for the isolation of a bran extraction material fraction enriched in ferulate-phytosterol esters or oryzanol. | 04-30-2009 |
20090162508 | Juice Extractor - A method and apparatus is described for pulping/liquidising the edible flesh within a fruit, especially a citrus fruit. The apparatus includes a blade that is attached at its middle to a shaft that is rotatable about a longitudinal axis. The blade is pivotable to the shaft and is inserted tip first into the fruit while it lies parallel to the shaft so that the size of the opening into the fruit can be minimised. The shaft is rotated about its longitudinal axis and, while the shaft is rotating, the blade is pivoted outwardly from the shaft. The rotary movement of the shaft and the pivoting of the blade means that the blade traces a three dimensional shape within the fruit and thereby pulps it. | 06-25-2009 |
20110244101 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING PUREE OR JUICE FROM A VEGETABLE OR ANIMAL FOOD - Method for extracting puree, or juice, from a starting product based on vegetable or animal food comprising a starting treatment step, for example a step of softening the food product obtaining a treated product ( | 10-06-2011 |
20120263844 | LETTUCE LINE RX17290001 - The invention provides seed and plants of the lettuce line designated RX17290001. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of lettuce line RX17290001, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant produced by crossing a plant of lettuce line RX17290001 with itself or with another lettuce plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of lettuce line RX17290001, including the gametes of such plants. | 10-18-2012 |
20130022724 | LETTUCE SISTER LINES PX06514083, PX06514153, PX06514201 AND PX06514204 - The invention provides seed and plants of the lettuce sister lines designated PX06514083, PX06514153, PX06514201 and PX06514204. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of these sister lines, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant produced by crossing a plant of sister line PX06514083, PX06514153, PX06514201 or PX06514204 with itself or with another lettuce plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such a sister line, including the gametes of such plants. | 01-24-2013 |
20130078350 | LETTUCE LINE PS 06515688 - The invention provides seed and plants of the lettuce line designated PS 06515688. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of lettuce line PS 06515688, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant produced by crossing a plant of lettuce line PS 06515688 with itself or with another lettuce plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of lettuce line PS 06515688, including the gametes of such plants. | 03-28-2013 |
20140072686 | LETTUCE LINE PS 06518403 - The invention provides seed and plants of the lettuce line designated PS 06518403. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of lettuce line PS 06518403, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant produced by crossing a plant of lettuce line PS 06518403 with itself or with another lettuce plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of lettuce line PS 06518403, including the gametes of such plants. | 03-13-2014 |
20140161950 | Processing Quinoa for Improved Protein-to-Carbohydrate Formulations - Methods for processing | 06-12-2014 |
20140314928 | METHOD AND UNIT FOR THE PROCESSING OF SUNFLOWER-EXTRACTION MEAL - An optimal separation of sunflower seed meal into at least one fraction with high protein content and at least one fraction with high cellulose content is to be achieved with a method for the processing of sunflower-extraction meal, producing a fraction with a low protein content for use as fuel and a fraction having a higher protein content for use as animal feed, wherein the extraction meal is fed to a plurality of dissolving and extraction stages. This is achieved by—at least two protein removal steps, preferably by means of corrugated rolls or hammer blows or impact mills with impactation of the starting material in a short cycle sequence,—the subsequent sifting by means of sieves, as well as the collecting of the sifted material and the remaining coarse material. | 10-23-2014 |
426482000 | Outer covering, e.g., shell, husk, etc. | 29 |
20090117243 | PROCESS FOR WHOLEGRAIN-CONDITIONING OF BREWER'S CEREAL GRAINS USED IN BEER PRODUCTION - The invention relates to a process for whole-grain conditioning, in particular of native and malted brewing cereals. To improve the mashing process and to increase the number of brews and product quality, the brewing cereals are conditioned and subsequently fed to a hulling and/or mechanical comminution process. | 05-07-2009 |
