Patents by Inventor Jose Vicente Roig Borrell

Jose Vicente Roig Borrell 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).

  • Patent number: 11819045
    Abstract: An integrated machine for processing nuts with hard or soft shells, having a feeding hopper and a processing mechanism suitable for peeling or dehulling the fruit, including screener arranged below the processing mechanism, the screener comprising at least one screen element to separate the product into two levels, where the processing mechanism includes an outlet for the mixture obtained after processing the fruit and arranged in correspondence with a projection of a first inlet end of the screener, and a selector to make a selection by suction applied to at least one level of the screening means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventor: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Patent number: 11622572
    Abstract: The machine for integral processing of fruits with a hard or soft shell disclosed herein comprises a feed hopper and at least a first receptacle having a first end for connection to said hopper and a second opposite end. The receptacle is positioned horizontally according to the longitudinal direction of the machine and comprises in its interior a central shaft positioned in accordance to the longitudinal direction of the machine and connected at one end to a rotating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Inventor: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Publication number: 20230029247
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a cracking-shelling mechanism with variable eccentric adjustment for shelled fruits, that comprises a plurality of longitudinal blocks parallel among them, consisting of a couple of first elongated bars with recesses on its internal sides and, adjacent to said first elongated bars, at least one second elongated bar, which exhibits recesses on its internal sides, forming holes when the first and second elongated bars are confrontedly arranged. Each couple of first elongated bars is connected by means of a lever, in its turn connected to a connecting rod, to an eccentric rotation shaft. The lever is connected to a fastening means at a support point and the support means comprises displacement means that change its position with respect of the fastening means, in such a way that the first elongated bars run is adjusted, jointly, with respect of the second elongated bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: Roig Borrell S.L.
    Inventor: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Publication number: 20220287350
    Abstract: A cracking and shelling mechanism for nuts having a plurality of first elongated parallel blocks with a first end fastened to alternate movement means in both senses along the longitudinal axis thereof and a plurality of second elongated parallel blocks parallel to the first blocks and arranged in an alternate and adjacent way to the first blocks, wherein the movement means of each first block includes a seesaw element which is connected to at least one pair of blocks of a first and second adjacent blocks, such that the second blocks exhibit an alternate movement in both senses along the longitudinal axis thereof, and in opposite sense to the movement of said first adjacent block, wherein said seesaw element includes a fixed central rotation shaft, a first rod connected to the central shaft and to the first block and a second rod, diametrically opposed to the first rod, connected to the central shaft, and to the second block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell, Francisco Esteban Pastor Martí
  • Patent number: 11259556
    Abstract: A machine for the integral processing of hard or soft shelled nuts herein proposed comprises a feeding hopper and at least one receptacle having a first end for connection to said hopper and a second opposite end, where said receptacle is located in a horizontal position according to the longitudinal direction of the machine and comprises therein a central shaft located according to the longitudinal direction thereof and connected at one end to a rotating element, where said central shaft has finger-like elements projecting radially outwards from various longitudinal positions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Publication number: 20210170417
    Abstract: A dehulling system for soft-shelled nuts includes at least two dehulling stations arranged in series, where each station is made up of at least one dehulling machine in a first dehulling stage and a screening machine in a second screening stage, both being a first and a second consecutive stages. The screening machine is a densimetric separator located lower than the dehulling machine and has an upper product inlet towards the interior thereof, which comprises a drum arranged according to an inclined plane, a first outlet for the dehulled grain in the upper part of the drum and a second outlet for the rest of materials other than the dehulled grain in the lower part of the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Patent number: 11013252
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of machines used for peeling nuts, such as almonds and the like which have been previously blanched, the machines having an accessible frame inside which there is a series of rollers arranged in pairs with nuts passing between them and each of them being associated with a rotating shaft, respectively, with movements at different speeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Inventor: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Publication number: 20210145039
    Abstract: An integrated machine for processing nuts with hard or soft shells, having a feeding hopper and a processing mechanism suitable for peeling or dehulling the fruit, including screener arranged below the processing mechanism, the screener comprising at least one screen element to separate the product into two levels, where the processing mechanism includes an outlet for the mixture obtained after processing the fruit and arranged in correspondence with a projection of a first inlet end of the screener, and a selector to make a selection by suction applied to at least one level of the screening means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Publication number: 20200253262
    Abstract: The machine for integral processing of fruits with a hard or soft shell disclosed herein comprises a feed hopper and at least a first receptacle having a first end for connection to said hopper and a second opposite end. The receptacle is positioned horizontally according to the longitudinal direction of the machine and comprises in its interior a central shaft positioned in accordance to the longitudinal direction of the machine and connected at one end to a rotating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventor: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Publication number: 20200163371
    Abstract: A machine for the integral processing of hard or soft shelled nuts herein proposed comprises a feeding hopper and at least one receptacle having a first end for connection to said hopper and a second opposite end, where said receptacle is located in a horizontal position according to the longitudinal direction of the machine and comprises therein a central shaft located according to the longitudinal direction thereof and connected at one end to a rotating element, where said central shaft has finger-like elements projecting radially outwards from various longitudinal positions thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Jose Borrell S.A.
