Patents by Inventor Alan P. Fish

Alan P. Fish has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Peeling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5545422
    Abstract: A fruit or vegetable peeling apparatus (1) moves the fruit or vegetable from a loading station, which includes a centralising means (14) to a heating station (23), a ripping or scragging station (24), a vacuum peeling station (25) and finally a cutting station (26). The heating at (23) which can be by infra-red radiation, is sufficient to at least partially lift the skin from the flesh. One or more scragging wheels (32) can then puncture and lift the skin to provide access for vacuum at (25) to peel the skin off. A further embodiment uses gas flame heating and a linear conveying system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: International Fruit Peelers Limited
    Inventors: Peter O. Davies, Nicholas C. Dromgool, Graeme L. Collinson, Alan P. Fish