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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7717033 | Nut cracking mechanism for variable-sized nuts A nut cracking mechanism for shelling variable-sized nuts having a brittle shell and fragile nut meat, the nut cracker mechanism having a housing with a horizontally positioned rotatable drum contained in the housing, and an adjustable, substantially vertical compre... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7377211 | Nut-cracking apparatus A nut-cracking apparatus has an endless conveyor that delivers nuts from a hopper to a pickup point. A rotating turret is mounted to a frame and includes a plurality of nut-cracking units. The nut-cracking units engage nuts carried by the endless conveyor at the pic... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7234393 | Industrial nutcracker An improved nutcracker and shelling process use centrifugal force to accelerate nuts so that their shells shatter upon impacting a target surface. The nutcracker includes an impeller having an intake for receiving nuts and an outlet for discharging the nuts. During ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7197977 | Apparatus for successively delivering nuts to a high production nutcracker An apparatus for successively delivering nuts from a hopper to a high production nutcracker. An endless conveyor extends through the hopper and includes a plurality of nut transport elements which pick up the nuts in a receptacle formed in the upper surface of each ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194950 | Apparatus for successively delivering nuts to a high production nutcracker A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor which has an upwardly inclined segment which passes through the hopper, a horizontal segment which leads to the cracking apparatus, and an arcuate transition juncture w... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7028608 | High production nutcracking apparatus having provision for maintaining the nuts in clean and sterile condition A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein any whole nuts which are mis-fed or fail to be cracked, are automatically returned to the feed hopper without being exposed to possible contamination. To separate the shell fragments from the uncracked whole nuts, ther... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6941859 | Nut hulling tub agitating fingers An agitating device is provided that may be mounted inside a rotating nut hulling tub for increasing the agitation of the nuts, thereby increasing the hulling speed, especially important for pistachio nuts. The device comprises a bracket capable of being attached to... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6851353 | Nut transport element for use in high production nutcracking apparatus A lightweight feed chain for a high speed nutcracking apparatus and which is composed of a plurality of individual nut transport elements mounted in succession. The nut transport elements are block-like in configuration, and each element includes a nut receptacle ex... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6772680 | High production nutcracking apparatus with sealed lubrication system A sealed lubrication system for a high production nutcracking apparatus of the type comprising a plurality of cracking units mounted on a rotatable turret. The cracking units are operated by pressurized air during rotation of the turret, and the pressurized air incl... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6766732 | Cracking die assembly for high production nutcracking apparatus A cracking die assembly which is adapted for use in a high production nutcracking apparatus of the type wherein a nut is held between an anvil and a cracking die, and a shuttle then impacts against the rearward end face of the cracking die to sharply advance the cra... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6722269 | Coconut shredding/grating apparatus A coconut shredding/grating apparatus for allowing a user to shred and grate a coconut. The coconut shredding/grating apparatus includes a base member including main base portion having top and bottom sides; and also includes a housing being mounted upon the top sid... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6588328 | Cracking unit for high production nutcracking apparatus A nutcracking unit which is adapted for use in a high production nutcracking apparatus of the type wherein a nut is held between an anvil and cracking die, and a shuttle then impacts against the rear end surface of the cracking die to sharply advance the ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6584890 | High production nutcracking apparatus for processing relatively small nuts A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor which has an upwardly inclined segment which passes through the hopper, a horizontal segment which leads to the cracking apparatus, and an arcuate transition... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6578472 | Machine for opening pistachios Machine for opening pistachios, a reservoir containing pistachios, a device for opening pistachios, and a device for supplying pistachios from the container to the opening device. The opening device includes a rotary shaft which carries a coaxial disk equ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6516714 | Nut cracking apparatus The present invention is a nut cracker apparatus that will successfully and efficiently crack nuts and separate the meat from the shell. To enable successful cracking the present invention comprises a housing having an inlet and outlet. Interiorly located... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6397737 | Nutcracking apparatus A nutcracking apparatus including a housing having opposing sidewalls. A hammer plate having an upper and lower portion is pivotally attached at its upper portion to the opposing sidewalls of the housing. A camshaft is positioned in abutment with a lower ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6305276 | Apparatus for extracting creamed corn An apparatus for cutting kernels of fresh corn from ears thereof and recovering kernels and cream therefrom for eating or preserving for future eating. The apparatus comprises a hand-held electric drill having a drill bit adapted to grip the ear at its st... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6270824 | High production nutcracking apparatus having improved alignment capability A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor to a cracking apparatus. The cracking apparatus is in the form of a plurality of cracking units mounted on a rotatable turret, and the rotating cracking unit... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6209448 | Nut cracking machine A nut cracking machine comprises a cylinder mounted in bearings for rotation about a long axis of the cylinder. The cylinder has projections extending radially from its cylindrical surface. An anvil plate is held at a fixed predetermined distance from the... