Patents by Inventor Fred Bourg

Fred Bourg 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).

  • Tuber Peeling Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20240099352
    Abstract: A method of peeling tubers includes providing a peeler device defining a cavity surrounded by a peeling mechanism, inputting tubers to be peeled into the cavity, directing electromagnetic radiation from an illumination device into the cavity,-detecting electromagnetic radiation reflected into lens of a camera from tubers located in the cavity during a peeling operation by the peeling mechanism, and operating the peeler device based on the reflected electromagnetic radiation detected by the camera. Also disclosed is an apparatus for carrying out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Greg Hilliard, Mick Anderson, Fred Bourg, Terry Connell
  • Tuber peeling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11877588
    Abstract: A method of peeling tubers includes providing a peeler device defining a cavity surrounded by a peeling mechanism, inputting tubers to be peeled into the cavity, directing electromagnetic radiation from an illumination device into the cavity, detecting electromagnetic radiation reflected into lens of a camera from tubers located in the cavity during a peeling operation by the peeling mechanism, and operating the peeler device based on the reflected electromagnetic radiation detected by the camera. Also disclosed is an apparatus for carrying out the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Frito-Lay Trading Company GmbH
    Inventors: Greg Hilliard, Mick Anderson, Fred Bourg, Terry Connell
  • Tuber Peeling Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20210378280
    Abstract: A method of peeling tubers includes providing a peeler device defining a cavity surrounded by a peeling mechanism, inputting tubers to be peeled into the cavity, directing electromagnetic radiation from an illumination device into the cavity, detecting electromagnetic radiation reflected into lens of a camera from tubers located in the cavity during a peeling operation by the peeling mechanism, and operating the peeler device based on the reflected electromagnetic radiation detected by the camera. Also disclosed is an apparatus for carrying out the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Greg Hilliard, Mick Anderson, Fred Bourg, Terry Connell