# US 11,297,970 B2 · Systems, devices and methods for generating fruit juice

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- Number: US 11,297,970 B2
- Document ID: US11297970B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/329,967
- Filed: 2017-09-01
- Published: 2019-07-04
- Granted: 2022-04-12
- Earliest claimed: 2016-09-01
- Applicants: Rabei Ibrahim; Salim Nimre
- Inventors: Rabei Ibrahim; Salim Nimre
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11297970B2

## CPC

- A47J 19/02: Citrus fruit squeezers; Other fruit juice extracting devices
- A23N 1/003: {especially for citrus fruits}
- A47J 19/023: {including a pressing cone or reamer}
- A23N 1/02: combined with disintegrating or cutting
- A47J: KITCHEN EQUIPMENT; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; APPARATUS FOR MAKING BEVERAGES
- A23N: MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLES OR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING- STUFFS (machines for cutting straw or fodder A01F29/00; disintegrating, e.g. shredding, B02C; severing, e.g. cutting, splitting, slicing B26B, B26D)

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a novel citrus juicer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A citrus juicer comprising:
a) a citrus container;
b) a waste vessel;
c) at least one cooling unit coupled with said citrus container and said waste vessel;
d) a citrus transportation system for delivering a citrus fruit from said citrus container to a juicing point, said transportation system comprising at least one of:
a conveyance unit,
a stoppage unit,
a pushing unit, and
a citrus fruit rotation mechanism;
e) at least one scanning unit;
f) a digger comprising:
a hollow cylindrical body having at least one opening and a tip,
a drilling head disposed at the tip of the hollow cylindrical body, and
a grinding/cutting mechanism;
g) a computing system comprising a processor and a memory, adapted to receive data from said scanning unit, and further adapted for analyzing said data and instructing said digger and said grinding/cutting mechanism how to move within the citrus fruit; and
h) a pump coupled to said digger; and
i) a self-cleaning system comprising:
a water source; and
at least one sprinkler and/or vapor cleaning unit,
wherein: (i) said hollow cylindrical body comprises two separate independent chambers, each having an opening, and said citrus juicer further comprises an intermediate juice collection chamber, which is coupled to said pump; or (ii) said hollow cylindrical body comprises only a single chamber having an opening, and
wherein each opening of said chambers comprises a strainer.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The citrus juicer of claim 1, wherein said waste vessel is split into two containers—one for liquid and another for solid waste.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The citrus juicer of claim 1, comprising two scanning units, one for scanning one side of the fruit, and another for scanning another side.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The citrus juicer of claim 1 further comprising a fruit and vegetable juicer unit.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The citrus juicer of claim 1, wherein said hollow cylindered body comprises two separate independent chambers, each having an opening, each opening of said independent chambers comprises a strainer having different sieve sizes.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The citrus juicer of claim 5 further comprising a strainer clearing unit.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The citrus juicer of claim 1 further comprising a power source.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The citrus juicer of claim 1, wherein said water source is an integral water container.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The citrus juicer of claim 1, wherein said citrus juicer is modular, thus enabling parts replacement for repair or modifications of the citrus juicer.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The citrus juicer of claim 1, wherein said memory is communicatively coupled to the processor and includes computer-readable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the computing system to execute the instructions adapted to manage and monitor components of said juicer.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The citrus juicer of claim 1, further comprising self-monitoring sensors.

### Claim 12

A digger unit for drilling into a citrus fruit having a flesh and a peel and creating a juice therein, comprising:
a hollow cylindrical body having a proximal and distal end;
at least one opening disposed at the proximal end of said hollow cylindrical body;
a drilling head located at a tip of the proximal end of said hollow cylindrical body; and
a grinding/cutting mechanism for prying the flesh away from the peel,
wherein said grinding/cutting mechanism is secured alongside of said hollow cylindered body, and upon drilling and entering into the citrus fruit said grinding/cutting mechanism spreads out to inner walls of said citrus fruit and as the digger spins, the flesh is prying away from the peel while generating the juice within the fruit, which can then be drawn out via said hollow cylindered body, and
wherein: (i) said hollow cylindrical body comprises two separate independent chambers, each having an opening, and said citrus juicer further comprises an intermediate juice collection chamber, which is coupled to said pump; or (ii) said hollow cylindrical body comprises only a single chamber having an opening, and
wherein each opening of said chambers comprises a strainer.