By Resilient Conduit Patents (Class 99/586)
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Patent number: 9307785Abstract: Wrapper leaves of a harvested produce can be removed using a leaf removal apparatus. The leaf removal apparatus includes a framework, a conveyor, a stripping roller, and a plurality of flexible members. The method of using the leaf removal apparatus includes feeding a harvested produce onto a conveyor; transporting the harvested produce on the conveyor towards a stripping roller connected to a framework of the leaf removal apparatus; and contacting the harvested produce with a plurality of flexible members connected to the framework, and the stripping roller.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: DOLE FRESH VEGETABLES, INC.Inventors: Ignacio Barajas, Maximino Corral, Edgar Enrique Valdivia Rodriguez, Gabriel Fuentes Villasenor, Manuel Maldonado Magana, Carlos Uribe Meza, Jose De Jesus Valdez, Dennis Johnny Castillo, Serafin Albarran, Stephen Jens, Richard L. Bascou, Frank E. Davis
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Publication number: 20080072772Abstract: The present invention provides an appliance for peeling certain fruits and vegetables having a fine skin, and especially garlic, without abrading or breaking the garlic clove and without beating and scratching it, thus avoiding or minimizing damage to the garlic clove, so as to avoid or reduce dispersion of the typical garlic smell and to retain aesthetics and nutritive values thereof. It is provided a garlic clove peeler comprising a housing formed with a clove receiving compartment formed with a friction wall and a complimentary peeling element formed with a peeler surface extending adjacent the friction wall; and a displacement mechanism for displacing one or both of the friction wall and the peeling element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2005Publication date: March 27, 2008Inventors: Simon Haimoff, Ofer Haimov
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Patent number: 6968778Abstract: A device for peeling the skins off of one or more cloves of garlic is disclosed. The device has a hollow, flexible and deformable body that has an opening formed in its wall through which one or more cloves of garlic can be inserted therein.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2003Date of Patent: November 29, 2005Assignee: Siliconezone USA, LLC.Inventor: Michael Karyo
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Patent number: 6463845Abstract: A preferred device for making cream-style corn includes a corn-receiving member and a blade member. The corn-receiving member incorporates a first open end and defines an interior that is configured to receive at least a portion of an ear of corn. The blade member includes a blade that is movably mounted within the interior so as to be movable between a retracted position and an extended position. In the extended position, the blade is configured to engage an ear of corn inserted into the interior of the corn-receiving member so that, as the ear of corn is rotated about its longitudinal axis, the blade tears open individual kernels of the ear of corn and allows liquid and fibrous contents of the kernels to drain into the corn-receiving member. Systems and methods also are provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2000Date of Patent: October 15, 2002Inventor: John L. Thomas
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Patent number: 5573803Abstract: Disclosed are peelers for fruits and vegetables and the like food products. The peelers are preferably tubular in shape and formed from an extruded flexible homogeneous composition. The tubular shape and its flexibility enables the inside diameter food contacting surfaces to roll towards and away from one another while compressively engaging the food between the surfaces. Compressive rolling engagement of a food product between the food contacting surfaces results in peeling away of the food product outer layers.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 1994Date of Patent: November 12, 1996Inventor: Benjamin Omessi
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Patent number: 5342640Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for peeling food such as fish, complete or not, for example sardines, herrings, anchovies, etc.; fruits such as peaches or vegetables such as tomatoes whose skin has been previously subjected to a surface treatment. The method according to the invention is characterized in that the food products are displaced inside a conduit (54) wherein circulates an air flow generated by compression or depression. Application to the food industry.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 1993Date of Patent: August 30, 1994Assignee: Protion Societe AnonymeInventors: Herve Roussel, Jean-Jacques Hermant, Lionel Dalla-Serra
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Patent number: 4550656Abstract: A vegetable peeler is provided which can be attached to a water faucet, allowing the user's hands to be freed for handling the vegetable and for the vegetable peels to be washed clear of the peeling blades through the action of water flowing out of the faucet.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 1984Date of Patent: November 5, 1985Inventor: Norbert A. Kirk
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Patent number: 4545297Abstract: An onion peeling device is created by means of which a substantial number of onions can be peeled one immediately after the other in simple and sanitary but also precise manner.An onion rest is provided, further pivot arms circularly arranged on a support plate with a clearance, where the support plate and the clearance can be guidably displaced above the onion rest and where the pivot arms are drawn toward each other by spring means and include heads pointing toward the center of the clearance, the spacing of the heads formed by stop means corresponding in the initial condition to the average onion cross-section in the area of the cut-off onion blossom, the heads being provided with slitting knives located in the plane of rotation and stripper means extending approximately tangentially to the onion cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 1984Date of Patent: October 8, 1985Inventor: Rolf Ihlow
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Patent number: 4355572Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for separating the pulp from the skin of fruit, such as tomatoes, in which each fruit is gripped and transported by mechanism along a predetermined path, a cut to the skin of the fruit is produced by cutting device adjacent the path and the pulp is urged away from the gripping and transporting apparatus at a pulp discharge position while the skin remains gripped by that apparatus to separate the pulp from the skin.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 1981Date of Patent: October 26, 1982Assignee: IMDEC S.R.L.Inventor: Jesus A. Silvestrini
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Patent number: 4023477Abstract: A dry peeler for fleshy fruit is formed as a rotating cage having an annular helical conveyor with axially extending, circumferentially spaced neoprene peeling cords 3/8 inch in diameter stretched between adjacent convolutions of the helical conveyor. A neoprene stabilizing cable is tied to the mid portions of the peeling cords, which cable can surround all cords or can be threaded to pass inside and outside of selected peeling cords for increasing the aggressiveness of the peeling action.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1975Date of Patent: May 17, 1977Assignee: FMC CorporationInventors: Katsuji Hirahara, John R. Webber, Jr.