| 序号 | 专利名 | 申请号 | 申请日 | 公开（公告）号 | 公开（公告）日 | 发明人 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING PRODUCE | US15423549 | 2017-02-02 | US20170143026A1 | 2017-05-25 | Nagendra B. Kodali |
| Systems and methods of de-stemming produce are provided. An apparatus can process an item of produce having a first portion and a second portion attached to the first portion. The apparatus can include at least one first conveyor unit that can convey the first portion of the item of produce in a first direction. The apparatus can include at least one second conveyor unit that can convey the second portion of the item of produce in a second direction that differs from the first linear direction by between zero and 90 degrees to generate a separation force between the first portion of the item of produce and the second portion of the item of produce that separates the first portion from the second portion. | ||||||
| 122 | System for eliminating residue from a flow of harvest | US14119393 | 2012-05-04 | US09579692B2 | 2017-02-28 | Daniel H. A. M. Le Nevé; Vincent Rico |
| A system for eliminating residue from a flow of harvest containing fruit, includes a motorized conveyor for feeding the flow of harvest towards an inclined surface that is arranged to allow the flow of harvest to travel over it, the surface including air passages. The system further has a blower for blowing air through the passages in order to eject residue from the flow of harvest as it is routed over the surface. | ||||||
| 123 | Apparatus for scarifying fruit using opposed knives | US13425541 | 2012-03-21 | US09578896B2 | 2017-02-28 | Theodore Hubbard; Thomas Tealdi; Kyle Imatani |
| A method and apparatus for scarifying fruit by advancing at least one pair of opposed knives contemporaneously into an article of fruit (typically a frozen cranberry or other article of frozen fruit) through at least two locations on the surface of the fruit, such that none of the knives advances so far into the fruit that its tip protrudes out from the fruit. In embodiments which scarify frozen cranberries, each of the knives typically penetrates not more than about 7 mm, or in some cases not more than about 1 mm or 2 mm into the fruit. In some embodiments, each knife has a concave distal surface (for fitting against a convex article of fruit) with a pin protruding distally (e.g., by an amount in the range from about 1 mm to about 7 mm) from the distal surface. | ||||||
| 124 | SELECTION MACHINE FOR SEPARATING FRUITS FROM FOREIGN BODIES ATTACHED TO THE FRUITS | US15230741 | 2016-08-08 | US20170050218A1 | 2017-02-23 | Andrea MINNICUCCI; Giuseppe MINNICUCCI; Roberto RIPANI |
| A selection machine for separating fruits from foreign bodies has a rigid support frame, a mobile frame connected to the fixed frame and having a longitudinal axis (A-A), a connection between the fixed frame and the mobile frame, actuation means of the mobile frame; the mobile frame has a rectangular section and upper wall and a lower wall with a plurality of holes; the mobile frame oscillating around a horizontal rotation axis (X-X) disposed transversally to the longitudinal axis (A-A); the connection being a horizontal connecting pivoting pin having a longitudinal axis that coincides with the horizontal rotation axis (X-X) of the mobile frame. | ||||||
| 125 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING PRODUCE | US15040808 | 2016-02-10 | US20170000184A1 | 2017-01-05 | Nagendra B. Kodali |
| Systems and methods of de-stemming produce are provided. An apparatus can process an item of produce having a first portion and a second portion attached to the first portion. The apparatus can include at least one first conveyor unit that can convey the first portion of the item of produce in a first direction. The apparatus can include at least one second conveyor unit that can convey the second portion of the item of produce in a second direction that differs from the first linear direction by between zero and 90 degrees to generate a separation force between the first portion of the item of produce and the second portion of the item of produce that separates the first portion from the second portion. | ||||||
| 126 | Plant trimmer | US14273250 | 2014-05-08 | US09380805B2 | 2016-07-05 | Russell Elbridge Holcomb |
| A leafy plant trimmer that is operable by a single person has a basket that is rotated in relation to a stationary sling in order to trim plants placed within the basket. The basket and the sling are housed within a trimmer body that is pivotally connected to a pivot stand. The trimmer body can be rotated between a product loading position for filling the basket and an in-use position for trimming the plants within the basket. A motor housed in the trimmer body spins the basket through a drive shaft. The motor is electrically connected to a timer such that the trimmer can be operated at designated time intervals. Trimmings are expelled from the trimmer body through a debris hole and collected below. A first receptacle attachment and a second receptacle attachment are positioned below the trimmer body and allow a receptacle to be positioned for collecting the trimmings. | ||||||
| 127 | Apparatus for separating agricultural products | US14411031 | 2013-05-23 | US09357799B2 | 2016-06-07 | Luca Benedetti |
