Patents by Inventor Evie C. Cruce

Evie C. Cruce 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).

  • Apparatus for segmenting edible peels of fruit and the like
    Patent number: 4697345
    Abstract: Apparatus for segmenting the edible peel of a fruit or the like utilizes a flexible resilient base member which is deformable to conform to the surface of the fruit and which carries on one side thereof a plurality of interconnected blades which define a number of small enclosed areas. Pressure applied to the base member is transferred to the blades which penetrate the peel of the fruit and segment the peel into regions corresponding to the enclosed areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1987
    Inventor: Evie C. Cruce