Patents Assigned to Backus Sormac B.V.
  • Apparatus for peeling bulbous plants
    Patent number: 4889045
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for peeling bulbous plants, such as onions, the apparatus consisting substantially of cutting means for removing the tail and head of the bulb, incision means for making an incision into at least the outer skin of the bulb, friction means for removing the incised skin and a conveyor for carrying the bulbs series-wise along these means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 26, 1989
    Assignee: Backus Sormac B.V.
    Inventor: Petrus A. M. Backus
  • Vibrator strips with increased spacing sorter
    Patent number: 4832205
    Abstract: An orienting and sorting device for elongate objects includes a first conveyor surface having a plurality of parallel channel-like sections into which the objects are mechanically aligned. The first conveyor surface is divided into a plurality of transverse sections, each section being separated by a greater distance therebetween for sorting the oriented objects by size. The sorted objects are further stacked in a bin for removal from the work area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1986
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Assignee: Backus Sormac B.V.
    Inventor: Petrus A. M. Backus