Patents by Inventor Rafael P. Lucas

Rafael P. Lucas 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).

  • Citrus juicer
    Patent number: 5445069
    Abstract: This invention relates to a citrus juicer for producing fruit juices. The motor-driven cone (11) is surrounded on all sides by a strainer (20) having passageways (27) under which a bowl for collecting the fruit juice is disposed. As a citrus fruit is squeezed, the resulting juice passes through the passageways of the strainer. The boundary area between the cone (11) and the area of the strainer (20) surrounding it is configured as an annular gap (25) whose cross section of passage is adapted to be increased or decreased by means of an adjusting device. The pulp content in the fruit juice is thereby predetermined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 29, 1995
    Assignee: Braun Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rafael P. Lucas, Jose C. Blasco, Antonio R. Rius
  • Citrus juicer
    Patent number: 5193447
    Abstract: This invention relates to a citrus juicer for producing fruit juices. The motor-driven cone (11) is surrounded on all sides by a strainer (20) having passageways (27) under which a bowl for collecting the fruit juice is disposed. As a citrus fruit is squeezed, the resulting juice passes through the passageways of the strainer. The boundary area between the cone (11) and the area of the strainer (20) surrounding it is configured as an annular gap (25) whose cross section of passage is adapted to be increased or decreased by means of an adjusting device. The pulp content in the fruit juice is thereby predetermined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1993
    Assignee: Braun Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Rafael P. Lucas, Jose C. Blasco, Antonio R. Rius