Patents by Inventor Paul G. Lima

Paul G. Lima 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).

  • Grinding apparatus for foodstuffs
    Patent number: 6322013
    Abstract: An apparatus for grinding foodstuffs includes a grinding chamber comprising a housing having fixed and driven grinding members positioned therein. The driven grinding member is mounted at one end of a drive shaft, and apparatus is provided at the opposite end of the drive shaft for positioning the drive shaft longitudinally and thereby positioning the driven grinding member relative to the fixed grinding member. The housing supports the driven grinding member and is mounted for pivotal movement about horizontal and vertical axes to vary the parallelism of the fixed grinding member relative to the driven grinding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: A. C. Horn & Co.
    Inventors: Paul G. Lima, John Mark Singleton
  • Grinding apparatus for foodstuffs
    Patent number: 6209813
    Abstract: An apparatus for grinding foodstuffs includes a grinding chamber comprising a housing having fixed and driven grinding members positioned therein. The driven grinding member is mounted at one end of a drive shaft, and apparatus is provided at the opposite end of the drive shaft for positioning the drive shaft longitudinally and thereby positioning the driven grinding member relative to the fixed grinding member. The housing supports the driven grinding member and is mounted for pivotal movement about horizontal and vertical axes to vary the parallelism of the fixed grinding member relative to the driven grinding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: A. C. Horn & Co.
    Inventors: Paul G. Lima, John Mark Singleton
  • Grinding apparatus for foodstuffs
    Patent number: 5927628
    Abstract: An apparatus for grinding foodstuffs includes a grinding chamber comprising a housing having fixed and driven grinding members positioned therein. The driven grinding member is mounted at one end of a drive shaft, and apparatus is provided at the opposite end of the drive shaft for positioning the drive shaft longitudinally and thereby positioning the driven grinding member relative to the fixed grinding member. The housing supports the driven grinding member and is mounted for pivotal movement about horizontal and vertical axes to vary the parallelism of the fixed grinding member relative to the driven grinding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 27, 1999
    Assignee: Dallas A. C. Horn & Co.
    Inventors: Paul G. Lima, John Mark Singleton
  • Method and apparatus for blanching nuts
    Patent number: 5361689
    Abstract: Two counter rotating rollers are provided having elastomeric exterior coatings into which ribs and grooves are formed for intermeshing to blanch nuts at a pinch point therebetween. Grooves in the lower roller hold nuts as ribs on the upper roller pass across the nuts to break skins on the nuts. The elastomeric exterior coatings have surface hardness values which measure around 30 durometer. The squeeze at the pinch point between the two rollers can be repeatably adjusted for running different sizes of nuts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Assignee: Cantrell International
    Inventors: Paul G. Lima, John M. Singleton