| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 460123000 | FRUIT OR VEGETABLE PROCESSING APPARATUS | 13 |
| 20090104953 | Conveying and Separating Device for Root Crop and a Method for Operating the Device - A conveying and separating device for root crop has a separating stretch with at least two rotatingly driven separating rollers, wherein the separating stretch receives a harvested material of root crop and admixed parts and wherein the at least two separating rollers transport on a topside of the separating stretch primarily the root crop while the admixed parts are removed in a screening phase through a screening gap between the at least two separating rollers. By a direct forced cleaning action, the at least two separating rollers are kept free at least of admixed parts that can adhere to the at least two separating rollers. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20140087794 | Plant Processing System and Method - 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. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140274238 | System and Method for Harvesting and Processing Sugar-Containing Crops in the Field - A mobile field harvesting process for harvesting and further processing sugar-containing crops, such as sweet sorghum, includes cutting the crop, chopping the crop, and reducing the crop to the crop's separated juice and solids in the field. Separation is carried out using a chopper and a juicer. The juicer may be a screw press. The juice may be stored and fermented on the farm, followed by distillation by a mobile distillation process to separate the alcohol from the stillage. | 09-18-2014 |
| 460125000 | Declustering | 1 |
| 20100029351 | Apparatus For The Separation Of Vegetable Products - An apparatus for separating objects, such as cherries, that are joined together by removable links, includes a collecting vessel having a water inlet and into which the objects are conveyed by means separate from the water inlet. One or more conduits extend downstream from the collecting vessel and have respective inflow mouths situated downstream of the collecting vessel. Water pumps within the conduits cause liquid to whirl about with the products taken in therewith, and pump them into the respective outflow mouths so as to eject them. The collecting vessel is a tank whose wall facing the inflow mouths has an upper edge adapted to perform as a horizontal spillway. The upper edge is situated higher than the inflow mouths, and a chute between the upper edge and the inflow mouths causes the liquid and the objects to converge towards the inflow mouths. Preferably, water ejected from the conduits is recovered and recycled. | 02-04-2010 |
| 460126000 | Including picking or plucking (peanuts, hops or similar material) | 1 |
| 20120083321 | Secondary Picking Device for a Hops Picking Machine, and Hops Picking Machine Equipped Therewith - A secondary picking device for a hops picking machine comprises a cone picking device and a tine strip device which interact in such a way that the sections thereof facing each other are moved in a same direction while defining between them a picking range through which the vine parts are passed in order to pick hop cones. The picking range has a curved shape, and at least one combing cylinder is present which is arranged downstream from the picking range in the direction of movement of the vine parts. At least one combing cylinder interacts with the cone picking device and rotates opposite to the direction of movement of the associated section of the cone picking device in order to strip off vine parts. | 04-05-2012 |
| 460134000 | Stripper or stemmer | 7 |
| 20090191928 | APPARATUS FOR DESTEMMING AND VEGETATIVE SHREDDING - A vegetative shredder and destemming apparatus that includes a shredding drum having a interior volume into which a harvested plant crop may be placed for processing. The drum includes a substantially cylindrical side with a plurality of openings and at least one brush roller disposed proximate the cylindrical side. A motor rotates the shredding drum and the brush rollers simultaneously. The apparatus employs centrifugal force to urge portions of the plant material into engagement with the drum's cylindrical side and the openings therethrough so as to allow bring the brush rollers to mechanically shred and destem the plant material. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20110306394 | Cleaning system for a crop flow - The invention relates to a system for cleaning a flow of harvested crop, said system including a suction device between an inlet ( | 12-15-2011 |
| 460136000 | With cutter encompassing stalk | 1 |
| 20110053670 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE REMOVAL OF A PART OF A CROP - Device and method for the separation of a part of a crop. The crop part is gripped with the use of a construction including the separation elements, such as cutting blades. The gripping of the crop part is performed with the use of two rollers between which the crop part is received. The crop part is subsequently gripped between the rollers and this construction moves along the crop part to an optimal position for the separation of the crop part from the rest of the crop. | 03-03-2011 |
| 460137000 | With stationary cutter | 2 |
| 20090264170 | Device and Method for Stripping Leaves from Herbs and Plants - The present invention provides a device and method for stripping leaves from the stems of herbs and plants and a method of stripping leaves using the device. The device includes a container that supports a lower plate carrying a number of closely spaced flexible tines. An upper plate is pivotally attached to the lower plate and is movable toward and away from the tines. A scalper blade, that is attached to the upper plate at an angle, moves with the upper plate such that when the upper plate engages the tines the scalper blade is spaced below the tines, and when the upper plate is spaced above the tines the scalper blade is adjacent the tines. The method of stripping leaves from the stems of plants with the device is practiced by pivoting the upper plate away from the tines and placing the plants so that the leaves are on one side of the tines, and the stems extend between the tines. The upper plate is then pivoted back so it engages the tines and the stems are pulled back away from the tines, thus lodging the leaves between the tines and stripping them from the stems. The upper plate is then raised which causes the scalper blade to move up and dislodge the stripped leaves that then fall into the container. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20160374386 | Systems and Methods for Medicinal Cannabis Harvesting - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for | 12-29-2016 |
| 460140000 | With roller | 2 |
| 20120329536 | APPARATUS FOR STRIPPING AND SORTING LEAVES FROM AGRICULTURAL CROPS - An apparatus for stripping and sorting leaves from stalks of agricultural crops. The apparatus includes a base frame having a first longitudinal member, said first longitudinal member having a first end and a second end, and a second longitudinal member in a parallel spaced-relationship with said first longitudinal member, a plurality of cross members arranged perpendicularly along at least said first longitudinal member, each of said plurality of cross members having a lower stripping member for receiving the stalk of an agricultural crop, a plurality of upper stripping members, each upper stripping member positionable to cooperate with a corresponding lower stripping member to substantially encircle the stalk and means for engaging and conveying the stalk along the apparatus in a direction from said first end to said second end of said first longitudinal member. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20140200058 | LEAF REMOVAL APPARATUS - A leaf removal apparatus for removing one or more wrapper leaves of a harvested produce is provided. The leaf removal apparatus includes a framework, a conveyor, a stripping roller, and a plurality of flexible members. The conveyor is configured to transport the harvested produce in a forward direction to the stripping roller. The stripping roller is connected to the framework and rotates in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the conveyor. The stripping roller applies a friction force on the harvested produce. The plurality of flexible members are connected to the framework and are configured to loosen or remove one or more wrapper leaves of the harvested produce and prolong the duration of contact between the harvested produce and the stripping roller. The flexible members may also cause the harvested produce to rotate, helping to remove one or more wrapper leaves. The friction force applied by the stripping roller removes one or more wrapper leaves of the harvested produce. | 07-17-2014 |
| 460143000 | Blower assisted | 1 |
| 20140221060 | Method and System for Eliminating Residue From a Flow of Harvest - A method and system for eliminating residue from a flow of harvest containing fruit, includes feeding with the flow of harvest an inclined surface that is arranged to allow said flow of harvest to travel over it, said surface including air passages, and blowing air through said passages in order to eject residue from the flow of harvest as it is routed over said surface. | 08-07-2014 |
