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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2006
Rafael Angel Lopez Alvarez, Pococi, CR;
Raul Fernandez, Weston, FL (US);
Ilya Ilyin, St. Petersburg, RU;
Jose T. Mejia, Harvey, LA (US);
Luis Guilermo Bonilla Murillo, Heredia, CR;
Elena Nunez, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Audrey Parfenov, St. Petersburg, RU;
Julio Schouwe, Pococi, CR;
Julio Vasquez, Batavia, OH (US);
James H. Wiley, Camden, SC (US);
Rafael Angel Lopez Alvarez, Pococi, CR;
Raul Fernandez, Weston, FL (US);
Ilya Ilyin, St. Petersburg, RU;
Jose T. Mejia, Harvey, LA (US);
Luis Guilermo Bonilla Murillo, Heredia, CR;
Elena Nunez, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Audrey Parfenov, St. Petersburg, RU;
Julio Schouwe, Pococi, CR;
Julio Vasquez, Batavia, OH (US);
James H. Wiley, Camden, SC (US);
Chiquita Brands, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
A device which separates banana pulp from its peel, suitable for large-scale processing, is disclosed. The device consists of upper and lower conveyor belts, a roller installed above the upper belt, and a pressure generating element (e.g., a roller or a plate) installed below the lower belt. The belts are installed so as to converge in the direction of their movement. The axes of the roller(s) is oriented between the longitudinal direction of the lower belt and its transverse direction.