Patents by Inventor Harvey T. Chan, Jr.

Harvey T. Chan, Jr. 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).

  • Method for removing the outer waxy cutin-containing layer from papaya
    Patent number: 4421775
    Abstract: The outer waxy, cutin-containing layer is removed from papaya by freeze-drying the fruit to separate the layer from the underlying fruit and then mechanically removing the so-separated layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1982
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1983
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventor: Harvey T. Chan, Jr.
  • Method for removing seeds from papayas
    Patent number: 4002774
    Abstract: The blossom and stem ends of a papaya are sliced off to expose the seed cavity, and the seeds therein are blown out by a jet of fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1977
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventor: Harvey T. Chan, Jr.