Patents by Inventor Jay J. McFarland

Jay J. McFarland 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).

  • Pistachio huller
    Patent number: 4034665
    Abstract: A pistachio huller having two stages; a first stage including a pair of rollers between which the pistachios are passed to rupture the pericarps thereof to form tag ends of pericarps adherent to the shells of the pistachios and a second stage including a plurality of parallel fine rollers closely spaced to preclude the passage of pistachios therebetween with the adjacent fine rollers alternately and oppositely oscillated to strip the tag ends of pericarps from the pistachios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Assignee: California Almond Orchards
    Inventors: Jay J. McFarland, Bertram E. Saunders