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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7430958 | Double blade peeling device for vegetables and fruits A double blade peeling device for vegetable and fruit comprises a handle attached to a vegetable and fruit retaining member and a body of screw, the handle can drive internal gears to rotate, so as to make the retaining member and the body of screw to rotate as well... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7198563 | Shoe tensioning linkage for meat skinner A skinning machine includes a frame, a linkage assembly mounted to the frame, and a skinning assembly mounted to the linkage assembly via lift arms. The linkage assembly raises and lowers the skinning assembly via the lift arms from an open to a closed position, whe... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7172502 | Tool-less blade change shoe for a skinning machine A skinning machine having a skinning blade mounted between a clamp and a shoe. The shoe has a bore that extends therethrough and a cam arm mounted to a bottom surface. The clamp has a recess with an aperture disposed therethrough. A pin extends through the aperture ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7128642 | Method and apparatus for removing fat and skin from meat parts An apparatus and method for removing skin and fat from meat parts, a tooth roll assembly attached to a frame and a trimming blade assembly attached to an adjustable frame where the position of the trimming blade assembly is adjusted in relation to the tooth roll ass... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7090573 | Method and device for processing fillets of fish (conveyor belt fillet production) A method and apparatus for processing fish fillets includes subjecting fish fillets lying on a skin side to a brief pulling cut in the tail region and a splitting separation by a stationary separating edge which, when the fillets approach, enters in the region of th... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6966254 | Device for peeling pulpy fruits, having an adjustable cutting depth The invention relates to a device suited to peel pulpy fruits, like citrus fruits, mango, kiwi, papaya, apples, pears, and particularly oranges and other fruits whose skin has not a uniform thickness. The peeling of fruits whose skin has an uneven thickness is made ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6959636 | Produce slicer A produce slicer 10 for slicing produce is disclosed. The produce slicer includes a frame (12) defining a cavity (16) having a central axis (22). A plurality of radial cutting blades (20) are disposed in the cavity, wherein each of... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6796224 | Machine for the industrial peeling of citrus fruits The invention relates to a machine used for the industrial peeling of citrus fruits and specifically oranges. The only manual operation to be performed corresponds to the loading, since the orange must be oriented. The machine has a high productivity, and does not l... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6722267 | Device for automatically dispensing food products, such as food products to be cut into slices The device comprises a cabinet with atmosphere controlled by refrigeration and/or supply of an inert gas to prevent the deterioration of the foodstuffs. Present in the cabinet is an automatic storage unit with container means for containing the products. The latter ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6591742 | Plantain peeler The plantain peeler is a kitchen appliance that allows a person to easily and efficiently remove the skin from plantains. The device would consist of a slicing mechanism and a peeling mechanism integrated into a housing with a discard tray at the bottom a... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6463845 | Device for making cream-style corn A preferred device for making cream-style corn includes a corn-receiving member and a blade member. The corn-receiving member incorporates a first open end and defines an interior that is configured to receive at least a portion of an ear of corn. The bla... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6357346 | Meat skinning machine A meat skinning machine has a frame with an elongated skinning blade mounted thereon. The skinning blade has an elongated cutting edge. An elongated gripper roll is rotatably mounted on the frame adjacent the blade for pulling the meat product to be skinn... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6347581 | Perfect peeler plus table A folding table having a hole in the table top is combined with a fruit and vegetable peeler. The table may include a plastic bag retained within and under the hole for containing peelings therein, or may include a variety of other containers in alternati... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6324969 | Peeler for fruits and vegetables An apparatus for removing skin from a convex surface of a section of fruit. The apparatus includes a substantially U-shaped peeling blade and a feeder which in use contacts and grips the fruit or vegetable at a location about opposite the apex of the peel... | 12/04/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6253670 | Apparatus for peeling and optionally cutting vegetables An apparatus is disclosed for peeling vegetables of a round, oval or elongated shape such as cucumbers, turnips, carrots or potatoes. The apparatus has a frame defining a hole sized to receive and let pass the vegetable to be peeled. A given number of kni... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6234073 | Apparatus for spirally slicing boneless meat A method and apparatus for spirally slicing boneless meat without the need for a center support rod. A slicing machine for the meat includes a rotatable base and an elevated chuck both having prongs for clamping the meat between them. Separate motors inde... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6220153 | Automated peeler for fruit products By providing fruit processing apparatus comprising rotatable movement control members and a U-shaped cutting blade cooperatively associated therewith, high speed, efficient and automatic removal of skins and seeds from a fruit segment is efficiently achie... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6176177 | Apparatus for chamfering blocks of vegetable The present invention relates to an improvement in a chamfering machine for chamfering blocks of vegetable such as carrots or potatoes. A conventional vegetable block chamfering machine uses a chamfering blade having a crank-like axle integrally connected... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6125741 | Food cutting device A food cutting device for processing leafy vegetables such as collard greens having a groove roller and a cutting roller with discs which engage the grooves of the groove roller to cut the leafy vegetable longitudinally and a cam-actuated blade that cuts ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6116155 | Melon peeler An apparatus for removing skin from a convex surface of a section of fruit. The apparatus includes a curved peeling blade which presents a concave peeling surface to the convex surface of the section of fruit and a drive gear wheel in mesh with an idler g... