Patents by Inventor Luis Garcia, Jr.

Luis Garcia, Jr. 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 of washing produce
    Patent number: 6926015
    Abstract: A produce washing method, which permits the washing of produce from both above and below in the field. The produce washing takes produce along a conveyor belt, from a loading section, to a washing section on which is located a washing unit, upward along an ascending section, and from there the produce travels along a dumping section and into a receptacle. The washing unit features spray nozzles located above and below the washing section, so as to direct spray from above and below the produce so as to more effectively wash it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Inventors: Jose Luis Garcia, Jr., Carlos Alberto Alonzo
  • Produce washing method
    Patent number: 6626192
    Abstract: A produce washing method, which permits the washing of produce from both above and below in the field. Produce is transported along a conveyor belt, from a loading section, to a washing section on which is located a washing unit, upward along an ascending section, and from there the produce travels along a dumping section and into a receptacle. The washing unit features spray nozzles located above and below the washing section, so as to direct spray from above and below the produce so as to more effectively wash it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: JLG Trucking, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Luis Garcia, Jr., Carlos Alberto Alonzo, Frank Maconachy
  • Manufacture of building products
    Patent number: 5772939
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing concrete roof tiles having the appearance of shake by providing the leading edges of successive tiles with a randomly shaped leading edge. The method comprises forming a ribbon of mortar on a series of tile forming pallets; and effecting rupture of the ribbon at joints between successive pallets by causing a leading pallet to accelerate away from the remaining pallets to create a gap therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1998
    Assignee: Monier, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery James Palm, Luis Garcia, Jr., James Gilbert Buchanan, Bhushan Kumar Oberoi