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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7270052 | Fruit skin peeling device A fruit skin peeling device is disclosed. The device comprises a base, a driving means, a rotating disc, a plurality of lateral plates and a top cover, the base having a top and a lower cavity, wherein the base is divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber an... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7197978 | Discharge gate for a food peeler An improved discharge gate for a food peeler having an S-shaped portion edge such that a food item is able to uniformly flow from the peeling chamber out of the discharge gate and at the same time, the gate causes efficient flow within the peeling chamber of the pee... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7141260 | Apparatus and method for removal of seed pericarp An apparatus and method for removing pericarp from a seed, such as a corn kernel. The method includes sonicating the kernel to loosen the pericarp and then separation of the pericarp. One example of separation is by frictional milling. An additional optional aspect ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7069846 | Installation for the treatment of products in bulb or tuber form An installation for the treatment of products in bulb or tuber form in relation to the removal of the outermost layer thereof, comprising a channel through which the products can be transported between an inlet and an outlet that are at different levels, which chann... | 07/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6612227 | Peeler having a removable liner A peeler is provided having a removable liner, the liner possessing a rough texture for assisting the turning of a food product during a peeling operation. A method of manufacturing the disclosed peeler and liner is also provided.... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6530310 | Peeling apparatus and associated methods A peeling apparatus may include a frame, a set of mounts being removably connected to a first end of the frame adjacent at least one first roller opening and each mount including a flange bearing. The peeler may also include a set of abrasive rollers bein... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6431061 | Peeling apparatus having feeder control based upon load and associated methods A peeling apparatus includes a set of abrasive rollers, at least one roller drive motor, a feeder for controllably feeding fruit or vegetables adjacent the abrasive rollers, at least one sensor associated with at least one roller drive motor for sensing a... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6412405 | Peeling device for the inner-embryo membrane of coffee bean A device inside a grinder to peel the inner embryo membrane of coffee beans is disclosed. It has a motor with a motor shaft, a positioning cylinder located on the lateral side of a motor and having a lower exit inside a conveyor base, and a conveyor base,... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6389963 | Peeling element The present invention relates to a peeling element having an elongated shape and being attached to a mechanism for rotating the peeling element around a rotation axis and includes peeling arrangements on an outer surface. To allow a product to be peeled w... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6368649 | Method of removing the fibrous shells from cereal grains The invention relates to a method of removing the fibrous shells from cereal grains. This method according to the invention comprises a pretreatment step, wherein the moisture content of the cereal grains is increased, e.g. in the case of corn grains from... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6186058 | Electrically-operated hand fruit and vegetable peeler An electrically-operated hand peeler having a peeler attachment removably coupled to the output shaft of an electrical motor is disclosed. The rotating drive of the electric motor causes the peeler attachment to rotate. The peeler attachment includes a ro... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6167801 | Peeler for root vegetables The present invention relates to a device for peeling root vegetables. The device comprises a container (1), which at its bottom has at least two rotatably arranged discs (4), which have grating or cutting means on their upper side. According to the inven... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6131508 | Garlic surface membrane stripper A garlic surface membrane stripper comprises a first body, a second body, a press rod, and a press structure. The first body is installed with a plurality of membrane stripping claws therewithin. The lower ends of the membrane stripping claws are formed w... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6082252 | Pre-heat apparatus for peeling system A tomato lye applicator (10) including a pre-heat apparatus (14) mounted to the shell (16) of applicator (10) for pre-heating tomatoes prior to submerging in a lye solution bath (28). Pre-heat apparatus (14) includes a conveyor (42) and steam connections ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5996483 | Peeler A peeler for garlic and/or peanuts includes a housing having an open top end and a cylindrical inner wall surface on which four ribs having respective surfaces are formed, and a lid for closing the housing top end. The peeler includes a central beater sur... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5786014 | Capacity caustic peeler system An improved higher capacity caustic peeler of fruits such as tomatoes. The peeler subjects the tomatoes to a caustic applicator with shallower buckets with apertures in the buckets and a higher number of caustic dispensing jets, and then provides peeling ... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5780088 | Electric motor driven abrasive roller peeler and cleaning machine A machine for peeling and cleaning fruits and vegetables using a plurality of rotating abrasive rollers which are each driven by an electric motor. The machine has a frame with a pair of end plates that rotatively carry the rollers. Each motor is carried ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5752436 | Potato peeling apparatus A potato peeling apparatus includes a drum-type batch peeler having a rotary plate and three vertically adjustable, cylindrical liners. Each liner has a different abrasive material and a separate drive for moving the liner between a raised and a lowered p... