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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5520457 | Machine and method for the continuous treatment of surfaces of articles of reduced thickness Method and apparatus for the continuous treatment of reduced thickness article surfaces, for example, for the surface treatment of fragile products of small dimensions. The product to be treated is continuously poured, along with a treatment product, if n... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5483871 | Apparatus for spray washing fruit in a brush bed Described is an apparatus and method, particularly applicable to a brush bed conveyor system, by which objects, typically citrus fruit, are washed or sprayed. A moveable high pressure spray manifold is contained within a manifold carriage and is disposed ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5148566 | Continuous washing apparatus A continuous washing apparatus is provided which comprises an elongate washing vessel 1 having an inlet 2 for receiving objects to be washed at one end thereof. An outlet 3 is provided for discharging objects W to be washed at the other end thereof. The e... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5007335 | Apparatus for treating fresh fruit and the like to prevent and retard the growth of fungus A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating fresh fruit to prevent and retard the growth of fungus. The techniques of the invention include simultaneously scrubbing the fresh fruit while drenching with a falling liquid containing a fungicide. Large ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4970746 | Golf ball washer A washer for balls such as golf balls including an entry tube having an open entrance end and a second end joined at an angle to an adjoining end of an exit tube thereby forming an elbow-shaped housing. The exit tube has an inner wall lined with brushes n... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4940001 | Rail spike cleaning apparatus A rail spike cleaning apparatus includes a tumbler and an arrangement whereby the tumbler is automatically loaded and unloaded. The tumbler is a continuous tumbler in that it is operable to receive spikes continuously while it is tumbling and operable to ... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4842883 | Continuous produce surface treater and method An apparatus and method for continuously peeling and removing dirt from produce wherein the apparatus comprises an abrading cage with a plurality of rotating spindles and having an internal chamber with an inwardly facing abrading surface and an axis of r... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4827836 | Fruit and vegetable peeler In a produce peeler a plurality of rolls (14) are mounted in a "U" configuration around an auger (26) and are individually rotated by hydraulic drive motors (16) to peel produce passing through. The rolls are positioned in a hyperbolic configuration to en... | 05/09/1989 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4448118 | Cleaning and peeling machine A cleaning and peeling machine (1) with an essentially vertically aligned cylinder (6) and with a conveyor screw (26) located in the latter is designed for cleaning and peeling agricultural products. The shell (18) of the cylinder (6) has a plurality of o... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4258069 | Method for continuous produce surface treatment Method for removing material from the surface of fruits and vegetables (produce) and separating the removed material from the resultant mixture utilizes the rotation of an upwardly directed cage formed of elongated rotating spindles having a material remo... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4237782 | Vegetable processing machine with product mobilizer apparatus A processing machine for washing, scrubbing, or peeling products, such as vegetables or fruit, comprises a plurality of elongated rotatable processing rollers (with brushes or abrading elements thereon) arranged to define a U-shaped trough through which t... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4217917 | Chip washer A chip washer comprising a tank holding washing fluid, a conveyor for supplying chips into the tank, a vane for setting the fluid and therewith the chips into motion in the tank, a conduit provided with valve for removal from the tank of the foreign subst... | 08/19/1980 |