20090269453 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING GREEN ONIONS - An embodiment of a system and method for processing green onions may include moving green onions along a path of travel, peeling at least one of the leaves from each green onion, aligning the root ends of the green onions, singulating the green onions, removing roots from the root ends of the green onions, and separating the green onions into groups based on the diameter of the root end of each green onion. | 10-29-2009 |
20100062129 | LEGUME SHELLER AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A legume sheller having both an air separator and a sieve separator for removal of residual chaff or trash. Airflow through a screen carries legumes and trash upward, wherein most of the lighter trash is carried farther up the separator and over into a trash retainer. The legumes, and some residual larger pieces of trash, fall over a weir onto a sieve. The sieve has holes therein that permit the legumes to pass through into a collector. Slidable plates adjust the hole dimension. A vibrating table facilitates movement across the downward sloping sieve surface. Baffles prevent the legumes from rolling too quickly across the sieve. The sheller is equipped with a reversing conveyor that carries trash to a bag. | 03-11-2010 |
20110091624 | Method for Separating Banana Pulp from Its Peel, and a Device for the Implementation of This Method - A large scale processing method for separating banana pulp from its peel is disclosed. In this method bananas are separated into two parts (generally in a transverse direction), each part having a tip end and a cut end. A compression force is applied to those banana parts such that the force increases from the tip end to the cut end. A device which implements that process, comprising a cutting device, a means for feeding bananas into the cutting device, and two processing conveyor devices (to apply the compression force to the banana parts), is also disclosed. | 04-21-2011 |
20110229617 | NOVEL SNAP PEA VARIETY SUGAR FLASH - A novel snap pea cultivar, designated Sugar Flash, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of pea cultivar Sugar Flash, to the plants of pea line Sugar Flash and to methods for producing a pea plant by crossing the cultivar Sugar Flash with itself or another pea line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a pea plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other pea lines derived from the cultivar Sugar Flash. | 09-22-2011 |
20110262607 | VIBRO-ELASTIC HELICAL CONIC APRONS IMPLEMENTED IN DE- PULPING MACHINES FOR THE SELECTIVE PROCESSING OF MIXTURES OF GREEN AND RIPE COFFEE CHERRIES - The present invention belongs to the field of mechanics and refers to a device for selective processing of mixtures of green and ripe coffee cherries. Said device is a helical conic apron comprising vibro-elastic inserts which pliability allow them displace proportionally to the size and hardness of different coffee cherries. Additionally, the present invention refers to an integral machine comprising helical conic aprons with vibro-elastic inserts, which does not use water and is designed to receive mixtures of ripe and green coffee cherries, depulp ripe cherries, separate semi-pulped green cherries by a separating machine and remove the pulp from ripe cherries. Finally, the present invention refers to a method for the selective processing of mixtures of green and ripe coffee cherries by the use of the already mentioned integral machine. | 10-27-2011 |
20110311696 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FRUIT JUICES - The process for producing fruit juices comprises a stage of obtaining a fruit puree with an ultra-rapid extraction-deactivation process in an anaerobic environment, performed by means of immediate refining and a contemporaneous heating of a fruit triturate in an anaerobic environment, and a subsequent stage of pressing or centrifugation of the puree, with the aim of obtaining the fruit juice, which may be preceded by a stage of sterilisation-cooling and of temporary storing of the puree. | 12-22-2011 |
20120034359 | MELON PEELER SYSTEMS - A melon peeler system designed to safely and quickly separate the rind from a melon for consumption. The melon peeler system comprises a melon peeler assembly having a concave base, a horizontal blade, fasteners, and vertical supports. The concave base has a smooth surface and serves as a melon cutting guide. The horizontal blade is supported a user-determined distance above the concave base by the vertical supports and the blade is a small, flat cutting edge sufficiently sharp to slice through a melon but not sufficiently sharp to easily cut a user. Suction cups fasteners located on the bottom of the device provide stability and allow the assembly to be removably affixed to a planar surface of the user's choice. | 02-09-2012 |
