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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2007
Garland Mathews, Haines City, FL (US);
Michael L. Suter, Lakeland, FL (US);
Mark R. Jackson, Auburndale, FL (US);
Kevin G. Socha, Tampa, FL (US);
Jose D. Milla, Lakeland, FL (US);
Gregory W. Schrader, Lakeland, FL (US);
Garland Mathews, Haines City, FL (US);
Michael L. Suter, Lakeland, FL (US);
Mark R. Jackson, Auburndale, FL (US);
Kevin G. Socha, Tampa, FL (US);
Jose D. Milla, Lakeland, FL (US);
Gregory W. Schrader, Lakeland, FL (US);
John Bean Technologies Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A citrus juice apparatus may include at least one citrus juice processing device. The at least one juice processing device may include at least one juice output having a flow of juice therethrough. The at least one juice processing device upon a malfunction may cause an undesired material release along with the flow of juice into the at least one juice output. An undesired material release detector may be coupled to the at least one juice output for detecting the undesired material release. The detector may operate based upon magnetic proximity sensing of a moving filter plate within a housing of the detector. Alternatively, the detector may operate using a filter plate, and based upon pressure.