US Patent 7861648 Device for separating banana pulp from its peel

Patent 7861648 was granted and assigned to Chiquita Brands International on January, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Chiquita Brands International

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7861648

Date of Patent

January 4, 2011

Patent Application Number

11464357

Date Filed

August 14, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Anthony Weier

Patent abstract

A large scale processing method for separating banana pulp from its peel is shown. In this method bananas are separated into two parts (generally in a transverse direction), each part having a tip end and a cut end. A compression force is applied to those banana parts such that the force increases from the tip end to the cut end. A device which implements that process, comprising a cutting device, a means for feeding bananas into the cutting device, and two processing conveyor devices (to apply the compression force to the banana parts), is also shown.