20120244269 | FOOD MADE OF BEAN PEEL AS RAW MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FOOD MATERIAL THEREOF - A method for producing a food material made of a bean peel as a raw material includes dehydrating a peel separated from boiled adzuki beans into a predetermined water content, primary milling the peel obtained by the dehydration step into a desired particle size water addition for adjusting, by water addition, the water content of the peel powder obtained by the primary milling step to a predetermined level, and a secondary milling of the peel powder obtained by the water addition adjustment step into fine particles such that the palisade tissues of the peel powder are separated in a fine, almost rod-like (elongated) form. | 09-27-2012 |
20120288601 | COCONUT TOOL - A coconut tool for extracting meat from a coconut shell comprising a beveled handle constructed from a non-conducting material such as wood or plastic, a concave shaped knife blade with a sharp end constructed of high quality, heavy, pliable stainless steel or other sturdy metal, capable of removing the meat in one piece from the shell of a coconut in a matter of 60 to 90 seconds. | 11-15-2012 |
20130189413 | Cantaloupe Peeler - The present invention relates to a hand-held melon peeler for peeling the rind from melons such as cantaloupe, and to methods of use thereof. | 07-25-2013 |
20130251870 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DEHULLING BEANS AND MAKING SOYMILK - The present invention discloses a device for dehulling beans, a method of dehulling beans, an apparatus for making soymilk and a method of making soymilk. The device for dehulling beans may comprise a driving motor ( | 09-26-2013 |
20140017374 | AVOCADO TOOL - An avocado tool includes a handle having a knife blade attached at one end of the handle and a plurality of spikes formed on the opposite end of the handle. A sheath is configured to receive the blade for storage and therefore includes an opening at one end. The opposite end of the sheath is shaped in the form of a spatula for use in scooping avocado to separate the fruit from the blade. | 01-16-2014 |
20140030408 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PEELING GARLIC - A device for removing the husk from a clove of garlic incorporates female and male members. The female member has a body with a cylinder therein terminating in a resilient bottom with a compound surface relief. The male member has a handle and a rigid projection. The projection is sized and shaped to mate with the cylinder, to move longitudinally with respect to the cylinder, and to rotate about the longitudinal axis when positioned in the cylinder. The projection terminates in an end incorporating a resilient material having a compound surface relief. When a clove of garlic is placed in the device and the projection is inserted into the cylinder until the clove contacts the cylinder and the projection, rotation of the handle with respect to the female member removes the husk. | 01-30-2014 |
20140065275 | Fruit chunking and spear forming method and apparatus - A system for automatically forming chunks and spears at high speed from unpeeled fruit items is provided. The fruit is sliced into unpeeled wedges. The unpeeled wedges are conveyed into a plurality of staggered transverse chunking blades, wherein the flesh, but not the peel, is cut sequentially from the center of each wedge outwardly, flattening each wedge. A peel removal knife is located to sever the peel of each wedge from the center outwardly after the transverse chunk cutting blades have cut the flesh. Spears may be formed by deleting some of the transverse chunking blades. | 03-06-2014 |
20140170282 | FOOD PREPARATION DEVICE - A food preparation device comprising a container, where the container includes an inner portion to receive a food product; a lid to fit atop the container, where the lid includes a plurality of blades arranged radially across the lid; and a press, where the press pushes the food product against the blades and through the lid into the inner portion of the container, where upon passing the plurality of blades an outer layer is removed from the food product. The food preparation device is used to remove the skin from a head or clove of garlic while avoiding excessive touching or handling the garlic itself. | 06-19-2014 |
20140212557 | APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT NUT CRACKING AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An apparatus for and method of using the apparatus to crack hard shelled nuts. A pair of hollow cylindrical tubes, each having both a proximal and a distal end with a chamfer at the respective proximal ends may be axially aligned with one another with their proximal ends facing one another. A nut to be cracked may be placed between the proximal ends of the spaced apart hollow cylindrical tubes. A linear compressive force may be applied to the distal ends of the two hollow cylindrical tubes the shell of the nut cracks)i.e., separates the hard shelled nut exterior shell casing from interior nutmeat). The apparatus allows hard shelled nuts like black walnuts, to be cracked with minimal damage, such as fragmentation, of the nutmeat. | 07-31-2014 |
