Patents Assigned to Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc.
  • Top and butt trimmer for pineapples
    Patent number: 4373432
    Abstract: A machine for processing pineapples, wherein the remaining blemishes and skin are trimmed from the top and butt portions of a sized and partially skinned cylinder of fruit automatically during processing through sizing, coring, and top and butt removal operations. The automatic top and butt trimming permits an increased yield of higher grade product through more precisely controlled cutting and trimming than have previously been accomplished by hand operations. Labor costs are also substantially reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1983
    Assignee: Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Masato Tsutsumi