Patents Assigned to Vlasic Foods, Inc.
  • System for sorting pickle chips and the like
    Patent number: 5154298
    Abstract: A system for mechanically sorting pickle chips with holes from those without holes. Pickle chips with holes are hooked on rotating hooks, separated out, gravity dropped off the hooks and conveyed to a location where they are processed into relish. The hooks face in direction opposite to their rotation and away from the chip infeed direction. The pickle chips without holes (the good chips) are accordingly not hooked and are sent to another location where they are packaged as pickle chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1992
    Assignee: Vlasic Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Warner, Harvey J. Kramer
  • Method of making sweet pickles
    Patent number: 4547389
    Abstract: A method of producing sweet pickles is provided wherein perforated pickle stock is covered with an acidified syrup containing a high concentration of sucrose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1985
    Assignee: Vlasic Foods, Inc.
    Inventor: Madhav P. Palnitkar