Patents by Inventor John E. Schade

John E. Schade 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).

  • Method for detecting aflatoxin in almonds
    Patent number: 4535248
    Abstract: Aflatoxin contamination in almonds is detected by exposing almond kernels to long wave ultraviolet light and detecting the presence of aflatoxin as determined by violet-purple fluorescence. The method is particularly adaptable to automation to detect and sort out aflatoxin contaminated almonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1985
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: John E. Schade, A. Douglas King, Jr.
  • Method of peeling fruits and vegetables with carboxylic acids
    Patent number: 4260638
    Abstract: Novel process for peeling fruits and vegetables which yields maximum skin removal coupled with minimum loss of flesh. The fruit or vegetable is contacted with an aqueous dispersion of a 3-18 carbon carboxylic acid at elevated temperatures for a time sufficient to loosen the peel, which can then be removed by mechanical action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: William G. Schultz, Harry J. Neumann, John E. Schade