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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7320280 | Pitting machine comprising a punching head which performs a curvilinear oscillatory movement in synchronization with the translation movement of fruits to be pitted A pitting machine comprises a punching head that performs a curvilinear oscillatory movement in synchronization with the translation movement of fruits to be pitted, in particular for use in industries that process food such as pitted dried or dehydrated plums and w... | 01/22/2008 |
| 6718868 | Fresh commodity peeling system and method A peeling device supports a fresh commodity in a first position in a nonspecific orientation. The commodity is impelled using a thruster toward a scoring structure for scoring the peel to a predetermined depth into two sectors. Peel grippers hold the peel between th... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6371014 | Fresh commodity peeling system and method The system for peeling a fresh commodity includes barbs for piercing the peel in a plurality of spaced-apart locations. A vacuum infuser is used to infuse the pierced commodity with an aqueous solution to loosen the peel. A peeling device supports a fresh... | 04/16/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5305527 | Method and apparatus for peeling produce such as garlic Apparatus and method for peeling the husk from produce such as garlic cloves in which cup means are provided with circumferentially spaced, inwardly biased prongs that converge toward an exit end, the prongs having gripping members adjacent the exit end. ... | 04/26/1994 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4627339 | Apparatus for removing skins and pits from avocados and the like A method and apparatus are disclosed for removing skins and pits from avocados and the like in a process where the avocado is initially held in a split cup, knife means being operated for cutting through the avocado skin and flesh and for engaging and hol... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4545297 | Onion peeling device An onion peeling device is created by means of which a substantial number of onions can be peeled one immediately after the other in simple and sanitary but also precise manner. An onion rest is provided, further pivot arms circularly arranged on a suppor... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4437398 | Rotating-drum machine for peeling tomatoes The machine comprises a lift-conveyor with a lower return-stretch (5) followed in succession by sets of accelerator-chains (7), cutter-device (25), pressure-shoe device (26), bottle-neck exit device (27) and deflector device (22). Sets of channels compose... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4355572 | Apparatus for separating the pulp from the skin of fruit such as tomatoes Apparatus and methods are described for separating the pulp from the skin of fruit, such as tomatoes, in which each fruit is gripped and transported by mechanism along a predetermined path, a cut to the skin of the fruit is produced by cutting device adja... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4322873 | Hind leg skinner Apparatus for pulling the skin from the hind legs of hog carcasses comprises a hand held power operated clamping device for gripping the skin of the hind leg of the carcass. A power operated retracting mechanism includes a pneumatic power unit connected t... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4230034 | Apparatus for continuous produce surface treatment Apparatus and 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... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4068574 | Continuous peeling apparatus An apparatus and method for continuously peeling vegetables and fruits in large quantities. The apparatus includes a support structure with a housing rotatably mounted thereon, the housing having a plurality of closely spaced-apart, rotating abrading spin... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4023477 | Flexible cable dry peeler with rubber-like cords A dry peeler for fleshy fruit is formed as a rotating cage having an annular helical conveyor with axially extending, circumferentially spaced neoprene peeling cords 3/8 inch in diameter stretched between adjacent convolutions of the helical conveyor. A n... | 05/17/1977 |