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5857404 | Peeling machine A peeling machine for stalk-like vegetables, comprising a plurality of knife stations that are successively arranged in the direction of travel of the vegetables on a machine frame, is described. A plurality of pairs of feed rollers are each supported bet... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5669293 | Device for peeling elongated vegetables The invention concerns a device for peeling elongated vegetables, preferably asparagus. The device has a housing (2) with a passage (4) designed to permit a stick of asparagus (50) to be inserted. Inside the housing (2) are several peeling blades (12, 12'... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5664490 | Melon peeler apparatus A melon peeler simultaneously removes the seed pod, seeds and rind from a melon slice. A melon slice input channel and a drive assembly cooperate to guide a melon slice toward a cutting assembly arranged across the input channel. The cutting assembly incl... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5640898 | Machine for automatically peeling elongated fruits, advantageously for peeling kiwis A machine (10) for automatically peeling substantially elongated fruits (15), advantageously for peeling kiwis, comprising a frame (11) supporting a conveyor suitable for translating said fruits (15) from a first feeding station towards a peeling station,... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5609519 | Method and means of skinning ham chunks A meat skinning machine has a supporting surface with a discharge edge adjacent the surface of a toothed gripper roll, with an elongated skinning blade spaced from and opposite to the discharge edge. A curved deflector plate is located downstream from the... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5598773 | Melon rind trimming device There is disclosed a device for removal of rind from melons which has a cutting station with a flat, planar, cutting member having an upwardly facing cutting edge mounted on a flat planar pressure shoe, a rotary feeder having a body with an external surfa... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5582096 | Vegetable peeling and shaping machine A vegetable peeling and shaping machine has a preliminary cutting assembly for cutting off portions of a vegetable to produce a vegetable core insertable into a tube, and a main cutting assembly with a tube positioned to sequentially receive vegetable cor... | 12/10/1996 |
| 5399118 | Inclined automatic meat trimmer apparatus and method The inclined automatic trimmer apparatus of the present invention includes a base frame and trimming blade mounted on the base frame for trimming unwanted material from the meat product. A feed conveyor is situated forwardly of the trimming blade for tran... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5350334 | Meat skinning machine with pivotal deflector plate A meat skinning machine has a frame, an elongated skinning blade with a cutting edge, a rotatable gripping roll positioned adjacent the blade, and a motor operatively connected to the gripping roll. The skinning machine is also provided with a pivotal def... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5228397 | Apparatus for producing a vegetable product An apparatus for producing a product of predetermined shape from a vegetable which the vegetable is centered above a tube, the tube having an annular cutting edge. The vegetable is pressed into the tube to form a cylindrical core. The core is rotated abou... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5146681 | Elongate vegetable skin cleaner apparatus An apparatus for removing a skin layer of elongate vegetables, such as cucumbers and carrots, includes an elongate housing mounting blade segments therewithin. A manually supported embodiment of the invention includes coaxially arranged resilient segments... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5060563 | Apparatus for producing a vegetable product A method and apparatus for producing a product of predetermined shape from a vegetable, in which a cylindrical core is cut from the vegetable by forcing the vegetable against an annular cutting edge of a tube and cutting the product from the core by advan... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5011454 | Blade attachment for meat skinning machines The meat skinning machine of this invention comprises the conventional components of a frame with a rotatably powered gripping roll having a cylindrical peripheral surface mounted thereon. A plurality of gripping teeth are formed on the peripheral surface... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4993112 | Carcass fat trimmer A hand-held, power-driven trimming device, especially useful in trimming excess carcass fat, includes a cylindrical housing having a hollow interior, a rotary-driven cutter blade assembly with multiple helical cutting blades mounted for rotation in the ho... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4947517 | Device for cutting loose a bacon- and/or fat layer from meat Device for cutting loose a bacon- and/or fat layer from meat, consisting of a frame having a transportation surface for the meat to be processed and in which transportation surface a gripping roll has been arranged or to which transportation surface a gri... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4920875 | Machine for skinning or slicing bacon or the like A bacon slicing or skinning machine has a housing for a set of conveyors including a traction wheel located beneath an elongated path for the products which are to be skinned or sliced. A blade holder is pivotably mounted at a level above the path adjacen... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4835817 | Apparatus for skinning double fillets of fish having a highly sensitive skin In an apparatus for skinning double fillets of fish having highly sensitive skin, e.g. by a cooking treatment, such as herb-seasoned fillets, and comprising an entraining roller provided with narrow grooves along its surface lines, a skinning knife direct... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4834795 | Pineapple peeler A semiautomatic pineapple peeler in which adjustable width knife blades sever the ends of the pineapple and concentric cylindrical knives core and peel it, leaving the detached core in the peeled pineapple. The one step process is driven by two D.C. elect... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4784056 | Safety device for meat skinning machines A safety device for meat skinning machines comprising an elongated bar mounted on the machine in close parallel spaced relation to the cutting edge of the cutting blade. The elongated bar has a straight support edge immediately opposite the cutting edge o... | 11/15/1988 |
