Class 99/638 - And cluster breaking

Subclass of Class 99 - Foods and beverages: apparatus
Definition: Device including means to subdivide bunches or masses of
No. of patents: 24
Last issue date: 02/10/2009

Number	Title	Issue Date
7487719	Method for separating banana clusters into separate bananas This application discloses a method for separating banana clusters into individual fruits. In this method, the banana cluster is hung on a carrier (such as a cable) in such a way that the hanging point is the place where the banana fruit stalks converge (at the crow...	02/10/2009
7033631	Apparatus and method for declustering cherries An apparatus and method for declustering cherries, including a plurality of oscillating cutting modules (36), each having a power driven shaft (40) with a plurality of circular blades (42) fixed along its length. The modules further comprise cut...	04/25/2006
6036989	Vegetable core removal apparatus Apparatus for the automated removal of cores from vegetables, especially floretting vegetables, comprises a conveyor (13, 14) including vegetable supports (15) for indexed advancing of vegetables (35) from a loading station (A) to a cutting station (B) an...	03/14/2000
5824356	Method and apparatus for cleaning roots, tubers, bulbs, and the like There is disclosed method and apparatus for cleaning roots, tubers, bulbs, and the like, for example, sugar beets, chicory, Jerusalem artichokes, dahlia, potato, and onions (hereinafter "articles"). In the apparatus, spaced horizontal rollers have helices...	10/20/1998
5277107	Trimmer for vegetables including broccoli Trimmer for vegetables of the broccoli type is provided with a structure supporting a rotating plate in which are mounted vegetable holding systems. Each vegetable holding system is free to rotate about its axis so as to be capable of being propelled with...	01/11/1994
5226355	Berry stripping machine for grapes A berry stripping machine for grapes includes a machine housing, a berry stripping cylinder rotatably mounted therein, and a fill funnel for the grapes preceding the berry stripping cylinder. A spiked roller is coaxially mounted inside the berry stripping...	07/13/1993
5168801	Apparatus for slicing broccoli and the like into spears A method, apparatus and system for slicing broccoli and the like into relatively uniform spears suitable for packing and freezing by grasping the stem end of the broccoli in clamping jaws with the main portion of the broccoli head depending vertically, mo...	12/08/1992
5168799	Apparatus for the cutting out of vegetable heads An apparatus for the cutting out of vegetable heads, in particular cauliflower, fruits or parts thereof which have on their underside a central part (stipe), which is to be cut out from the surrounding part along a hemispherical or ogival face. The diamet...	12/08/1992
5074203	Coring apparatus An apparatus for severing fragments (such as fleurettes) from a one-piece core of an article, such as a cauliflower, as the article is translated between stations along a process path. In a preferred embodiment, the article is translated through a sequenc...	12/24/1991
5050492	Cherry splitter Cherries are transported by an array of side-by-side belts which are driven past cutters aligned with respective separating guides, each of which separates the cherries of a bunch before the bunch reaches a cutter, and locates the cherries on opposite sid...	09/24/1991
5009909	Coring method A method and apparatus for severing fragments (such as fleurettes) from a one-piece core of an article, such as a cauliflower, as the article is translated between stations along a process path. In a preferred embodiment, the article is loaded on a rotary...	04/23/1991
4787305	Machine for hollowing vegetables and fruits The present invention relates to a hollowing machine for vegetables and fruits comprising a frame (1) with a lower table (2), a central table (3), an upper table (4) and outermost a step-by-step pivoting table (7), placed above the upper table. The pivoti...	11/29/1988
4784057	Tandem drum cluster separator A cluster seprator for engaging and separating clusters of pod vegetables joined together by stem sections from a large quantity of individual pod vegetables, includes two tandem substantially horizontally spaced drums which each have a cylindrical surfac...	11/15/1988
4773324	Broccoli trimming machine An improved broccoli trimming machine is provided for cutting or scalping broccoli heads in a manner yielding separated broccoli fleurettes of substantially uniform size and shape. The improved broccoli trimming machine includes an indexing mechanism with...	09/27/1988
4763414	Device and method for coring and cutting of fruits and vegetables for subsequent filling with complementary foods The present invention comprises a handle having at least one coring assembly extending outwardly and away from one end of the handle. The coring assembly is a continuous ring of thin, stainless steel having a cross-section of a known geometric shape, a ci...	08/16/1988
4687064	Green peanut harvester A harvester for harvesting green peanuts is moved along a peanut bed. A plant conveyor using an angled pair of back-to-back V-belts is arranged to cause the belts to grip the stem area of peanut plants and, as the belts move rearward and the harvester mov...	08/18/1987
4528902	Pod vegetable processing machine with pod deflecting device A machine for processing pod vegetables including a frame. A generally horizontal outer drum is rotatably mounted on the frame and is adapted to contain the pod vegetables being processed. The outer drum has an inwardly presented working surface adapted t...	07/16/1985
4457223	Grape crusher A grape crusher and de-stemmer comprising a drum (5) having a spiral rotor blade (8) eccentrically mounted in the drum to have a greater clearance at the top and at the bottom. The drum is perforated with perforations (18,19) and means are provided for ro...	07/03/1984
4254702	Declusterer disc assembly A declusterer disc assembly (8) is disclosed which is useable in conjunction with a partition (20) of the pod tumbling drum (18) of a declusterer machine to shear the stems of pod vegetables which are engaged and elevated by notches (17) in the inner edge...	03/10/1981
4253390	System for extracting liquids from fruit and the like A system for extracting liquids from fruit, vegetables, or other similar materials with particular application to dejuicing grapes. The system provides a destemmer for receiving picked grapes and for removing stems and leaves therefrom. The destemmer part...	03/03/1981
4211161	Machine tools and machine for removing stem from vegetable, such as cabbage or cauliflower There is described a stump removing tool particularly designed for separating cauliflower flowerets from the stump thereof. It may also be useful for coring cabbages. The tool comprises a cylinder having an upper cutting edge and a nose piece, the apex of...	07/08/1980
4176595	Apparatus and method for coring cauliflower heads A cauliflower coring apparatus and method in which cauliflower heads are fed one-by-one into a housing by a conveyor having bowls for receiving the heads, each bowl having a number of spikes on which the heads are impaled. A shiftable beam in the housing ...	12/04/1979
4131062	Declusterer device A declusterer device for engaging and removing clusters of pod vegetables joined together by stem sections from a mass of such vegetables and presenting such clusters to knives for cutting. A plurality of axially spaced stiffener partitions are disposed i...	12/26/1978
4099456	Treatment of vegetables The invention provides apparatus for cutting for example florets from cauliflower heads or leaves from cabbages cleanly so as to avoid damage to the florets or leaves. As a tubular knife follows a path encircling the stalk, so a divider member parts the f...	07/11/1978

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