Patents by Inventor John Appolonia

John Appolonia 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).

  • Field harvest cooling system
    Patent number: 5438840
    Abstract: Apparatus and process for cooling harvested edible and non-edible plants and plant products with a cryogenic fluid wherein the plants and plant products are delivered to an on-site freezer which receives the cryogenic fluid and the cooled plants and plant products and at least a portion of the cryogenic fluid is sent to a transportation vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1995
    Assignee: The BOC Group Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas A. Barber, III, John Appolonia, William M. Kulik
  • Apparatus and process for chilling food products
    Patent number: 5363658
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for chilling a food product which includes a food distribution device having a pair of circular members including at least one spaced-apart partition defining a food receiving area; the circular members rotating to cause food delivered to the food product receiving area to fall into a food storage compartment in a uniform manner; and a cryogen releasing device connected to one of the circular members which uniformly distributes a cryogenic substance to the food product within the food storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: The BOC Group, Inc.
    Inventors: John Appolonia, Steve McCormick, Robert Boddaert