Patents by Inventor Bruce John TOLLAN

Bruce John TOLLAN 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).

  • Publication number: 20130337133
    Abstract: A system for recovering liquid from a liquid associated comestibles or liquid associated comestible pieces on a comestible processing line; where the system uses apparatus that comprises or includes: plural perforate rotatable bowls, each bowl with a pluggable gravity discharge opening for the comestible and each bowl with an opening to allow loading of the bowl with the liquid associated comestible from above, a collection arrangement for the bowls, or each bowl, whereby liquid centrifugally and/or gravitationally leaving each bowl, at least when each bowl is plug closed and rotating, is recovered, and a comestible receiving arrangement as part of the processing line for the comestible from each bowl. The apparatus is operated such that infeed(s) of the comestible with its associated liquid into the bowls are staggered, bowl by bowl, by at least one infeed arrangement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Edwin Robert MEEKE, Bruce John TOLLAN