20140302213 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PURE GUAR FLOUR - A method for producing pure guar flour and the use of hydroxy propyl trimethyl ammonium chloride—guar flour obtained according to the method in clear aqueous cosmetic formulations which are intended to be applied on hair and/or skin and which can be washed out or rinsed off as conditioning agents or depositing agents to dilute cosmetic formulations. | 10-09-2014 |
20150125583 | Method and Apparatus for Sorting Grain - The method for sorting grain ( | 05-07-2015 |
20160029687 | Method and apparatus to yield large kernels from Black Walnuts - An improved method and special apparatus for getting large nutmeat pieces from the nut (also known as Black Walnuts) of the Eastern Black Walnut ( | 02-04-2016 |
20160113320 | Fruit chunking and spear forming method and apparatus - A system for automatically forming chunks and spears at high speed from unpeeled fruit items is provided. The fruit is sliced into unpeeled wedges. The unpeeled wedges are conveyed into a plurality of staggered transverse chunking blades, wherein the flesh, but not the peel, is cut sequentially from the center of each wedge outwardly, flattening each wedge. A peel removal knife is located to sever the peel of each wedge from the center outwardly after the transverse chunk cutting blades have cut the flesh. Spears may be formed by deleting some of the transverse chunking blades. | 04-28-2016 |
426483000 | By abrading | 8 |
20090047403 | Pomegranate processing machine - The machine removes skins from a pomegranate or other fruit or vegetable. A pair of belts are spaced apart by a gap. The belts travel in a common direction adjacent the gap and are closer together on at least portions thereof than a width of the pomegranate. Pomegranates passed through the gap are thus compressed between the two belts. One of the belts travels faster than the other belt so that both compression and a shearing force act upon the skin of the pomegranate. The skin is torn and opened to expose arils within a core of the pomegranate. An under belt preferably carries pomegranates through the gap with slots in the under belt to allow arils and juice to fall down through an opening in a deck upon which the compression belts are mounted. A tray collects the arils and juice falling through the deck below the gap. | 02-19-2009 |
20090068332 | Appliance for shucking seed coverings from their kernals - A seed shucking appliance for separating seed coverings from their kernels comprises a vertical cylinder within which is rotated an upward pointing and rotating cone. The top surfaces of the cone and the inside surfaces of the cylinder are roughened to catch and grate the skins or hulls off water-softened beans or grains poured in from above. The clearances and textures between the roughened cone and inside cylinder are such that most of the skins or shells stay above the cone after being knocked loose, and the bared seed kernels drop down through without necessarily being ground up or smashed. What drops through is sent to a water bath where any remaining skins or shells are floated away. The bared seed kernels are drained and ready to be used as whole seed kernels in various kinds of foods. | 03-12-2009 |
20090123622 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR DEHUSKING CEREAL GRAINS - The invention relates to a method and a system for dehusking grains, in particular for removing the spelts and/or the seed coat and the germ bud of grains and/or of malted grains and its processing in the brewing industry. The outer layers/shells are removed from cleaned and malted distiller's grains in a husking machine ( | 05-14-2009 |
20090291178 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING FROST-DAMAGED ARTICHOKES - A method and apparatus for cleaning frost-damaged artichokes is disclosed. Fluids, fluids under high pressure, mechanical devices, including but not limited to brushes, sponges, or any material that can apply a soft abrasion may, or a similar device may be applied to the damaged portions of an artichoke, thereby removing the damaged tissue and improving the appearance and/or life of the artichoke. | 11-26-2009 |
20120135121 | PROCESS FOR DEHULLING OATS WITHOUT REMOVING PLUMULES - The present invention discloses a process for dehulling oats, which reduces the dehulling strength and improves a dehulling effect by lowering the dehulling speed by 20%˜40% and prolonging dehulling duration, so that the resultant oat grains remain intact and plumules are retained on the oat grains, and the improved dehulling effect is ensured simultaneously. | 05-31-2012 |
