Compact washing flume system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8646470
APP PUB NO 20090032072A1
SERIAL NO

11831082

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The present invention discloses a washer for washing produce such as potatoes. In one aspect, a debris removal section removes debris, such as rocks, and a sloped serpentine flume is used to gravity feed the produce through a serpentine flow path to remove the surface dirt and loosen any embedded dirt. The produce can be optionally routed to a spray washer to remove embedded dirt.

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  • FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bajema, Rick Wendell Plano, US 10 176
Johnson, Keith Robert Blackdown, GB 5 33

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