Patents by Inventor Neville Doake

Neville Doake 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).

  • Mushroom packing apparatus
    Patent number: 6955031
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mushroom packing apparatus comprising a grading conveyor and a plurality of locations distributed under a longitudinal axis of the grading conveyor, each location being provided, in use, with a container for collecting the mushrooms as they are deposited from the grading conveyor. The apparatus is arranged to weigh the respective container at each location and to facilitate removal of the loaded container once the loaded container has reached a predetermined weight, the apparatus being further adapted to replace each loaded container with an empty container once the respective loaded container has reached a predetermined weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: Axis Systems Limited
    Inventors: Ivan Doake, Neville Doake
  • Mushroom packing apparatus
    Publication number: 20040099467
    Abstract: The present invention provides a mushroom packing apparatus comprising a grading conveyor and a plurality of locations distributed under a longitudinal axis of the grading conveyor, each location being provided, in use, with a container for collecting the mushrooms as they are deposited from the grading conveyor. The apparatus is arranged to weigh the respective container at each location and to facilitate removal of the loaded container once the loaded container has reached a predetermined weight, the apparatus being further adapted to replace each loaded container with an empty container once the respective loaded container has reached a predetermined weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2003
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: Ivan Doake, Neville Doake