20120328751 | DEMUCILATING, CLEANING AND WASHING VERTICAL ASCENDING MULTISTAGE DOUBLE BASKET MACHINE FOR DESPULPED COFFEE - The present invention is developed in the farming machinery field used during the wet stage of the coffee and refers to an apparatus that allows carrying out the processes of demucilaging, cleaning and washing of the previously depulped coffee seedcases using a low water and power consumption. Said apparatus comprises a mechanical feeding system for depulped beans, as well as a system for removing the mucilage and further washing of the beams that is constituted by a vertical rotor provided with metallic fingers that generate friction between the grains to be demucilaged, and also two metallic baskets, the first one is conical shaped—where a variable pressure zone between beans is generated, making possible a efficient detachment of the mucilage—, and the second one is cylindrical shaped one—zone of greater agitation between the beans and lower pressure between them and where a minimal amount of water is used for final washing—, which are built with square rods forming a continuous spiral which enables an easy evacuation of mucilage and other impurities through the horizontal slots due to the centrifugal force produced by the spin of a rotor. Finally, the present invention refers to a method for demucilaging, cleaning and washing depulped coffee by using of the above mentioned integral machine. | 12-27-2012 |
20130183425 | Sieve Profile of a Rice Polishing Machine - The invention relates to a rice-polishing machine sieve profile. In one embodiment this is accomplished by an elongate, tubular shaped sieve arrangement with a polygonal profile, comprising a cam essentially cylindrical shape co-axially arranged” within the sieve arrangement such that between an inner surface of the sieve arrangement and a jacket-surface of the cam a polishing chamber has a maximal and a minimal radial distance between jacket-surface of the cam and the inner surface of the sieve arrangement, characterized in that the number of corners of the polygonal profile is larger than 8. | 07-18-2013 |
20150030739 | DRY PROCESSING TECHNIQUE AND DEVICE FOR CORN - A dry processing technique for corn includes the stages of cleaning, conditioning, debranning, degerming and grits breaking, and germ screening and grits extracting. The debranning stage includes first stirred debranning, dampening and second stirred debranning in sequence. The dampening stage uses a dampener ( | 01-29-2015 |
426484000 | Seed, pit, stem, or core | 23 |
20090022865 | PEPPER BOAT MAKER - The present example provides an automated or mechanized, way of making a pepper boat from a de-stemmed pepper. In making the pepper boat, de-stemmed peppers may be split by a splitting assembly. As the pepper is split, or subsequently, a whisk assembly tends to clean a portion of the veins and seeds from the split pepper pod to form two substantially equal halves of a pepper boat, suitable for further food processing. | 01-22-2009 |
20100285194 | TOP AND TAIL SYSTEM FOR LEAFY VEGETABLES - A leafy vegetable having a core end and a leafy end is processed after being harvested. The harvested leafy vegetable is transported to a trim area on a conveyor. A first cutting implement located in the trim area trims a portion of the core end. A second cutting implement located in the trim area trims a portion of the leafy end. The first and second cutting implements are spaced a set distance apart, which defines an amount of the leafy vegetable remaining after the portions of the core and leafy ends are trimmed. As the portions of the core and leafy ends of the leafy vegetable are being trimmed by the first and second cutting implements, a set of one or more nozzles located in the trim area sprays a rinsing liquid on cut sites on the leafy vegetable to rinse off natural juices exuding from the cut sites. | 11-11-2010 |
20100291276 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY TRIMMING AND CORING ROMAINE LETTUCE AND OTHER HARVESTED PRODUCTS - A conveyor system includes a plurality of produce clamps that rotate around a clamp conveyor assembly. On a field side of the conveyor system, a synchronous conveyor belt provides a support for the butt or stem of a plant placed thereon, in between clamps. As the clamp conveyor turns away from the field side, the clamps close and fully support the plants. The conveyor assembly carries the clamps, and the clamped plants, through a series of coring and trimming blades. The clamps then open to release the cored and trimmed product onto a collection conveyor, and the clamps continue to the field side to receive further plants for processing. | 11-18-2010 |
