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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7173708 | Method and apparatus for detecting damage in plant products A method and apparatus of sorting plant products based on damage to the plant products is disclosed. A beam emitter emits an illumination light toward the outer surface of a plant product. A beam detector detects substantially a single wavelength of a reflected ligh... | 02/06/2007 |
| 6600829 | Computer process for controlling a system for sorting objects by surface characteristics The computer process controls operation of a system which sorts objects by surface characteristics. The system includes a multi-rail conveyor, an imaging unit for each rail of the conveyor and a computer including a user interface. Each imaging unit inclu... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6205900 | Automatic sectionizer An automatic food product cutting apparatus is provided that employs a continuously rotating table arranged with multiple cutter cups, each cup being aligned with a plunger that rotates with the table. The plungers are driven to force fruit through the cu... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6153253 | Method for selectively controlling the amount of wax applied to fruit Application of wax to fruit in a conveyor system is controlled to optimize the protective and cosmetic effects of the wax application and to efficiently utilize the wax notwithstanding variations in size, texture, nature or number of the fruit, the type(s... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6023852 | Drying apparatus for coated objects A drying apparatus is provided for drying objects such as citrus fruit that has been coated with an aqueous coating such as wax. The apparatus includes a housing that is divided into four distinct zones, two each above and below a conveyor for conveying f... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5996482 | Specification A high speed, high volume fruit sectionizer is comprised of a pair of suction cup conveyors onto which fruit is loaded. The fruit is coupled by means of suction attachment to a first conveyor and carried to a position wherein the opposing side of the frui... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5904236 | Optoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the same Fruit or other objects placed on the conveyor and spun by the conveyor are properly oriented on the conveyor by the method and apparatus of the invention by ejecting one or more adjacent touching objects or ejecting objects which form stacked triplets. An... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5865291 | Optoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the same Fruit or other objects placed on the conveyor and spun by the conveyor are properly oriented on the conveyor by the method and apparatus of the invention by ejecting one or more adjacent touching objects or ejecting objects which form stacked triplets. An... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5845002 | Method and apparatus for detecting surface features of translucent objects The topographic surface features of a translucent object, such as a citrus fruit with a peel, are scanned and evaluated to permit the classification thereof according to its surface features. In the case of citrus fruit, the coarseness or pebbliness, puff... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5787801 | Apparatus and method for coring and sectionizing fruit A high speed, high volume fruit sectionizer is comprised of a pair of suction cup conveyors onto which fruit is loaded. The fruit is coupled by means of suction attachment to a first conveyor and carried to a position wherein the opposing side of the frui... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5651446 | Optoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the same Fruit or other objects placed on the conveyor and spun by the conveyor are properly oriented on the conveyor by the method and apparatus of the invention by ejecting one or more adjacent touching objects or ejecting objects which form stacked triplets. An... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5620519 | Controller and method for selectively controlling the amount of wax applied to fruit Application of wax to fruit, or groups of fruit in a conveyor system, can be controlled to optimize the protective and cosmetic effects of the wax application and to efficiently utilize the wax notwithstanding variations in size, texture, nature or number... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5611419 | Monorail conveyor system A monorail conveyor system is provided with a plurality of spool links which are rotatably interconnected with each other and are comprised of integrally molded plastic pieces. The spool links slide along a single rail which defines the conveyor track. On... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5513740 | Optoelectronic object spacing method Fruit or other objects placed on the conveyor and spun by the conveyor are properly oriented on the conveyor by the method and apparatus of the invention by ejecting one or more adjacent touching objects or ejecting objects which form stacked triplets. An... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5492215 | Apparatus and method for detecting objects ejected over the end of a sorting and conveying system The conveyor system is made of a plurality of spools connected by chains at each end of the spool. The space between an adjacent pair of spools defines a pocket. An ejector is carried by the chain within each pocket to eject fruit from the pocket. The eje... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5483871 | Apparatus for spray washing fruit in a brush bed Described is an apparatus and method, particularly applicable to a brush bed conveyor system, by which objects, typically citrus fruit, are washed or sprayed. A moveable high pressure spray manifold is contained within a manifold carriage and is disposed ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5482154 | Apparatus and method for detecting chain stretch in a sorting and conveying system The conveyor system is made of a plurality of spools connected by chains at each end of the spool. The space between an adjacent pair of spools defines a pocket. An ejector is carried by the chain within each pocket to eject fruit from the pocket. The eje... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5457933 | Apparatus for tucking fruit into ordered arrays within packing cartons An improved actuating system for a plurality of tucker plates used to compress and tuck arrays of fruit placed by an automated fruit handler into shipping cartons is described. The timing and motive force used for operation of the tucker plate is derived ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5451266 | Method for spray washing fruit in a brush bed Described is a method, particularly applicable to a brush bed conveyor system, by which objects, typically citrus fruit, are washed or sprayed. A moveable high pressure spray manifold is contained within a manifold carriage and is disposed within the conv... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5431273 | Apparatus and method for detecting a missing ejector in a sorting and conveying system The conveyor system is comprised of a plurality of spools connected by chains at each end of the spool. The space between an adjacent pair of spools defines a pocket. An ejector is carried by the chain within each pocket to eject fruit from the pocket. Th... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5196222 | Method for peeling fresh fruit An apparatus peels fruit, in particular citrus fruit, by washing and sterilizing the fruit in a sterilizing bath. The washed and sterilized fruit is delivered to a perforator which makes a plurality of perforations through the outer surface of the peel of... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5174429 | Conveyor discharge apparatus and method A conveyor discharge apparatus, and a related method of operation, that can lift and thereby eject any article carried by a conveyor of the apparatus through substantially relying on the motor that advances the conveyor of the apparatus. The apparatus inc... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5170698 | Apparatus for peeling fresh fruit An apparatus peels fruit, in particular citrus fruit, by washing and sterilizing the fruit in a sterilizing bath. The washed and sterilized fruit is delivered to a perforator which makes a plurality of perforations through the outer surface of the peel of... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5148738 | Apparatus for chemical treating of fresh fruit and the like A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating fresh fruit to prevent and retard the growth of fungus. The techniques of the invention include simultaneously scrubbing the fresh fruit while drenching with a falling liquid containing a fungicide. Large ... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5042637 | Conveyor discharge apparatus and method A conveyor discharge apparatus, and a related method of operation, that can lift and thereby eject any article carried by a conveyor of the apparatus through substantially relying on the motor that advances the conveyor of the apparatus. The apparatus inc... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5000967 | Process for enzyme peeling of fresh citrus fruit An improved process for preparing individual fruit sections from fresh citrus fruit, with improved ease of peeling and sectioning and with reduced amounts of adhering albedo. The fresh citrus fruit are initially scored so as to penetrate the albedo layer,... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4693607 | Method and apparatus for optically measuring the volume of generally spherical fruit A method and apparatus for optically measuring the volume of a succession of individual, generally spherical fruit, each located in a separate receptacle of a conveyor. A pair of linear, coplanar arrays of phototransducers are arranged to view a narrow ex... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4476982 | Method and apparatus for grading articles according to their surface color Method and apparatus for grading articles, particularly lemons, according to their surface color. The apparatus measures each lemon's reflectance in infrared, red and green wavelength bands, and computes the ratio of the red and infrared measurements and ... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4330062 | Method and apparatus for measuring the surface color of an article A method and apparatus for grading and sorting articles, particularly fruit, according to size, surface blemish and surface color. Fruit is passed sequentially through a camera array which scans the surface of each fruit and measures the intensity of ligh... | 05/18/1982 |
