US 12,239,157 B2
Method and apparatus for increased recovery of oil from lemons and other citrus fruits using desorption
Roger Waters, Auburndale, FL (US); Carlos Valentin Gallo, Tafi Viejo-Tucuman (AR); Santiago Manuel Sosa, Tafi Viejo-Tucuman (AR); and Victor Francisco Onchi Navarro, Davenport, FL (US)
Assigned to Brown International Corporation, LLC, Winter Haven, FL (US)
Filed by Brown International Corporation, LLC, Winter Haven, FL (US)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/560,413.
Application 16/602,548 is a division of application No. 15/731,651, filed on Jul. 12, 2017, granted, now 10,492,520.
Application 17/560,413 is a continuation of application No. 16/602,548, filed on Oct. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,206,862.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/493,950, filed on Jul. 21, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0110358 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. A23N 15/06 (2006.01); A23L 2/06 (2006.01); A23N 1/00 (2006.01); A23N 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC A23N 15/06 (2013.01) [A23L 2/06 (2013.01); A23N 1/003 (2013.01); A23N 1/02 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for extraction of oil from the peel of fruit, comprising:
a first plurality of rollers configured to penetrate oil glands in the peel of the fruit,
a first pan at least partially positioned below the first plurality of rollers, wherein the first pan is configured to hold a first mixture comprising of water and oil extracted from the peel of the fruit;
a separator for receiving the first mixture and separating oil from the first mixture, producing a second mixture of water and oil extracted from the peel of the fruit, wherein the second mixture has a lower concentration of oil than the first mixture; and
a second pan, wherein the fruit and the second mixture are transferred to the second pan for further extraction of oil from the peel of the fruit.