20110091625 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING A CORE FROM HARVESTED HEADING PLANTS - The invention relates to a device for removing a core from harvested heading plants comprising a stalk and, on said stalk, a head, such as in particular broccoli and cauliflower. The device is provided with positioning means for positioning the plant, which positioning means comprise clamping means for clamping the plant stalk therebetween, and with separating means. The separating means comprise at least one separating element which is movable between a first position and a second position. In the first position the separating element extends on one side of the stalk and in the second position the separating element extends on the other side of the stalk such that after moving the separating element between the first position and the second position, a separation between the stalk with the core and the remaining part of the plant during movement of the separating element from the first position to the second position. | 04-21-2011 |
20110311697 | POMEGRANATE SEED EXTRACTOR - In one aspect of the disclosed embodiments a pomegranate seed extractor has an open-ended housing with a top edge and a bottom edge. A grate is mounted inside the housing between the top edge and bottom edge of the housing. The grate includes at least one circular core rib and a plurality of radial ribs. A plurality of openings is formed by the intersections between the core rib and the radial ribs. By placing a sliced pomegranate on top of the grate and repeatedly striking it, pomegranate seeds are extracted and separated from the septum and rind of the pomegranate. | 12-22-2011 |
20120177795 | Inbred Sweet Corn Line SWSL 01 - An inbred sweet corn line, designated SWSL 01, the plants and seeds of inbred sweet corn line SWSL 01, methods for producing a maize plant produced by crossing the inbred sweet corn line SWSL 01 with itself or with another maize plant, and hybrid maize seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred sweet corn line SWSL 01 with another maize line or plant. | 07-12-2012 |
20130064950 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED DESTEMMING - A destemmer system may be shown. The destemmer system may have a cleated conveyor belt with a first end and a second end. An orientator system may be above the first end of the cleated conveyor belt. The orientator may have means for placing at least one stemmed object onto the cleated conveyor belt. A vision system may be between the first end and the second end of the cleated conveyor belt. A positioning system may be between the vision system and the second end of the cleated conveyor belt. A destemmer may be at the second end of the cleated conveyor belt. | 03-14-2013 |
20140220208 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DE-STEMMING PRODUCE - Systems and methods of de-stemming produce are provided. An apparatus can process an item of produce having a first portion and a second portion attached to the first portion. The apparatus can include at least one first conveyor unit that can convey the first portion of the item of produce in a first direction. The apparatus can include at least one second conveyor unit that can convey the second portion of the item of produce in a second direction that differs from the first linear direction by between zero and 90 degrees to generate a separation force between the first portion of the item of produce and the second portion of the item of produce that separates the first portion from the second portion. | 08-07-2014 |
20140220209 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING PRODUCE - Systems and methods of processing produce are provided. A sizing unit can convey the produce in a first direction, and can release the produce into a produce receptacle of a receiving unit, which can convey the in a second direction. The produce receptacle can include a cavity to receive the produce subsequent to release from the sizing unit with a first portion of the produce at least partially disposed in the cavity and with a second portion of the produce at least partially protruding from the cavity. At least one conveyor unit can receive the produce from the produce receptacle, and can convey the produce in a third direction to separate a first portion of the produce from a second portion of the produce. | 08-07-2014 |
20140255575 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SEPARATION OF SEEDS FROM FRUIT PULP/SLURRY/POMACE - The invention pertains to a method and apparatus for separation of seeds from fruit pulp/skin/twigs, in general, coming out from juice producing industry as a waste and in particular from apple pomace. The method involves addition of apple pomace and water in a particular ratio to a vessel ( | 09-11-2014 |