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6205915 | Apparatus for cracking nuts at high production rates A high production nutcracking apparatus wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor which has an upwardly inclined segment which passes through the hopper, a horizontal segment which leads to the cracking apparatus, and an arcuate transition... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6182562 | Cracking die assembly for high production nutcracking apparatus A cracking die assembly which is adapted for use in a high production nutcracking apparatus of the type wherein a nut is held between an anvil and a cracking die, and a shuttle then impacts against the rear end face of the cracking die to sharply advance ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6098530 | Mechanical nut cracker A mechanical nut cracker for a machine having an adjustably positioned crushing plate and crusher bar for cracking various types of nuts. The mechanical nut cracker includes a crusher assembly having a crusher bar rotationally attached to an end of a base... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5931087 | SpencCracker, an apparatus for shucking pecans An apparatus for shucking pecans having a stator, which is a trapezoidal front plate with a pair of adjoining tapered side-walls with longitudinal edges, a mounting bracket for immobilizing the stator, and a chute which is a reservoir for the pecans, wher... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5697292 | Nut-cracking apparatus A nutcracker that cracks nuts such as pecans with a pair of spaced-apart counter-rotating rollers having a gap therebetween. Nuts are fed through the gap between the rollers and cracked as they are compressed between the rollers. The outer surfaces of the... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5623867 | Apparatus for cracking nuts at high production rates A high production nutcracking apparatus is provided wherein the nuts are fed from a hopper on a feed conveyor, and wherein the nuts are singularized and oriented while being advanced on the feed conveyor. The oriented nuts are thereafter advanced by the f... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5467700 | Density separation sheller for peanut grade samples A device for cleaning, shelling, and sizing nuts in a single step which includes a cleaning section, mounted in front of and in communication with a shelling section, which removes debris, small pods and loose shelled kernels using screens, separating air... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5461970 | Pecan cracker A knurled horizontal roller is journaled for rotation from a mount and a vertically elongated abutment member having upper and lower ends is pivotally supported at its upper end from said mount for angular displacement about a horizontal axis generally pa... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5431094 | Nut dehulling apparatus A nut dehulling apparatus for more effectively removing the green hull or shuck from pecans includes a housing having a housing inlet and a housing outlet. A rotatable scrubbing means and an endless conveyor belt are disposed in the housing. Further inclu... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5415085 | Apparatus for shelling and separating any type of nut or legume This invention provides for an apparatus that will shell and separate the shells from the meat of a cracked nut or legume. The apparatus of the present invention is also provided with an adjustable slide plate that will render the apparatus with the capac... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5325769 | Walnut cracking mechanism A mechanism for cracking nuts utilizing a rotating member including a plurality of cells. Each cell of the rotating member is sized to contain a single nut which is accessible through an entrance to the cell. The cell also includes a plate against which t... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5303470 | Macadamia nut opening machine Machine for opening shell fruit comprising two counter rotating plates 12 and 13 and having recesses in the peripheries incorporating cutting means 23, the axes of the plates 12 and 13 being parallel and alongside each other so as to allow the cutting mea... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5247879 | Nut cracking machine A nut cracking machine constructed with a cracking unit having a first reel of generally cylindrical configuration with a periphery having a series of uniformly spaced first cracking faces and a second reel of generally cylindrical configuration disposed ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5245918 | Pistachio nut hulling apparatus A pistachio huller provided wherein a means (16) having projections (18) pushes unhulled nuts between the surface of the means having projections and a surface of a means (30) having channels (28), the channels being wider than the pistachio nuts to be hu... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5146846 | Roller assembly for grain shellers A roller assembly for grain shellers, the assembly including a metal sleeve having locking lugs fixed therein, a sleeve of flexible material bonded to the exterior of the metal sleeve, the locking lugs being adapted for connection to a mounting hub, there... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5134928 | Peeling rollers for vegetables Peeling rollers for vegetables, particularly root crops each comprising an hourglass-shaped core roller having a recessed portion defined and an outer cylindrical elastomer member concentrically surrounding the core roller, thereby constituting a space en... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5131322 | Roller assembly for grain shellers A roller assembly for grain shellers, the assembly including a metal sleeve having first and second apertures therein, a sleeve of flexible material bonded to the exterior of the metal sleeve with portions of the flexible material sleeve extending into th... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5115733 | Nut shelling machine A nut cracking machine constructed to crack nuts of different size in a continuous operation is provided, the machine having first and second disks that are spaced apart with opposed tapered faces forming a narrowing gap therebetween, the first disk being... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5076158 | Nutcracker apparatus An apparatus wherein a platform mounts an electric drive for selective use and cooperation with a manual crank to rotate a drum supporting shaft to rotate a drum in cooperation with a chute, wherein the chute includes a convex grinding surface to receive ... | 12/31/1991 |
| 5070617 | Hand cracker for nuts A hand cracker for nuts, particularly thick shelled macadamia nuts, the cracker having a receptacle with a bottom and a side wall for receiving a nut to be cracked with an off-center cracking shaft with wedge blades arranged circumferentially around the s... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5024148 | Coating removal device for granular materials A device for removing coatings from granular materials such as hull-encased meats of grains. The device includes a housing within which is journaled a rotatably disposed drum. A wall is also mounted within the housing, the wall angling downwardly and bein... | 06/18/1991 |
