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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123598 | Separator device and cleaning system for a stream harvested by a fruit harvesting machine 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 up... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7322177 | Machine for gathering ground strewn articles A machine for removing articles strewn on a tract of ground generally consisting of a wheel unit; a support frame mounted on the wheel unit, having device for advancing the machine along the tract of ground; an endless conveyor mounted on the support frame, having d... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7182202 | Conveying device for bulk material A conveying device has a support frame and a conveying member with at least two driven conveying belts that circulate in parallel to one another and with a conveying fabric having at least one support surface and being arranged between the at least two conveying bel... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7166027 | Mog remover The present invention relates to an apparatus for the separation of fruit from other plant matter. In particular, the present invention relates to an apparatus for the separation of Material Other than Grapes (MOG) from viable berries during the harvesting of wine g... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6931829 | Fruit harvester collection apparatus with compact conveyor arrangement and associated methods A fruit collection apparatus is for collecting fruit as the fruit is shaken from a tree, and may include a vehicle, and a fruit collector carried by the vehicle. The fruit collector may include a collection conveyor with opposing first and second ends and an exterio... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6547661 | Machine for removing grapes from the bunch before making wine A machine designed to remove grapes from the bunch before making wine. The machine contains a flat sieve capable of letting only the juice and the grapes pass therethrough by a toothed roller driven in axial rotation and containing separating fingers asso... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6350198 | Tomato harvester with improved devices for feeding cut plants to the shaker A tomato harvester includes loading systems designed to receive cut plants and direct them into the harvester, shaker devices constituted by a number of sets of rods fitted radially on a common rotating support which are subject to the action of systems d... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6298644 | Tomato harvester with improved plant handling devices A tomato harvester includes loading systems designed to introduce cut plants into the harvester. Further systems designed to shake the plants received from the loading systems detach the tomatoes. A number of parallel bars are situated below the loading s... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6106391 | Inclined conveyor for agricultural harvesting machines An endless conveyor for conveying tuberous agricultural products has at least two parallel and spaced apart, pull-resistant, flexible belts circulating in the conveying direction of the conveyor and followers distributed over the entire length of the endl... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5860859 | Two stage shaker The invention provides an improved method and apparatus for separating fruits, such as tomatoes, from vines. The invention uses feeder bars to provide tomatoes to a shaker brush a first time. The vines are allowed to fall out of the shaker brush to a shak... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5846129 | Apparatus and method for separating produce from their vines An apparatus for separating produce from a produce vine comprising: a frame (28); a substantially cylindrical shaker brush assembly (21) mounted to the frame for rotation about an axis of rotation (32), the shaker brush assembly having a plurality of spac... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5735740 | Device for separating fruit and root-crops from extraneous material A device for separating vegetables and root-crops from admixtures, comprising a transporter mounted on a frame and a device mounted on the exit end of the transporter for removing the vegetables from the transporter. The transporter has a plurality of pro... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5722888 | Roller assembly for agricultural machines A roller assembly is disclosed for an agricultural conveyor apparatus including an endless conveyor supported on one or more roller assemblies mounted on a support frame. The roller assembly includes a conveyor support roller having a central bore formed ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5702301 | Two stage shaker The invention provides an improved method and apparatus for separating fruits, such as tomatoes, from vines. The invention uses feeder bars to provide tomatoes to a shaker brush a first time. The vines are allowed to fall out of the shaker brush to a shak... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5653633 | Screen conveyor for root crop harvester The screen conveyor for root crop harvesters comprises an endless screen belt conveyor, which consists of at least two conveyor belts and transverse conveying rods fastened to the conveyor belts and rotates about deflection rollers, which are rotatably mo... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5480352 | Rod conveyor A rod conveyor for a harvesting machine, such as a beet or potato harvester, includes a plurality of spaced apart, substantially parallel rods having flattened ends. The rods are interconnected at their flattened ends to a pair of elongate cables by clamp... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5033932 | Harvest trailer with stick remover and load leveling structure A nut harvest trailer having a hopper with a rotatable loop of flexible screen affixed over the top of the hopper extending from the front to the rear thereof. A solid panel is affixed between an upper and lower layer of the loop of screen. The solid pane... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4971594 | Apparatus for harvesting ginseng roots An automated ginseng root harvester having a feeder conveyor, an air flow for separating ginseng roots from various heavier and lighter objects, a pair of lateral separation conveyors, an inclined conveyor extending in the direction of the air flow and a ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4848221 | Apparatus for processing fava bean seeds Method and apparatus remove the seed membrane from fava bean seeds and similar beans. The apparatus has a pair of continuous belts which define a fixed space, into which space said seeds are fed. The seeds travel between said belts, which are engaged in t... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4524780 | Combine attachment for harvesting radish seeds and the like A combine attachment for harvesting radish seeds and the like includes a fixed lower harvesting roll and an upper roll spaced vertically therefrom and mounted for spring-biased movement toward and away from the lower roll. The rolls are spaced a distance ... | 06/25/1985 |