20140272053 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DE-STEMMING PRODUCE AND PREPARING PRODUCE FOR DE-STEMMING - Systems and methods of at least partially de-stemming produce are provided. A de-stemming apparatus can include a first roller pair having a first roller and a second roller with a first radial distance between them, and a second roller pair including a third roller and a fourth roller with a second radial distance between them. The second radial distance can be less than the first radial distance. The rollers can at least partially defining a longitudinal gap. At least one drive unit can drive opposite rollers of each roller pair to rotate in opposite directions to convey the produce through the longitudinal gap and apply a compression force to the produce between a pod and stem of the produce to at least partially separate the pod from other portions of the produce and the stem during conveyance through at least part of the longitudinal gap. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272054 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DE-STEMMING PRODUCE AND PREPARING PRODUCE FOR DE-STEMMING - Systems and methods of at least partially de-stemming produce are provided. A de-stemming apparatus can include a plurality of roller pairs defining a longitudinal gap between individual rollers of the roller pairs. The roller pairs can to rotate to pass the produce through the longitudinal gap and apply a compression force to the produce. The de-stemming apparatus can include drum assembly having at least one of a shaft and a drum. At least one of the shaft and the drum can include protrusions to apply a blunt force to the produce to at least partially separate a first portion of the produce from a second portion of the produce. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272055 | Automated Fruit and Vegetable Calyx or Stem Removal Machine - A process for automated high-throughput fruit or vegetable calyx removal includes a material handling system, a vision system, and a cutting system. The material handling system is capable of transporting the fruit or vegetable through the automated process. The material handling system may also orient the fruits or vegetables along an axis of the fruit and or align the fruit or vegetables in a desired pattern, orientation, and/or configuration. The vision system identifies the calyx and determines calyx position data and optimal cutting angle for individual fruit. The cutting system uses data received from the vision system to automatically remove the calyx from the fruit or vegetables. | 09-18-2014 |
20150030740 | Child-Safe, Hand, Fruit Corer and Slicer - A child-safe, hand, fruit corer and slicer includes: handle, a wire member having two ends and a configuration between these ends that is adapted to: (a) provide the outline of: (i) a triangular-shaped structure that has three corners and a base that is situated approximately perpendicular to the handle's centerline, and (ii) a wing-like structure that extends perpendicular to the handle's centerline from each of the corners of the base of the structure, (b) enable the triangular-shaped structure to penetrate a fruit that is to be cored and sliced, and by the at least 180 degree rotation of the handle to core out a core section of the fruit, and (c) enable this wing-like structure to penetrate and slice the fruit into two halves when the handle is moved forward along the handle's centerline. | 01-29-2015 |
20150086690 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING PRODUCE - Systems and methods of processing produce are provided. A sizing unit can convey the produce in a first direction, and can release the produce onto a receiving unit, which can convey the produce in a second direction. The receiving unit can include a trough to receive the produce subsequent to release from the sizing unit. A supplemental conveyor unit can guide the produce through at least one channel to convey the produce from the receiving unit to at least one conveyor unit, which can convey the produce into contact with at least one other conveyor unit to separate a first portion of the produce from a second portion of the produce. | 03-26-2015 |
20150125584 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING PRODUCE - Systems and methods of de-stemming produce are provided. An apparatus can process an item of produce having a first portion and a second portion attached to the first portion. The apparatus can include at least one first conveyor unit that can convey the first portion of the item of produce in a first direction. The apparatus can include at least one second conveyor unit that can convey the second portion of the item of produce in a second direction that differs from the first linear direction by between zero and 90 degrees to generate a separation force between the first portion of the item of produce and the second portion of the item of produce that separates the first portion from the second portion. | 05-07-2015 |