| Apparatus for the separation of agricultural or vegetable product, with a fixed structure having two parallel horizontal side members, a plurality of cutting modules equipped with a common rotating shaft having a plurality of rotating blades in fixed position along its length, the shafts being parallel to each other and mounted above conveying elements suitable to carry the products placed thereon toward the rotating blades, a plurality of positioning ramps mounted in a position corresponding to a respective rotating blade and having a shape elongated in the direction of movement of the conveying elements and almost flattened and oriented vertically, the elongate upper edge of which is oriented downward toward the conveying elements with an inclination such that the height of the edges increases in the feeding direction of the conveying elements, so that the clusters of products placed on the conveying elements are carried toward the ramps. The respective upper edge determines the point of intersection of the respective blade with the stems of each cluster carried under the blade, so that the conveying elements include a table formed by a plurality of parallel grooves substantially orthogonal to the rotating shafts and reciprocally separated by respective raised portions. The table moves in a direction parallel to the grooves; and the ramps are arranged in positions corresponding to the respective grooves. The projection of each of the ramps with respect to one of the groove is aligned with the same groove. | ||||||
| 128 | Motorized conveyor for moving a flow of harvest from a fruit harvesting machine | US14115817 | 2012-05-04 | US09265279B2 | 2016-02-23 | Daniel H. A. M. Le Nevé; Vincent Rico |
| A motorized conveyor has a plurality of rollers spaced longitudinally, the rollers being driven in rotation to move the flow of harvest on the rollers in a longitudinal direction between upstream and downstream transverse axes, each roller having a surface of revolution comprising grooves that extend transversely and continuously over its entire length, so as to enable transverse routing of the flow of harvest while it is being conveyed. | ||||||
| 129 | Linear stalk separator with alternating oscillating movements | US12199728 | 2008-08-27 | US09247768B2 | 2016-02-02 | Roger Pellenc; Jean-Marc Gialis |
| Stalk separator for the de-stalking of small fruit picked in bunches, in particular for the de-stalking of grapes. The invention includes a conveyor belt and a de-stalking device positioned above this conveyor belt. The de-stalking device includes at least two spaced assemblies positioned opposite each other, each assembly featuring a number of stacked separator arms. The mechanical drives communicate a high frequency oscillating movement to the assemblies of stacked separator arms. | ||||||
| 130 | System and method of processing produce | US14558287 | 2014-12-02 | US09185930B2 | 2015-11-17 | Nagendra B. Kodali |
| Systems and methods of processing produce are provided. A sizing unit can convey the produce in a first direction, and can release the produce onto a receiving unit, which can convey the produce in a second direction. The receiving unit can include a trough to receive the produce subsequent to release from the sizing unit. A supplemental conveyor unit can guide the produce through at least one channel to convey the produce from the receiving unit to at least one conveyor unit, which can convey the produce into contact with at least one other conveyor unit to separate a first portion of the produce from a second portion of the produce. | ||||||
| 131 | System and method of de-stemming produce | US13758276 | 2013-02-04 | US09173431B2 | 2015-11-03 | Nagendra B. Kodali |
| Systems and methods of de-stemming produce are provided. An apparatus can process an item of produce having a first portion and a second portion attached to the first portion. The apparatus can include at least one first conveyor unit that can convey the first portion of the item of produce in a first direction. The apparatus can include at least one second conveyor unit that can convey the second portion of the item of produce in a second direction that differs from the first linear direction by between zero and 90 degrees to generate a separation force between the first portion of the item of produce and the second portion of the item of produce that separates the first portion from the second portion. | ||||||
| 132 | Plant processing system and method | US14116595 | 2012-05-11 | US09161566B2 | 2015-10-20 | Peter Ryan Hall |
| A plant processor, having: a) a rotatable drum for receiving plant matter, the rotatable drum having a plurality of slots; b) a rotatable cutting reel positioned below the rotatable drum, the cutting reel rotatable in the opposite direction of the drum; c) a cutting knife horizontally positioned below the top of the reel; the cutting knife maintained in position by one or more magnets, the cutting knife slidable along a slot in a frame of the processor by a rod extending above the knife; and d) a motor to rotate a shaft secured to the reel, the shaft having a groove to frictionally engage a ring, the ring supporting the drum, whereby rotation of the reel rotates the drum in the opposite direction. | ||||||
| 133 | SORTING TABLE WITH SORTER ROLLS FOR ELIMINATION OF FOREIGN MATTER REMAINING MIXED IN A HARVEST OF SMALL FRUIT | US14588692 | 2015-01-02 | US20150183002A1 | 2015-07-02 | Roger PELLENC; Jean-Marc GIALIS |
| Sorting table with sorter rolls eliminates foreign matter remaining mixed in with the products of the harvest of small fruit. The sorting table features a sorting system constituted by a succession of rotating rolls of cylindrical shape arranged in parallel so as to form a mobile sorting plane, and a locomotion device, allowing the rotating drive of the rolls in the same direction, so as to allow transporting the grapes dumped on the upstream part of this sorting plane, in a direction that is perpendicular to the axis of the rotating cylindrical rolls and over the entire length of the sorting plane. The rotating cylindrical rolls allow the passage and drop-off of only the small fruit to be sorted, whereas the foreign matter of a size larger than that of the latter remains on the surface of the mobile sorting plane and is evacuated at the downstream end. | ||||||
