Patents Assigned to Genevieve I. Hanscom, Robert Magnuson and Lois J. Thompson, as Trustees of the Estate of Roy M. Magnuson
  • Patent number: 4152977
    Abstract: Apparatus for stemming or peeling produce such as cherries and tomatoes comprising a plurality of roll beds with adjacent rolls thereon being power rotated in opposite directions. The beds are positioned with the rolls in a horizontal plane such that the produce articles will proceed from one bed to the next in an upstream to downstream direction. The downstream beds are positioned slightly below those upstream thereof and the beds are oscillated back and forth in the direction of article travel so that the produce tumbles from one bed to the next to bring all surfaces thereof into contact with the rotating rollers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 8, 1979
    Assignee: Genevieve I. Hanscom, Robert Magnuson and Lois J. Thompson, as Trustees of the Estate of Roy M. Magnuson
    Inventor: Louis P. Lazzarini