Patents by Inventor Richard L. Beach

Richard L. Beach 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).

  • Apparatus for sorting fruits and vegetables
    Patent number: 4162011
    Abstract: Apparatus for sorting firm whole fruits and vegetables from those which are soft and broken by sliding or rolling the specimens to be sorted down an inclined plane to impart momentum and velocity and then dropping them on a rearwardly moving conveyer belt. The firm whole specimens will have achieved sufficient forward velocity on the inclined plane to overcome the rearward motion of the conveyer belt while the soft broken specimens will be carried rearwardly with the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 24, 1979
    Assignee: Hunt-Wesson Foods, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard L. Beach