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US 4,537,122 AGranted
Skin removal apparatus for almonds
AssigneeProctor & Schwartz, Inc.
InventorKurudamannil A. George
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a fluid bed process for the removal of skins from edible nuts.
Claims10
Apparatus for removing skins from edible nuts comprising
- means for presoaking said nuts in a liquid to loosen the skins;
- means for washing the soaked nuts to remove a majority of said skins from the nuts, said nuts after washing having remaining skins;
- means for predrying said nuts in an amount effective to remove superficial water from the nuts;
- a housing;
- a foraminous support within said housing;
- means to form a bed of said predried nuts on said support;
- means to fluidize said bed with air;
- and
- means to separate the skins entrained in the air from such air.
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Apparatus for removing skins from edible nuts comprising soaking means for soaking the nuts in a liquid to loosen the skins;
- washing means for washing the soaked nuts to remove a majority of said skins from the nuts, said nuts after washing containing remaining skins;
- fluidization means for forming a bed of said washed nuts and passing an upward stream of fluidizing air through said bed at a velocity sufficient to fluidize said bed and to substantially completely separate the remaining skins from said nuts;
- said nuts during fluidization having sufficient moisture to permit skin removal;
- said skins being entrained in said fluidizing medium after skin removal;
- further including means to separate said skins from the fluidizing medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.