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(12) Patent Application: | (11) CA 2460408 |
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(54) English Title: | JUICE EXTRACTOR |
(54) French Title: | PRESSE-AGRUMES |
Status: | Deemed Abandoned and Beyond the Period of Reinstatement - Pending Response to Notice of Disregarded Communication |
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): |
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(72) Inventors : |
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(73) Owners : |
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(71) Applicants : |
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(74) Agent: | MACRAE & CO. |
(74) Associate agent: | |
(45) Issued: | |
(86) PCT Filing Date: | 2001-09-14 |
(87) Open to Public Inspection: | 2003-03-27 |
Examination requested: | 2004-03-12 |
Availability of licence: | N/A |
Dedicated to the Public: | N/A |
(25) Language of filing: | English |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): | Yes |
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(86) PCT Filing Number: | PCT/US2001/028770 |
(87) International Publication Number: | US2001028770 |
(85) National Entry: | 2004-03-12 |
(30) Application Priority Data: | None |
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An extractor for separating the juice and juice sacs from a citrus fruit that
includes a lower cup (16) for supporting a single piece of citrus fruit and an
upper cup (14) disposed vertically above the lower cup with the upper and
lower cups moveable relative to each other in a vertical direction so as to
cooperate to squeeze the piece of citrus fruit placed therebetween. An upper
cutter (30) is provided for cutting a plug in the citrus to permit the
separation of the peel from the juice and the juice sacs, while a lower cutter
(24) is provided for cutting the plug to allow the juice and juice sacs to
exit therethrough when the fruit is squeezed between the upper and lower cups.
A strainer tube (26) is vertically oriented beneath the lower cup and lower
cutter, with the strainer tube having a plurality of circumferential slots
(38) along its working length (36). A plunger tube is slidingly received
within the strainer tube for forcing the juice and juice sacs outwardly
through the slots and the strainer tube into a separate reservoir. The slots
in the strainer tube may be of equal width and evenly spaced apart or of
varying widths. In any event, the slots are preferably between about 0.5 and
about 3 millimeters in width.
Cette invention concerne un presse-agrumes conçu pour séparer le jus et la pulpe d'un agrume, comprenant une coupelle inférieure (16) recevant un fruit entier et une coupelle supérieure (14) disposée à la verticale de la coupelle inférieure, les deux coupelles pouvant se déplacer l'une par rapport à l'autre selon une direction verticale de manière à presser le fruit placé entre elles. On trouve un couteau supérieur (30) servant à découper un bouchon dans le fruit, ce qui permet de séparer la peau d'une part, le jus et la pulpe d'autre part, et un couteau inférieur (24) qui tranche ledit bouchon et permet au jus et à la pulpe de s'échapper lorsque le fruit est comprimé entre les coupelles supérieure et inférieure. Sous la coupelle inférieure et le couteau inférieur se trouve un tube tamis (26) disposé verticalement qui présente à sa périphérie une pluralité de fentes (38) sur sa longueur effective (36). Un tube plongeur vient coulisser dans le tube tamis et en chasse à force le jus et la pulpe par les encoches dans un réservoir distinct. Les encoches du tube tamis peuvent être équidistantes et de largeur égale ou variable, largeur comprise dans tous les cas de préférence entre 0,5 et 3 mm environ.
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Description | Date |
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Application Not Reinstated by Deadline | 2008-09-15 |
Time Limit for Reversal Expired | 2008-09-15 |
Deemed Abandoned - Failure to Respond to Maintenance Fee Notice | 2007-09-14 |
Inactive: Abandoned - No reply to s.30(2) Rules requisition | 2007-08-08 |
Inactive: S.30(2) Rules - Examiner requisition | 2007-02-08 |
Inactive: IPC from MCD | 2006-03-12 |
Letter Sent | 2004-08-25 |
Inactive: Single transfer | 2004-07-16 |
Inactive: Cover page published | 2004-05-11 |
Inactive: Courtesy letter - Evidence | 2004-05-07 |
Letter Sent | 2004-05-07 |
Inactive: Acknowledgment of national entry - RFE | 2004-05-07 |
Application Received - PCT | 2004-04-14 |
National Entry Requirements Determined Compliant | 2004-03-12 |
Request for Examination Requirements Determined Compliant | 2004-03-12 |
All Requirements for Examination Determined Compliant | 2004-03-12 |
Application Published (Open to Public Inspection) | 2003-03-27 |
Abandonment Date | Reason | Reinstatement Date |
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2007-09-14 |
The last payment was received on 2006-08-22
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Fee Type | Anniversary Year | Due Date | Paid Date |
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Request for examination - standard | 2004-03-12 | ||
MF (application, 2nd anniv.) - standard | 02 | 2003-09-15 | 2004-03-12 |
Basic national fee - standard | 2004-03-12 | ||
MF (application, 3rd anniv.) - standard | 03 | 2004-09-14 | 2004-06-08 |
Registration of a document | 2004-07-16 | ||
MF (application, 4th anniv.) - standard | 04 | 2005-09-14 | 2005-08-19 |
MF (application, 5th anniv.) - standard | 05 | 2006-09-14 | 2006-08-22 |
Note: Records showing the ownership history in alphabetical order.
Current Owners on Record |
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TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC. |
Past Owners on Record |
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DAVID S. LINEBACK |
HAROLD POLLACK |
JEFFREY L. KORENGEL |
KEVIN E. EVANS |