| 134 | Plant Trimmer | US14273250 | 2014-05-08 | US20140331837A1 | 2014-11-13 | Russell Elbridge Holcomb |
| A leafy plant trimmer that is operable by a single person has a basket that is rotated in relation to a stationary sling in order to trim plants placed within the basket. The basket and the sling are housed within a trimmer body that is pivotally connected to a pivot stand. The trimmer body can be rotated between a product loading position for filling the basket and an in-use position for trimming the plants within the basket. A motor housed in the trimmer body spins the basket through a drive shaft. The motor is electrically connected to a timer such that the trimmer can be operated at designated time intervals. Trimmings are expelled from the trimmer body through a debris hole and collected below. A first receptacle attachment and a second receptacle attachment are positioned below the trimmer body and allow a receptacle to be positioned for collecting the trimmings. | ||||||
| 135 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DE-STEMMING PRODUCE AND PREPARING PRODUCE FOR DE-STEMMING | US14206380 | 2014-03-12 | US20140272054A1 | 2014-09-18 | Nagendra B. Kodali |
| Systems and methods of at least partially de-stemming produce are provided. A de-stemming apparatus can include a plurality of roller pairs defining a longitudinal gap between individual rollers of the roller pairs. The roller pairs can to rotate to pass the produce through the longitudinal gap and apply a compression force to the produce. The de-stemming apparatus can include drum assembly having at least one of a shaft and a drum. At least one of the shaft and the drum can include protrusions to apply a blunt force to the produce to at least partially separate a first portion of the produce from a second portion of the produce. | ||||||
| 136 | SLICER | US14166684 | 2014-01-28 | US20140208963A1 | 2014-07-31 | Jennifer K. Cotter |
| A strawberry huller includes a blade that is attached to a housing, with a plunger configured to rotate the blade with respect to the housing. After the blade is inserted into the strawberry the plunger is pressed, causing the blade to rotate about the stem. The rotation of the blade produces a circular cut around the stem for ideal separation of the hull. | ||||||
| 137 | Potato Piercing Apparatus | US13916034 | 2013-06-12 | US20140102278A1 | 2014-04-17 | Steven P. Hoffman |
| A potato piercer having a top assembly with a handle. The top assembly includes a first plate having a bottom surface and a plurality of piercing stakes secured to the bottom surface. The potato piercer further includes a bottom assembly having a second plate and a plurality of piercing stakes secured to the top surface of the second plate. The potato piercer has a housing sized and configured to receive a potato for piercing. The housing has a roof with a plurality of apertures for receiving the top assembly stakes, a floor with a plurality of apertures for receiving the bottom assembly stakes, and a cavity for receiving the potato. There is an actuator assembly operatively coupled to the top and bottom assemblies, whereby a force applied to the handle causes the actuator assembly to translate the potato piercer from a non-piercing configuration to a piercing configuration. | ||||||
| 138 | System for removing debris from a harvested tree crop product | US13199244 | 2011-08-24 | US08683918B1 | 2014-04-01 | Rick Witham; Ed Witham, Jr. |
| A system for removing debris from tree crop product utilizes a plurality of screening and transport rollers which have disk-shaped members having projections that are curved and extend rearwardly in a direction opposed to the direction of rotation of the rollers, at least a portion of the projections of adjacent rollers overlapping to form voids. | ||||||
| 139 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED DESTEMMING | US13229169 | 2011-09-09 | US20130064950A1 | 2013-03-14 | JOSEPH A. RANDAZZO |
| A destemmer system may be shown. The destemmer system may have a cleated conveyor belt with a first end and a second end. An orientator system may be above the first end of the cleated conveyor belt. The orientator may have means for placing at least one stemmed object onto the cleated conveyor belt. A vision system may be between the first end and the second end of the cleated conveyor belt. A positioning system may be between the vision system and the second end of the cleated conveyor belt. A destemmer may be at the second end of the cleated conveyor belt. | ||||||
| 140 | Separator device and cleaning system for a stream harvested by a fruit harvesting machine | US12452974 | 2008-07-25 | US08123598B2 | 2012-02-28 | Jean-Paul Berthet |
| A device for separating a harvested crop stream, the device being mounted in a fruit harvesting machine. The separator device includes longitudinal separator members (2) and a conveyor belt (3), which is driven in a longitudinal direction between an upstream roller (4) and a downstream roller (5). The separator members (2) are fastened, behind the upstream roller (4), by fixing the members to the frame (1) and, in front of the upstream roller, by a rotary member (12) mounted on the frame (1). The rotary member includes paddles (13), which are adapted to hold the separator members (2) in position during rotation of the member. The invention also relates to a cleaning system including this kind of separator device and a harvesting machine including this kind of cleaning system. | ||||||
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