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5617783 | Peeler with inclined grooves in side wall A peeler uses parallel inclined valleys in a cylindrical interior surface to serve as channels. The parallel valleys are between parallel ridges or ribs. A rotary disk having a series of bumps and an abrasive surface is rotated so as to abrasively remove ... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5544575 | Sheller for seed corn Apparatus for shelling seed corn in a manner which minimizes damage to the individual kernels includes a generally closed housing open at the top to receive ears of corn and having lower apertures for discharging the corn cobs to waste and recovering the ... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5454303 | Sheller for seed corn Apparatus for shelling seed corn in a manner which minimizes damage to the individual kernels includes a generally closed housing open at the top to receive ears of corn and having lower apertures for discharging the corn cobs to waste and recovering the ... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5438760 | Cord slitter A corn slitter comprising a central extent formed of a rigid material having a curved surface; a handle extending rearwardly from the rear end of the central component; an upstanding plate at an angle with respect to the central extent, the front end bein... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5396837 | Device for reducing peelable products such as potatoes in size to a predetermined shape A device for reducing peelable products such as potatoes in size to a predetermined shape, consisting of at least one pair of mutually adjacent rotatably driven reducing elements, the outer surface of which has at least one constriction such that two oppo... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5351610 | Peeling machine for vegetable products A peeling machine for batchwise peeling of vegetable products comprises a container (6) for receiving the vegetable products and peeling means (14) in the container for removing the peel of the vegetable products during relative movement and engagement be... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5329845 | Apparatus for waterless hulling of nuts and the like The apparatus comprises a cage (rotatable in one direction) formed by roller brushes (rotatable in the opposite direction) radially arranged about a axis to define a sloped chamber. A fender is located along one side of each roller brush. A stationary tub... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5327819 | Peanut blanching process An improved apparatus for blanching nuts, particularly peanuts, is provided wherein nuts are fed onto a conveyor belt by a single feeder means which carries them against a diagonally positioned nut engaging means that has a nut discharge end which extends... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5307738 | Food processing machine A dry food processing machine designed to clean and polish vegetables such as potatoes as well as various fruits. The machine includes inner and outer, concentrically arranged, inverted, frusto-conical rotatable members which are concentrically spaced fro... | 05/03/1994 |
| 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 |
| 5245919 | Apparatus for peeling fruits or vegetables Apparatus for continuously peeling fruits or vegetables comprising a substantially horizontal rotary drum having its wall formed by a plurality of circumferentially-spaced parallel shafts, each shaft being individually rotatable about its own axis and hav... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5168802 | Apparatus for peeling fruits and vegetables Apparatus for peeling fruits and vegetables comprises a plurality of rotatably driven peeling elements having predetermined axes of rotation that are generally horizontal and substantially parallel to one another. The peeling elements have a provision for... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5148738 | Apparatus for chemical treating of fresh fruit and the like 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 ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5106641 | Apparatus and method for waterless rotary cleaning and peeling food products and the like Apparatus for cleaning and peeling food products, such as fruits and vegetables, without the use of water, comprises a stationary housing in which a motor-driven brush cage is rotatably mounted. The cage comprises a plurality of cylindrical roller brushes... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5097758 | Fruit and vegetable peeler A fruit and vegetable peeler includes a tong assembly with flexible grater plates resiliently connected across spaced apart joints of the assembly. The tong assembly is mounted on a support plate in sliding guides which confine the motion of members of th... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5065672 | Peeler for garlic or the like with centrifugal discharge Motor driven apparatus for peeling garlic or similar food products has a housing forming a processing chamber and an abrasive rotary disk in the chamber which abrades the skin or husk from the product. A movable gate partially obstructs a discharge slot a... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5033372 | Apparatus for peeling fruits and vegetables Apparatus for peeling fruits and vegetables includes a plurality of substantially parallel shafts including a first set of shafts and a second set of shafts with one of the second set shafts interposed between each adjacent pair of the first set of shafts... | 07/23/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4998467 | Potato peeling device An electrically driven cycleable potato peeler having a motor driven reversible rotating disk within an enclosure. An abrasive element is exposed within a portion of the enclosure with a directional flange extending from the rotary disk for engagement wit... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4982499 | Potato peeler New apparatus for peeling potato is disclosed. This hand-operated device includes a cylindrical container in which slides a spherical basket. The container is fitted, on inside wall, with spring mounted cutters forming together a self-adjustable periphera... | 01/08/1991 |
