Patents by Inventor Francisco Celso Brocchetto

Francisco Celso Brocchetto 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).

  • Juice extractor including frictional shaft-hub couplings for drive cams and related methods
    Patent number: 7779756
    Abstract: A juice extractor may include a juice extraction assembly and a drive assembly connected thereto. The drive assembly may include a shaft, at least one cam having a hub, and a shaft-hub coupler frictionally securing the shaft and the hub of the at least one cam together. For example, the at least one cam may include at least one cup-drive cam. Each of the shaft and the hub of the at least one cup-drive cam may be cylindrically shaped and devoid of keying. Accordingly, the cup-drive, shaft-hub coupler permits ready attachment of the cup-drive cam to the drive shaft. One or more orifice tube-drive cams may be similarly secured to the shaft with a frictional shaft-hub coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: John Bean Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis L. Klipp, Francisco Celso Brocchetto
  • Machine to extract oil from fruit
    Patent number: 7316181
    Abstract: A modulating machine is used to extract and recover the essential oil from citrus fruit such as lemons, oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, etc. not removing their peel, but by microperforating it and disrupting oil cells. The oil thus extracted is trapped in water so as to form an aqueous emulsion. The created machine includes a set of grooved disks (9) mounted over corresponding supporting axes (8); a base structure (1) on which lower portion there is a transmission set installed, formed by pulleys (2) and chains or grooved belts (3) operated by a motor (4); a set of supporting axes (8) provided with alternate axial and rotational movement, by a set of operation members (10) interconnected to rod (11) transmitting alternate movement to the connected handles (12), alternating to the ends (13) of the supporting axes (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: FMC Technologies Do Brasil LTDA.
    Inventors: José Luis Comanini Augusto, Paulo Shisuo Moma, Gilmar da Silva Sena, Luiz Fernando da Cruz Baptista, Wagner Ferreira Freire, Francisco Celso Brocchetto, Luciano Rodrigues, Mitsuo Kannami, André Vicente Ricco Lucato
  • Juice extractor with counterweight operatively engaged with camshaft
    Patent number: 7305918
    Abstract: A juice extractor includes an extractor frame and extractor cups relatively moveable for compressing fruit therebetween. A camshaft is mounted for rotation within the extractor frame. A drive cam is mounted on the camshaft and operatively engages an extractor cup for driving the extractor cup into engagement with the respective other extractor cup during extractor operation. A counterweight is operatively engaged with the camshaft and provides balance to the juice extractor during extractor operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Luiz Fernando da Cruz Baptista, Francisco Celso Brocchetto
  • Machine to extract oil from fruit
    Publication number: 20030213379
    Abstract: This invention presents a modulating machine, used to extract and recover essential oil from citrus fruit such as lemons, oranges, mandarins, grapefruit, etc. not removing their peel, but by microperforating it and disrupting oil cells. The oil thus extracted is trapped in water so as to form an aqueous emulsion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventors: Jose Luis Comanini Augusto, Paulo Shisuo Moma, Gilmar da Silva Sena, Luiz Fernando de Cruz Baptista, Wagner Ferreira Freire, Francisco Celso Brocchetto, Luciano Rodrigues, Mitsuo Kannami, Andre Vicente Ricco Lucato
  • Juice extractor design
    Patent number: D513155
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory W. Schrader, Michael L. Suter, Jose Marcelo Carvalho, Jose Luiz Comanini, Francisco Celso Brocchetto, Luiz Fernando da Cruz Baptista, Antonio Carlos Cunha, Gilmar da Silva Sena, Kevin G. Socha