Patents by Inventor Dave Fernandez

Dave Fernandez 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).

  • System and method for processing shredded vegetables
    Patent number: 7690512
    Abstract: In a system to separate shredded vegetable pieces, a slicer cuts a vegetable having leaves and a core into pieces to form a mixture of leaf and core pieces. The mixture then passes through a sorting mechanism that separates the core pieces from the mixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
    Inventors: Narayan Dnyanadeo Patil, Andrew Dave Fernandez, Seth Marcus Goldsmith, Edward James Wynn
  • Microfluidic devices for introducing and dispensing fluids from microfluidic systems
    Publication number: 20020117517
    Abstract: The present invention provides microfluidic devices, systems and methods for using the same, which facilitate the introduction of fluid to and from a microfluidic channel located within the microfluidic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Applicant: Fluidigm Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Unger, Hou-Pu Chou, Ian D. Manger, Dave Fernandez, Yong Yi