The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2000
Sherman Howell Creed, Fresno, CA (US);
Rey A. Elizondo, Fresno, CA (US);
Robert Leland Frenkel, Fresno, CA (US);
Lloyd F. Hay, Oakdale, CA (US);
Westley W. Walter, Madera, CA (US);
FMC Technologies, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A tomato peel material pH level adjustment system ( ) including a plurality of peel material receiving tanks ( ), pumps ( ), acid injection devices ( ), mixing devices ( ) and mixing conduits ( ) extending to a system output such as storage holding tank or process equipment ( ). A plurality of pH sensors ( ) sense the pH level of the tomato peel material and acid mixture in the receiving tanks ( ) and in the mixing conduits ( ) and a controller (PC) responsive to pH level sensing signals causes acid injection into the peel material ( ) while in the receiving tanks ( ) and/or while in the mixing conduits ( ). Base material optionally also can be added to the mixing conduits ( ) to correct pH level overshoots. Rather than adding acid or a base, the tomato peel material ( ) can be diverted back from the mixing conduits ( ) to the receiving tanks ( ). The system ( ) preferably includes a plurality of replicated batch processing units or modules, which are supplied continuously from a tomato peel material supply source ( ) and drawn down to the holding tank ( ).