Patents by Inventor John Edward Legge Prendiville

John Edward Legge Prendiville 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).

  • Skin loosening or removal apparatus
    Patent number: 6634283
    Abstract: Apparatus for loosening or removing the skin from products such as nut kernels, beans, seeds or the like. Carriers are arranged to receive the products and a liquid jet manifold is adapted to direct jet or jets at the products. In a preferred embodiment, the products are disposed in an annular recess in a carrier, and are subjected to jets of liquid discharged from two nozzles at each end of a bar arranged to rotate above the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: James Foxdale Limited
    Inventors: John Edward Legge Prendiville, Malcolm Louis Axel Avison
  • Skin loosening or removal process and apparatus
    Publication number: 20020031584
    Abstract: Apparatus for loosening or removing the skin from products such as nut kernels, beans, seeds or the like. Carriers are arranged to receive the products and a liquid jet manifold is adapted to direct jet or jets at the products. In a preferred embodiment, the products are disposed in an annular recess in a carrier, and are subjected to jets of liquid discharged from two nozzles at each end of a bar arranged to rotate above the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Applicant: James Foxdale Limited
    Inventors: John Edward Legge Prendiville, Malcolm Louis Axel Avison
  • Skin loosening or removal process
    Patent number: 6284300
    Abstract: A process and apparatus is disclosed for loosening or removing the skin from products such as nut kernels, beans, seeds or the like. The process comprises subjecting the products to a jet or jets of water at ambient temperature so as to loosen or remove their skins. The apparatus includes carriers arranged to receive the products and a liquid jet manifold adapted to direct the jet or jets at the products. In a preferred embodiment, the products are disposed in an annular recess in a carrier, and are subjected to jets of liquid discharged from two nozzles at each end of a bar arranged to rotate above the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: James Foxdale Limited
    Inventors: John Edward Legge Prendiville, Malcolm Louis Axel Avison
  • Skin removal process
    Patent number: 5738894
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for removing the skin from products such as nut kernels, beans, seeds or the like. The process comprises subjecting the products to a jet or jets of water at ambient temperature in a confined area to cause their abrasion against each other so as to remove their skins. The apparatus includes cages (4) arranged to receive the products and a liquid jet manifold (8) adapted to direct the jet or jets at the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: James Foxdale Ltd.
    Inventor: John Edward Legge Prendiville