Patents by Inventor John Y. Bryce

John Y. Bryce 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).

  • Washing a corded lettuce head
    Patent number: 7484514
    Abstract: A produce washer includes a holder to position a single piece of produce and a nozzle disposed at a horizontal distance adjacent to the holder. When the produce is a cored lettuce head, the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder with the cored portion facing the nozzle disposed across the horizontal distance. When the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder, the nozzle directs a stream of cleansing liquid across the horizontal distance into the cored portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
    Inventors: John Y. Bryce, Rafael Garibay
  • Washing a cored lettuce head
    Patent number: 7278433
    Abstract: A produce washer includes a holder to position a single piece of produce and a nozzle disposed at a horizontal distance adjacent to the holder. When the produce is a cored lettuce head, the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder with the cored portion facing the nozzle disposed across the horizontal distance. When the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder, the nozzle directs a stream of cleansing liquid across the horizontal distance into the cored portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
    Inventors: John Y. Bryce, Rafael Garibay