Patents by Inventor Geoffrey Q. Quo

Geoffrey Q. Quo 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).

  • Method and apparatus for feeding produce items to centrifugal slicers
    Patent number: 4945794
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for feeding whole produce items, especially those with peels, to a centrifugal slicer so as to maximize the amount of whole slices and retention of peel includes an insert block with a central vertical infeed passage, a plurality of horizontal radially extending passages from the central passage, the end of the passageway shaped to allow the product being sliced to wedge in the passageways and prevent product bounce and roll during slicing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: Frito-Lay, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Q. Quo, Philip W. Pound