Vincent Rodriguez

US Patent:

45045054, Mar 12, 1985

Filed:

Sep 26, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/535938

Inventors:

Vincent L. Rodriguez - San Marino CA
Rudolph R. Rodriguez - Covina CA

International Classification:

A23N 500
B03C 100

US Classification:

426482

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for magnetic removal of nutshells from nutmeats is set forth wherein whole nuts are supplied to a glue applicator where they are covered with a water soluble glue. The covered nuts are sent to a normalizer which tumbles and conveys the nut and dissolves the binder to a substantially uniform, optimally thick coating. From the normalizer, the binder nuts are fed into a dusting drum which dusts iron filings, onto the coating and the nutshell. The coated nuts leaving the dusting drum are conveyed to a cracker which cracks the nutshells to separate the nutmeats therefrom. Cracked nutshells and nutmeats leaving the cracker is sent to a magnetic separator. To separate the coated nutshells from the nutmeat, the aggregate is conveyed past a magnetized roller, the shells being pulled from the aggregate by the roller and deposited onto a conveyor which transports the shells for collection or reprocessing. The separated shells may be sent without additional processing to be re-cracked to release more nutmeat, the aggregate being passed through a separator to remove the shells therefrom leaving behind the nutmeats.

US Patent:

20200155219, May 21, 2020

Filed:

Nov 16, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/194055

Inventors:

- Rancho Santa Margarita CA, US
Ryan Pope - Rancho Santa Margarita CA, US
Vincent Rodriguez - Rancho Santa Margarita CA, US
Devon Augustus - Rancho Santa Margarita CA, US
Duy Nguyen - Rancho Santa Margarita CA, US
Patrick Elliott - Rancho Santa Margarita CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 18/12
A61B 18/14

Abstract:

An electrosurgical system is provided and includes a bipolar electrosurgical instrument and an electrosurgical generator. The bipolar electrosurgical instrument is arranged to seal and cut tissue captured between jaws of the instrument. The jaws include particularly positioned, shaped and/or oriented electrodes to perform the sealing of tissue. The electrosurgical generator is arranged to supply RF energy through the instrument, monitor the supplied RF energy and adjust or terminate the supplied RF energy to optimally seal the tissue.

US Patent:

20200155220, May 21, 2020

Filed:

Nov 5, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/674965

Inventors:

- Rancho Santa Margarita CA, US
Kevin Siazon - Rancho Santa Margarita CA, US
Duy Nguyen - Rancho Santa Margarita CA, US
Vincent Rodriguez - Rancho Santa Margarita CA, US
Molly Marbut - Rancho Santa Margarita CA, US

International Classification:

A61B 18/12
A61B 34/00

Abstract:

An electrosurgical system is provided and includes a bipolar electrosurgical instrument and an electrosurgical generator. The bipolar electrosurgical instrument is arranged to seal and cut tissue captured between jaws of the bipolar electrosurgical instrument. The electrosurgical generator is arranged to supply RF energy through the bipolar electrosurgical instrument, monitor the supplied RF energy, and adjust or terminate the supplied RF energy to optimally seal the tissue.