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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7437791 | Apparatus for removing insects from produce An apparatus for removing Japanese beetles and other insects from blueberries and other small produce without damaging or discarding any produce. The apparatus includes a produce conveyer formed by a plurality of elastic bands trained around four traverse rollers. A... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7389556 | Golf ball cleaning machine A golf ball cleaning machine is provided that is either a fixed mount or portable design and which includes a housing of two hinged halves that open and close. The upper housing includes a feeder tube with a ball inlet and the lower housing including a ball scrubbin... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7160172 | Multi-station disk finishing apparatus and method Multi-disk processing system and method of continuous finishing of memory media disks for digital data storage systems in preparation for magnetic memory coating, comprising four main sub-systems: 1) multiple driven spindles mounted on a chassis, at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 6883528 | Apparatus for cleaning eggs by conveying thereof upon multiple conveyors through washers which are vertically tiered Apparatus for washing eggs including a housing with a first feed conveyor for receiving them through the housing inlet for conveying same to a second conveyor which transports them through an intermediate egg washer with various brushes and including a dispenser to ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6269509 | Automated apparatus for cleaning golf balls An automated apparatus for cleaning golf balls constructed of light weight, portable type material and operable via standard battery power. The apparatus utilizes a housing having a fluid reservoir in the lower portion for holding a cleaning fluid, and a ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6032311 | Egg washing apparatus A warm water supply spot is located near a top end of an egg conveyance device and the degree of slope for the device is increased in the region from the water supply spot to the top end, so that the water dammed by the egg moving up the egg conveyance de... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6032312 | Object cleaning device An object cleaning device for cleaning objects such as golf balls is disclosed. The device comprises a cleaning element including an inlet end for receiving objects and an outlet end for discharging objects, the cleaning element further comprising a rotat... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5752435 | Beansprouts roots and husks cleaning machine A beansprouts roots, husks, cleaning machine is disclosed. The machine has an internal spiral (7) and external spiral (6) in opposite directions mounted on the perforated cylinder (3) with integrated grouts bearings (8) driven by a motor rotating inside a... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5634397 | Egg washer, breaker and separator system An improved egg washing, breaking and separating system is constructed of two side-by-side washers feeding a corresponding pair of candlers. From the candlers, a respective pair of conveyor transition ramps lead to corresponding ones of a pair of stacked ... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5460083 | Egg washer, breaker and separator system An improved egg washing, breaking and separating system is constructed of two side-by-side washers feeding a corresponding pair of candlers. From the candlers, a respective pair of conveyor transition ramps lead to corresponding ones of a pair of stacked ... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5331702 | Golf ball washing apparatus and method A golf ball washing apparatus and method includes a bin and a conveyor which takes rows of golf balls from the bin and conveys them up an inclined ramp. A plurality of reciprocating brush heads clean the balls and a fluid spray head sprays cleaning fluid ... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5285548 | Brushing apparatus for cleaning and polishing pumpkins and the like Brushing apparatus for cleaning and polishing farm produce includes three rotating cylindrical helical brushes forming a brush channel. The brushes rotate in the same direction but at different speeds to clean and polish the produce, and to "walk" it alon... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5175906 | Bean cleaning apparatus The invention comprises a bean cleaning apparatus comprising a plurality of pairs of elongated inclined rotating parallel rods. One of the rods in each pair has a spiral groove along its length and the other rod has a smooth cylindrical outer surface. The... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5139577 | High capacity golf ball processing system and method An apparatus and method for the transportation of golf balls, particularly at a driving range, which includes one or more tanks remote from a range house and in proximity to a driving target, in which golf balls can be separate from other objects and mixe... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4987702 | Surfacing machine A surfacing machine for discrete objects includes a generally cylindrical drum with first and second ends, a longitudinal axis extending between the drum ends and a generally cylindrical, coaxial inner bore extending between and open at the ends. The drum... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4773114 | Golf ball washing machine A golf ball washing machine has been invented where a detachable upper vibrating trough may receive numerous golf balls and dispense them individually into a spiral cage encircling a rotating brush in a lower water tank where the golf balls are entrapped ... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4750229 | Device for the washing of eggs The invention relates to a device for washing of eggs in order to remove adhering dirt in which egg transport means and egg guiding means are present. The egg transport means and egg guiding means cooperate and form egg rotation means which cause an egg t... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4698868 | Egg washing conveyor apparatus An egg washing conveyer apparatus particularly usable with eggs arranged in rows with the long axes thereof extending laterally with respect to the direction of movement of the conveyor including a brushing member which extends longitudinally between the ... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4698867 | Egg washing means using staggered sized flat brushes An egg washing station is disclosed adapted to receive variously sized eggs for cleaning of the external surface thereof wherein the eggs are carried upon roller conveying means in longitudinally extending rows. A plurality of brushing means are included ... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4621573 | Apparatus for cleaning fruits and vegetables A fruit and vegetable cleaning apparatus is provided for removing damaged, textured skin impurities which has a loading opening, a housing enclosing a revolving conveyor drum which is partially surrounded by a plurality of abrasive elements by means of wh... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4472444 | Method for stemming tomatoes Method and apparatus for de-stemming picked tomatoes. Each tomato is introduced into the upper end of a generally vertically disposed, open-ended, resilient, open-mesh fabric tube, a substantial portion of which approximates but is larger than the diamete... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4355433 | Apparatus for cleaning root crops in the field An apparatus for cleaning root crops while still in the field whereby the harvested crops are subjected to jet blasts of a cleaning agent without excessive dust generation.... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4058868 | Capsule cleaning and polishing An apparatus and a method of cleaning and polishing capsules in which the capsules are blown against one side of an electrically charged screen to clean dust therefrom by their impacting on the screen. Air is drawn through the screen from the other side o... | 11/22/1977 |
| 3974538 | Turquoise scrubber A turquoise scrubber comprising a base and a casing upstanding from the base and having closed and open ends. A motor driven shaft extends through the casing centrally thereof and is journalled in supports upstanding from the base. A cylindrical screen is... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3963607 | Loading and cleaning elevator for harvesters An elevator such as for loading harvested crops into an awaiting receptacle employs chain-driven, fingered flights that roll and tumble the crops up an inclined grill consisting of laterally spaced-apart rods so that dirt and other trash material are disl... | 06/15/1976 |
