Patents by Inventor Jerry Lynn Crawford

Jerry Lynn Crawford 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).

  • Vertical drum drier
    Patent number: 8234795
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for drying produce in a centrifugal drier is described. The drier includes a housing and a drum configured to receive a multi-volume basket. The method includes loading produce into a first volume and a second volume of the multi-volume basket. The basket may include perforated walls, a closed lower end, and an open upper end. The interior volume of the basket is divided into at least a first volume and a second volume by a perforated inner divider that is oriented concentrically to the basket walls. The first volume is disposed inside the inner divider. The second volume is disposed between the inner divider and the basket walls. A drive assembly rotates the drum and the basket, loaded with produce in the first and second volumes, to cause fluids to drain out of the produce to yield dried produce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob Jay Dull, Jerry Lynn Crawford, Frank Edward Davis, Jose Emilio Villarreal Lozoya, Yuki Mikoshiba
  • VERTICAL DRUM DRIER
    Publication number: 20110023320
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for drying produce in a centrifugal drier is described. The drier includes a housing and a drum configured to receive a multi-volume basket. The method includes loading produce into a first volume and a second volume of the multi-volume basket. The basket may include perforated walls, a closed lower end, and an open upper end. The interior volume of the basket is divided into at least a first volume and a second volume by a perforated inner divider that is oriented concentrically to the basket walls. The first volume is disposed inside the inner divider. The second volume is disposed between the inner divider and the basket walls. A drive assembly rotates the drum and the basket, loaded with produce in the first and second volumes, to cause fluids to drain out of the produce to yield dried produce.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob Jay DULL, Jerry Lynn Crawford, Frank Edward Davis, Jose Emilio Villarreal Lozoya, Yuki Mikoshiba