Patents by Inventor Darrell B. Brooks

Darrell B. Brooks 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).

  • Vegetable cutting system
    Patent number: 5473967
    Abstract: Potatoes are conveyed one at a time along a predetermined path ending at a cutter that cuts the potatoes into helical strips. A series of four rings surrounds the path. Each ring has a plurality of nozzles that produce jets of water intersecting at a point in the path. At the outlet of the series of four rings is an orienter through which the potatoes pass. The rings and the orienter align and guide the potatoes as they move along the path and through the cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: McCain Foods Limited
    Inventors: Max Frey, Marc A. Frey, Peter C. Smith, Darrell B. Brooks