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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 |
| 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 |
| 5979473 | Method and apparatus for washing fruit An improved apparatus for washing fruit that includes supporting rollers, a nozzle for directing a spray of water at 100 psi at the surface of the whole fruit; and clean-out bars that reduce the movement of the fruit toward the nozzle being transported at... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5918610 | Method and apparatus for washing fruit A water system for a fruit washer has a low pressure pre-rinse section for removal of heavy debris and a high pressure wash section to remove organic material. Water is collected from the high pressure section. A filter removes the organic material from t... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5758378 | Machine for washing eggs A machine for washing eggs (1) has a washing section with spray nozzles (23) and with a brush frame (12) carrying brushes facing down towards the conveyor and having an underside profiled according to the egg shape. The brush frame is suspended in a stati... | 06/02/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5543063 | Method for recovering produce wash treatment effluent A method of treating fungible produce at a wash station having a floor, comprising the steps of washing the produce, using a wash nozzle, with liquid containing a chemical treating agent. Effluent from the washing is collected in a storage tank. Liquid in... | 08/06/1996 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5451266 | Method for spray washing fruit in a brush bed Described is a 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 within the conv... | 09/19/1995 |
| 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 |
| 4846531 | Bristle filled sleeve and method of filling and using same A cylindrical brush is formed to have multiple interfitting and interconnected sections which may consist of synthetic resin; holes are controllably and automatically drilled in the sections in selected patterns so that bristles may be filled into certain... | 07/11/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4168597 | Lettuce processing apparatus A method and apparatus for harvesting and processing head lettuce wherein the lettuce is shredded immediately upon harvesting and before deterioration occurs. The shredded lettuce is retained in an insulated or refrigerated enclosure and then promptly tra... | 09/25/1979 |
