Patents by Inventor Kaizar Hashim Colombowala

Kaizar Hashim Colombowala 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 sorting product
    Patent number: 6059117
    Abstract: The present invention sorts unselected product from selected product using a chute having a grain separating section, a cross section to orientate the product, and a grain stabilizing section; a laser with a laser line transmitted through the product; a photo detector and processor to receive and analyze the light transmitted through the product to determine which product are unselected; and a separator to separate the selected and unselected product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Uncle Ben's, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Novak, Kaizar Hashim Colombowala, Robert Otto Brandt, Jr., Roy A. Peets
  • Method and apparatus for sorting product
    Patent number: 5986230
    Abstract: The present invention sorts unselected product from selected product using a chute having a grain separating section, a cross section to orientate the product, and a grain stabilizing section; a laser with a laser line transmitted through the product; a photo detector and processor to receive and analyze the light transmitted through the product to determine which product are unselected; and a separator to separate the selected and unselected product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Assignee: Uncle Ben's, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Novak, Kaizar Hashim Colombowala, Robert Otto Brandt, Jr., Roy A. Peets
  • Method and apparatus for sorting grain
    Patent number: 5865990
    Abstract: The present invention sorts imperfect grains from perfect grains using a chute having a grain separating section, a cross section to orientate the grains, and a grain stabilizing section; a laser with a laser line transmitted through the grains; a photo detect or and processor to receive and analyze the light transmitted through the grains to determine which grains are imperfect; and a separator to separate the perfect and imperfect grains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Uncle Ben's, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Novak, Kaizar Hashim Colombowala, Robert Otto Brandt, Jr.