Patents by Inventor Luis Guillermo Bonilla Murillo

Luis Guillermo Bonilla Murillo 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: 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20070122534
    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: August 14, 2006
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventors: Rafael Alvarez, Raul Fernandez, Ilya Ilyin, Jose Mejia, Luis Guillermo Bonilla Murillo, Elena Nunez, Andrey Parfenov, Julio Schouwe, Julio Vasquez, James Wiley