Stephen W Cross

US Patent:

47006200, Oct 20, 1987

Filed:

Feb 10, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/827581

Inventors:

Stephen D. Cross - Lakeland FL

Assignee:

FMC Corporation - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A23N 102
B30B 902

US Classification:

99510

Abstract:

Disclosed is a citrus fruit extractor of the type wherein a whole fruit is positioned in one of opposed interfitting cup halves which are provided with means for cutting the skin or rind at diametrically opposed areas. Concurrent movement of one or both cups toward each other compresses the fruit and produces the diametrically opposed cuts. Cutting and compressing ruptures the juice sacks and the juice flows through one of the cut areas of the skin, through a screen and to a collecting trough. In its path to the trough, the juice makes little or no contact with the freshly cut surfaces of the skin.

US Patent:

43928030, Jul 12, 1983

Filed:

Jun 18, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/274987

Inventors:

Stephen D. Cross - Lakeland FL
Elmer F. Frost - Lakeland FL
David N. Anderson - Lakeland FL

Assignee:

FMC Corporation - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B28B 500

US Classification:

425126S

Abstract:

An apparatus for extracting several frozen confections from the mold cups of the mold member of a freezing apparatus and for conveying the frozen confections away from the freezing apparatus while rotating each confection 90. degree. and separating the confections to wider intervals. Such extractor-conveyor includes a plurality of extractor bar assemblies and an endless conveyor for moving the extractor bar assemblies from an extraction station to an ejection station. Each extractor bar assembly includes a plurality of gripper units that are initially arranged at relatively close intervals along the length of the extractor bar assembly that are each aligned with their direction of travel. The gripper units are connected by links and are mounted within a transverse channel so they may be rotated and separated as they are conveyed by a camming rail that is positioned to engage a cam follower roller attached to an end gripper unit.