Patents by Inventor Jose T. Mejia

Jose T. Mejia 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 separating banana pulp from its peel
    Patent number: 8206769
    Abstract: A large scale processing method for separating banana pulp from its peel is shown. In this method bananas are separated into two parts (generally in a transverse direction), each part having a tip end and a cut end. A compression force is applied to those banana parts such that the force increases from the tip end to the cut end. A device which implements that process, including a cutting device, a means for feeding bananas into the cutting device, and two processing conveyor devices (to apply the compression force to the banana parts), is also shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Chiquita Brands International Inc.
    Inventors: Rafael Angel Lopez Alvarez, Raul Fernandez, Illya Ilyin, Jose T. Mejia, Luis Guillermo Bonilla Murillo, Elena Nunez, Audrey Parienov, Julio Schouwe, Julio Vasquez, James H. Wiley
  • Method for Separating Banana Pulp from Its Peel, and a Device for the Implementation of This Method
    Publication number: 20110091624
    Abstract: A large scale processing method for separating banana pulp from its peel is disclosed. In this method bananas are separated into two parts (generally in a transverse direction), each part having a tip end and a cut end. A compression force is applied to those banana parts such that the force increases from the tip end to the cut end. A device which implements that process, comprising a cutting device, a means for feeding bananas into the cutting device, and two processing conveyor devices (to apply the compression force to the banana parts), is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Chiquita Brands International, Inc.
    Inventors: Rafael Angel Lopez Alvarez, Raul Fernandez, Illya Ilyin, Jose T. Mejia, Luis Guillermo Bonilla Murillo, Elena Nunez, Andrey Parienov, Julio Schouwe, Julio Vasquez, James H. Wiley
  • Device for separating banana pulp from its peel
    Patent number: 7861648
    Abstract: A large scale processing method for separating banana pulp from its peel is shown. In this method bananas are separated into two parts (generally in a transverse direction), each part having a tip end and a cut end. A compression force is applied to those banana parts such that the force increases from the tip end to the cut end. A device which implements that process, comprising a cutting device, a means for feeding bananas into the cutting device, and two processing conveyor devices (to apply the compression force to the banana parts), is also shown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Chiquita Brands International Inc.
    Inventors: Rafael Angel Lopez Alvarez, Raul Fernandez, Ilya Ilyin, Jose T. Mejia, Luis Guillermo Bonilla Murillo, Elena Nunez, Andrey Parfenov, Julio Schouwe, Julio Vasquez, James H. Wiley
  • Device for separating banana pulp from the peel
    Patent number: 7789016
    Abstract: A device which separates banana pulp from its peel, suitable for large-scale processing, is disclosed. The device consists of upper and lower conveyor belts, a roller installed above the upper belt, and a pressure generating element (e.g., a roller or a plate) installed below the lower belt. The belts are installed so as to converge in the direction of their movement. The axes of the roller(s) is oriented between the longitudinal direction of the lower belt and its transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Chiquita Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Rafael Angel Lopez Alvarez, Raul Fernandez, Ilya Ilyin, Jose T. Mejia, Luis Guilermo Bonilla Murillo, Elena Nunez, Audrey Parfenov, Julio Schouwe, Julio Vasquez, James H. Wiley