    Inventor: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Publication number: 20190374978
    Abstract: Provided is a reject selection device for selecting rejects from a set of dried fruit or nuts moved on a conveyor belt, the device including a support element with a central zone above the conveyor belt at a distance thereto, parallel and transversal thereto, a sensor suitable for detecting physical and/or chemical qualities of the dried fruit or nuts and the position thereof on the conveyor belt, suction means with a set of suction nozzles arranged in the central zone, and identification software in communication with the sensor and suction means for identifying rejected pieces of fruit or nuts and instructing the suction means to remove the rejected pieces from the conveyor belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventor: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Publication number: 20160286848
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of machines used for peeling nuts, such as almonds and the like which have been previously blanched, the machines having an accessible frame inside which there is a series of rollers arranged in pairs with nuts passing between them and each of them being associated with a rotating shaft, respectively, with movements at different speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventor: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Patent number: 9339819
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conditioning/moisturizing device for almond grains, especially designed to provide the grains of the fruit with the elasticity required in order to cut the grain into flakes, sticks, cubes or other configurations, with minimum loss through production of flour and others. The device essentially comprises an elongate body, with a generally cylindrical shape and tilted position, which includes on the inside thereof a means for sweeping the almond, made up of a spindle which sweeps the fruit in an upward direction in a steam-saturated environment with controlled temperature, for which purpose the cylindrical body comprises a plurality of steam injection nozzles, said steam being distributed externally and fed to said nozzles from an external steam distributor. The device includes temperature and steam sensors whose measurements are suitable for regulating the rotating speed of the spindle in order to adjust the time during which the almond remains in the environment inside the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: JOSE BORRELL S.A.
    Inventor: José Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Patent number: 9113656
    Abstract: A device for regulating and adjusting a distance between pairs of adjacent rollers in a peeling machine for almonds and similar dried fruits is provided, wherein the rollers are horizontally aligned at both sides of a central plane through which the product to be peeled is passed, the device including a movement transmission shaft coupled to each pair of adjacent rollers, a motor for operation of the movement transmission shaft, wherein the motor is coupled to one of the ends of the transmission shaft, a torque meter for measuring torque at various positions of the rollers, wherein the torque meter is coupled to a spin axis of at least one of the rollers in the pair, and a sensor for measuring and regulating a working distance between the rollers, wherein the sensor is coupled to at least the other roller in the pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Jose Borrell S.A.
    Inventor: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Patent number: 8943955
    Abstract: A shelling-separating machine for almonds and other soft-shelled nuts is provided incorporating operational and functional features which ensure the obtaining of the kernel in optimal conditions, while at the same time allowing for an effective separation of the almonds and other hard-shelled nuts that may accompany the soft-shelled nuts. At the inlet end, the machine provides a device for continuously feeding the product for the purpose of eliminating obstructions inside such machine. At the outlet end, the machine provides a retaining device which can be manually or automatically actuated and which keeps the outlet closed in order to retain the non-shelled product until the operational conditions recommend the actuation and opening of such retaining device to allow the non-shelled product to exit the machine, preferably by the overflow with respect to a previously established level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Jose Borrell S.A.
    Inventor: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Publication number: 20130133529
    Abstract: A device for regulating and adjusting a distance between pairs of adjacent rollers in a peeling machine for almonds and similar dried fruits is provided, wherein the rollers are horizontally aligned at both sides of a central plane through which the product to be peeled is passed, the device including a movement transmission shaft coupled to each pair of adjacent rollers, a motor for operation of the movement transmission shaft, wherein the motor is coupled to one of the ends of the transmission shaft, a torque meter for measuring torque at various positions of the rollers, wherein the torque meter is coupled to a spin axis of at least one of the rollers in the pair, and a sensor for measuring and regulating a working distance between the rollers, wherein the sensor is coupled to at least the other roller in the pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventor: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Publication number: 20130014651
    Abstract: The invention relates to a conditioning/moisturising device for almond grains, especially designed to provide the grains of the fruit with the elasticity required in order to cut the grain into flakes, sticks, cubes or other configurations, with minimum loss through production of flour and others. The device essentially comprises an elongate body, with a generally cylindrical shape and tilted position, which includes on the inside thereof a means for sweeping the almond, made up of a spindle which sweeps the fruit in an upward direction in a steam-saturated environment. with controlled temperature, for which purpose the cylindrical body comprises a plurality of steam injection nozzles, said steam being distributed externally and fed to said nozzles from an external steam distributor. The device includes temperature and steam sensors whose measurements are suitable for regulating the rotating speed of the spindle in order to adjust the time during which the almond remains in the environment inside the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventor: José Vicente Roig Borrell
  • Publication number: 20090301320
    Abstract: A shelling-separating machine for almonds and other soft-shelled nuts is provided incorporating operational and functional features which ensure the obtaining of the kernel in optimal conditions, while at the same time allowing for an effective separation of the almonds and other hard-shelled nuts that may accompany the soft-shelled nuts. At the inlet end, the machine provides means for continuously feeding the product for the purpose of eliminating obstructions inside such machine. At the outlet end, the machine provides retaining means which can be manually or automatically actuated and which keep the outlet closed in order to retain the non-shelled product until the operational conditions recommend the actuation and opening of such retaining means to allow the non-shelled product to exit the machine, preferably by the overflow with respect to a previously established level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventor: Jose Vicente Roig Borrell