Patents Assigned to Cantrell International
  • Method and apparatus for blanching nuts
    Patent number: 5361689
    Abstract: Two counter rotating rollers are provided having elastomeric exterior coatings into which ribs and grooves are formed for intermeshing to blanch nuts at a pinch point therebetween. Grooves in the lower roller hold nuts as ribs on the upper roller pass across the nuts to break skins on the nuts. The elastomeric exterior coatings have surface hardness values which measure around 30 durometer. The squeeze at the pinch point between the two rollers can be repeatably adjusted for running different sizes of nuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Cantrell International
    Inventors: Paul G. Lima, John M. Singleton