Patents by Inventor James E. McKinney, Jr.

James E. McKinney, Jr. 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 extracting citrus peel oil from whole fruit
    Patent number: 4248142
    Abstract: The method and apparatus for extracting oil from the peel of whole citrus fruit accumulates a plurality of rows of citrus fruit articles and then causes mass movement of said accumulation to displace a similar group of whole fruit articles being processed in troughs or pockets between power-driven parallel toothed rolls. The accumulation may be accomplished by means of a movable barrier gate near the lower end of an inclined chute on which the fruit articles accumulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1981
    Assignee: Brown International Corporation
    Inventor: James E. McKinney, Jr.