Patents by Inventor Sarvesh N. Gupta

Sarvesh N. Gupta 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 and apparatus for peeling produce in batch or continuous flow
    Patent number: 8435580
    Abstract: A continuous flow/batch peeling device and method of using the device comprising a tub comprising a treatment zone and holding a replaceable quantity of an electrically conductive fluid and at least one produce immersed in the fluid, a belt comprised of a nonconductive material and comprising at least one divider that exposes produce to the treatment zone, and at least one variable power supply connected to at least one set of electrodes that are fixed to a wall of the treatment zone and in electrical contact with the fluid such that when the electrodes are energized, an electrical current is produced in the fluid and the produce causing the peel to rupture from an outer layer of flesh of the produce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: The Ohio State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Sudhir Sastry, Pisit Wongsa-Ngasri, Sarvesh N. Gupta, Brian F. Heskitt
  • Method and Apparatus for Peeling Produce in Batch or Continuous Flow
    Publication number: 20080233250
    Abstract: A continuous flow/batch peeling device and method of using the device comprising a tub comprising a treatment zone and holding a replaceable quantity of an electrically conductive fluid and at least one produce immersed in the fluid, a belt comprised of a nonconductive material and comprising at least one divider that exposes produce to the treatment zone, and at least one variable power supply connected to at least one set of electrodes that are fixed to a wall of the treatment zone and in electrical contact with the fluid such that when the electrodes are energized, an electrical current is produced in the fluid and the produce causing the peel to rupture from an outer layer of flesh of the produce.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventors: Sudhir Sastry, Sarvesh N. Gupta, Brian F. Heskitt