ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,378, issued on May 27, was assigned to JBT Marel Corp. (Chicago).
"Produce processing dosing system" was invented by Jonathan M. Stokes (Clovis, Calif.) and Curtis L. Schulz (Highland, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system (10) for treating produce includes an application system (12) for applying a treatment liquid to the produce. A piston pump (20) is connected in liquid flow receiving communication with a source of treatment liquid (16), and also is connected in liquid flow expelling communication with an application line (18) leading to the application system. A control system (22) controls the operation of the piston pum...