20150320250 | REAMER - A Reamer has a first portion which is at an angle α with respect to a second portion of the blade. Angle α is between 1° and 189°. | 11-12-2015 |
20160107196 | Sifting Bag and Method for Storing and Sorting Plant Materials and Foods - A sifting bag and method for storing and sorting plant materials and foods includes a bag having an opening at an end of the bag adapted to receive the plant material; a perforated portion on the bag; and a plurality of apertures in a pre-selected size on the perforated portion, the size of the apertures corresponding to plant parts from a pre-selected type of plant. | 04-21-2016 |
426485000 | Pit | 5 |
20110189363 | CHERRY PITTER HAVING SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE - A safe and convenient cherry pitting device that includes a freestanding detachable base, a fruit support and pitter passthrough unit and a pitter containment cone. The unit is adapted for vertical mounting on the base. Further, the unit defines axially aligned top and bottom openings and one or more side openings. The pitter containment cone generally has a cone shaped outer surface including one or more walls defining a central cavity with a top closed end and a bottom open end for placement over the unit. The cone also includes a pitter bit that projects vertically downward within the top closed end of the cone in axial alignment with the top and bottom openings of the unit. | 08-04-2011 |
20120070555 | Continuous Fruit Pitting By Singularization of Fruit Pieces - Described is a pitting machine, system and process that singularizes or individualizes fruit pieces, such as cherries, olives, dates and plums and that attempts to remove pits and pit material from each fruit piece. A conveyor comprises depressions, wells or receptacles for accepting fruit pieces for processing. The conveyor accepts fruit pieces into wells, passes the fruit pieces into a pitting area wherein the pitting machine removes pit material from the fruit pieces by a matrix of punching needles or pitting needles. The matrix moves in an oscillatory fashion in synchronization with generally continuous movement of the fruit pieces engaged in the conveyor. The singularization enables easier and better processing, sorting, and quality checking of fruit pieces. Quality checking may be done before and after pitting of fruit pieces. Quality checking may include desired color and size of each fruit piece. Quality checking virtually ensures successful or sufficient removal of pits and pit material. Any fruit piece that fails quality checking can be ejected or rejected from the conveyor. | 03-22-2012 |
20120258223 | Pitting of Organic Pieces by Improved Pitting Needle - Described is a pitting machine, system and process that singularizes or individualizes fruit pieces, such as cherries, olives, dates and plums and that attempts to remove pits and pit material from each fruit piece. A conveyor comprises wells or receptacles for accepting fruit pieces. The conveyor passes fruit pieces into a pitting area wherein the pitting machine removes pit material from the fruit pieces by a matrix of punching or pitting needles. Pitting needles include vanes or blades for reducing damage to fruit pieces and centering of pits or pit material. The matrix moves in an oscillatory fashion in synchronization with generally continuous movement of fruit pieces engaged in the conveyor. Singularization enables improved processing, sorting, and quality checking of fruit pieces. The system virtually ensures sufficient removal of pits and pit material. Fruit pieces that fail quality checking can be ejected or rejected from the conveyor. | 10-11-2012 |
20130029023 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR STONING MANGO FRUIT - The present invention relates to a method and a machine for stoning mangoes. The method comprises a stage of blocking the mango fruit frontally of a cutting blade ( | 01-31-2013 |
20160000137 | PRESSURIZED STEAM PITTING APPARATUS AND PROCESS - In accordance with the teachings of the disclosure, a process is disclosed for pitting drupes. In some embodiments of a pitting process, the pitting machine uses a pitting knife that has a longitudinal passageway that extends axially through the pitting knife. The pitting machine has a steam source that provides pressurized steam to the passageway of the pitting knife. Prior to pitting the drupe, the pressurized steam flows through the passageway and onto a portion of a drupe positioned within a carrier in the pitting machine. The heat and pressure of the steam between the drupe and the cutting end of the cutting knife can soften a localized portion of the drupe so that the cutting knife can cut through the flesh of the drupe and eject the pit out of the opposite side of the drupe. | 01-07-2016 |