Patents by Inventor Vernon Hawks

Vernon Hawks 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 for post-harvest processing of the green cicer bean
    Patent number: 7449206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for processing podded vegetables including green Cicer beans. Green Cicer beans are commonly referred to as chickpeas and come in two varieties, Desi-type and Kabuli-type. The Kabuli-type of chickpeas are commonly referred to as garbanzo beans. Until the present invention, there was no commercial method or apparatus for post-harvest processing of green Cicer beans. The present invention can relate not only to post-harvest processing of green Cicer beans but any podded produce where there is a need to separate unwanted material from the green produce. Apparatuses and methods of the present invention permit secondary processing of podded vegetables to increase overall grower yield. Additionally, methods according to the present invention, show desired dwell times and blanching temperatures for the deactivation of enzymes that can damage green produce or render it unsaleable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: TD Moser Farms, L.L.C.
    Inventors: T. Douglas Moser, Foster C. Cronyn, Vernon Hawks
  • Method, apparatus and system for post-harvest processing of the green Cicer bean
    Publication number: 20050106298
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for processing podded vegetables including green Cicer beans. Green Cicer beans are commonly referred to as chickpeas and come in two varieties, Desi-type and Kabuli-type. The Kabuli-type of chickpeas are commonly referred to as garbanzo beans. Until the present invention, there was no commercial method or apparatus for post-harvest processing of green Cicer beans. The present invention can relate not only to post-harvest processing of green Cicer beans but any podded produce where there is a need to separate unwanted material from the green produce. Apparatuses and methods of the present invention permit secondary processing of podded vegetables to increase overall grower yield. Additionally, methods according to the present invention, disclose desired dwell times and blanching temperatures for the deactivation of enzymes that can damage green produce or render it unsaleable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: T. Moser, Shane Moser, Foster Cronyn, Vernon Hawks