Patents by Inventor Rafael Garibay

Rafael Garibay 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).

  • Lettuce harvesting for cup-shaped portions of heads
    Patent number: 8074365
    Abstract: Lettuce can be commercially harvested by removing the bottom portion of a head of lettuce to obtain only the top portion of the head. After the top portion of the head is obtained, a center section of the top portion of the head is removed to leave a cup-shaped portion of the head. The bottom portion of the head is removed and the center section of the top portion is removed in the field in which the head is harvested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Nash, Leon Ventura, Rafael Garibay
  • LETTUCE HARVESTING FOR CUP-SHAPED PORTIONS OF HEADS
    Publication number: 20110088364
    Abstract: Lettuce can be commercially harvested by removing the bottom portion of a head of lettuce to obtain only the top portion of the head. After the top portion of the head is obtained, a center section of the top portion of the head is removed to leave a cup-shaped portion of the head. The bottom portion of the head is removed and the center section of the top portion is removed in the field in which the head is harvested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin NASH, Leon VENTURA, Rafael GARIBAY
  • Lettuce harvesting for cup-shaped portions of heads
    Patent number: 7861415
    Abstract: Lettuce can be commercially harvested by removing the bottom portion of a head of lettuce to obtain only the top portion of the head. After the top portion of the head is obtained, a center section of the top portion of the head is removed to leave a cup-shaped portion of the head. The bottom portion of the head is removed and the center section of the top portion is removed in the field in which the head is harvested.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Nash, Leon Ventura, Rafael Garibay
  • Washing a corded lettuce head
    Patent number: 7484514
    Abstract: A produce washer includes a holder to position a single piece of produce and a nozzle disposed at a horizontal distance adjacent to the holder. When the produce is a cored lettuce head, the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder with the cored portion facing the nozzle disposed across the horizontal distance. When the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder, the nozzle directs a stream of cleansing liquid across the horizontal distance into the cored portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
    Inventors: John Y. Bryce, Rafael Garibay
  • WASHING A CORED LETTUCE HEAD
    Publication number: 20080023041
    Abstract: A produce washer includes a holder to position a single piece of produce and a nozzle disposed at a horizontal distance adjacent to the holder. When the produce is a cored lettuce head, the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder with the cored portion facing the nozzle disposed across the horizontal distance. When the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder, the nozzle directs a stream of cleansing liquid across the horizontal distance into the cored portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
    Inventors: John BRYCE, Rafael Garibay
  • Washing a cored lettuce head
    Patent number: 7278433
    Abstract: A produce washer includes a holder to position a single piece of produce and a nozzle disposed at a horizontal distance adjacent to the holder. When the produce is a cored lettuce head, the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder with the cored portion facing the nozzle disposed across the horizontal distance. When the cored lettuce head is positioned in the holder, the nozzle directs a stream of cleansing liquid across the horizontal distance into the cored portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
    Inventors: John Y. Bryce, Rafael Garibay
  • Lettuce harvesting for cup-shaped portions of heads
    Publication number: 20070214763
    Abstract: Lettuce can be commercially harvested by removing the bottom portion of a head of lettuce to obtain only the top portion of the head. After the top portion of the head is obtained, a center section of the top portion of the head is removed to leave a cup-shaped portion of the head. The bottom portion of the head is removed and the center section of the top portion is removed in the field in which the head is harvested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Applicant: Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Nash, Leon Ventura, Rafael Garibay