Abstract: An apparatus for molding reconstituted culled olive product in a slurry or plastic form comprising a plurality of molds, each of the molds being comprised of two halves which when brought together in face to face engagement define at least one cylindrical cavity; a plurality of elongated cylindrical rods, one for each of the cavities; a first endless belt to carry the molds vertically and incrementally over a predetermined horizontal course, and to return the molds back to the start of the course; an injection device disposed at a station below the horizontal course, the device being provided with a supply of the olive product in slurry form and adapted to inject a predetermined quantity of the product into each mold cavity having a rod inserted therein when the mold is disposed in the station; and a second endless belt adapted to carry the plurality of rods over a course which includes a rod insertion station disposed horizontally from the mold injection station, a tannic acid tank, a product coloring tank,

Abstract: A process for preparing olive products in the form of cylinders of olive meat from culled olives and otherwise wasted olive pulp. The initial basic process involves removing stems and pits, homogenizing the pulp, mixing it with a caustic solution to reduce the bitterness, acidifying the pulp after filtering, and storing. From this basic process, the stored pulp may be further processed, either to produce a black ripe olive product, or a Spanish type olive product. For the black ripe olive product, the stored pulp is washed, divided into two equal portions and each portion is mixed with a different formula, following which the two portions are mixed together and either extruded or molded as a cylindrical tube of olive meat and sprayed with tannic acid and ferrous gluconate, then washed.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a work object utilizing high pressure fluid. The apparatus includes an orientation conveyor which is operable to transport and selectively position the work object in a work station; a water manifold is mounted at the work station and is operable to move along a predetermined path of travel and to deliver a stream of high pressure fluid in the work station to cut the work object; and a control system is borne by the apparatus, and is adapted to coordinate the operation of the water manifold and the orientation conveyor such that the orientation conveyor positions the work object in the work station for a predetermined period of time and the water manifold is energized and directed along the path of travel to cut the work object in a predetermined pattern.

Abstract: A solar energy collector that includes a number of elongate, hollow, metallic, tubular members of such transverse cross section that when disposed side-by-side they define a number of spaced longitudinal apertures through which solar energy rays are directed by lens systems into a number of elongate cavities having dark or black surfaces. The hollow members have the ends so connected to one another that water or other fluid flowing to the collector sequentially traverses the longitudinal passages in the tubular members prior to discharging from the collector. During the flow through the passages heat is transferred to the water or other fluid flowing therethrough from the heated cavities. The solar rays directed by the lens system into the cavities may, if desired, be used to activate photoelectric cells, and the light be transformed directly into electricity.