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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151548 | Foliage skirt A foliage skirt is a device which encircles a trunk of a tree for collecting foliage clippings during trimming and subsequently removed and emptied. The device comprises a circular or ovular format comprising two halves, each provided with a lightweight and flexible... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8117814 | Crop catching apparatus and crop harvesting machine employing the same A crop-catching apparatus for use in a crop harvesting machine includes one or more plate members and one or more fluid conduits. The plate member(s) each have a surface adapted for catching falling crops, a front end and a back end, and a leading edge. The back end... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7703269 | Harvesting machine improvement A scale or leaf for a berry picking machine and a collector scale assembly including the scale. A freely rotating circular disc on the free end of the scale when attached to a rail of the machine is the most distinctive feature of the comma shaped scale. ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7357728 | Human free-fall slide A slide and process of using the slide for humans' amusement, recreation and entertainment. The slide is an inflatable apparatus comprising a slide device and an airbag device. The slide device is an inflatable bag having a slide segment. The airbag device has a bot... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7320210 | Safety and harvesting device The present invention relates to a device for use with a fruit-bearing tree, the device being adapted to be mounted to a tree trunk and when mounted the device includes; a catching means which in use has an upper perimeter and an aperture through which a tree... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7211745 | Precision harvesting and analysis techniques for crops A method for weighing a crop is disclosed. The method includes (a) loading a crop into a container using a crop transport apparatus, (b) temporarily stopping the crop transport apparatus from loading the crop into the container, (c) weighing the crop using the conta... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7128668 | Mat—adapted for use as a baseball or softball on-deck circle A mat that may be placed on a baseball or softball playing field for designating a batter on-deck area. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117661 | Mechanical collection of harvested tree-fruit A method and a system for collection of harvested tree-fruit having a collection device mounted on a hauled cart. For fruit collection, two arms are extended under the foliage of a tree to spread an apron hung between them, in a fruit receiving position. After harve... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7032370 | Fruit trailer for fruit harvesting system and associated methods A fruit trailer is for a fruit harvesting system including a fruit collector including a vehicle and at least one collector conveyor carried thereby for collecting fruit shaken from a tree, and a fruit removal vehicle intermittently brought to the fruit trailer for ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7003913 | Vegetable cradle Vegetable Cradle with a rigid support platform that is radially curved when looking at an end view and straight and parallel to the ground when looking at a side view. A plurality of legs are attached the underside of the platform to keep the lowest portion of the p... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6978591 | Tree trunk shaker A vehicle-carried Tree-Trunk Shaker (TTS) for harvesting tree fruit is configured to prevent the transmission of vibrations from a vibration generator (4) to the TTS and to the vehicle, and for optimal shaking efficiently. Currently, TTSs are allowed to shake... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6952914 | Deflector for tree-fruit harvester A deflector (10) for collecting and guiding harvested tree-fruit is implemented for resilient recovery from collisions with obstacles in the field. The deflector is coupled in cantilever to boom harvester (4) mounted on a vehicle (2). The harves... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6945022 | Fruit harvester including pivotable fruit deflector and associated methods A fruit harvester includes a vehicle, a boom having a proximal end carried by the vehicle, a shaker head connected to a distal end of the boom for vibrating a tree trunk to shake fruit therefrom, and a fruit deflector comprising upper and lower portions connected to... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6938403 | Fruit harvester including telescoping boom and related methods A fruit harvester may include a vehicle, a telescoping boom, a shaker head connected to the distal end of the telescoping boom for vibrating a tree to shake fruit from the tree. A boom positioning assembly is provided for connecting the boom to the vehicle. The boom... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6925792 | Tree-fruit harvester including deflector with pivoting upper portion and associated methods A fruit harvester for harvesting fruit from a tree includes a shaker vehicle, a boom having a proximal end connected to the shaker vehicle and moveable between an extended position and a retracted position, a shaker head connected to a distal end of the boom, and a ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6901731 | Automatically adjusting shaker head harvester with steering correction and improved shaker head mounting A harvester incorporating at least one force balanced shaker vibratory brush as the harvesting apparatus uses a sensing system connected to spring feelers to generate a signal responsive to the location, shape and position of a tree. ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6282878 | Produce catcher A produce catcher is provided that includes a support frame having a support member, a first extending arm and a second extending arm. The first extending arm is substantially parallel to and extendible from the support member, and the second extending ar... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6128852 | Landscaping tarp for covering stones or wood chips about tree or bush A landscaping tarp for being positioned about an object such as a bush or small tree set in a bed of rocks, stones or wood chips. The tarp covers the rocks, stones or wood chips about the bush or small tree such that, when the bush or small tree is trimme... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6052981 | Extendable arm An extendable arm has a first arm portion, a second arm portion extendable and retractable relative to the first arm portion to extend and contract the arm, and a flexible elongated pulling element having opposite ends connected to the second arm portion ... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6044638 | Fruit harvesting tool A universal hand held tool for harvesting fruit and nuts. Harvesting is accomplished by a plurality of specially shaped spring wire tines. Tines are covered with plastic to minimize fruit and tree damage. Passing through a guide bracket secured to a handl... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6000203 | Blueberry harvester A blueberry harvester comprising a platform mountable behind an agricultural tractor. The platform has a post near the harvesting side thereof with a jib-boom crane mounted on that post. There is also provided a blueberry picking head having riggings conn... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5966915 | Fruit harvesting machine A fruit harvesting machine is provided which may mechanically harvest fruit from fruit trees. Means are provided for a transport assembly to carry an arm housing member which has installed thereon a plurality of arms. The arm housing member provides for r... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5956933 | System for harvesting fruit from citrus trees and for conveying the harvested fruit to a truck for haulage An apparatus for harvesting food from plants comprising a housing with drive mechanisms. Such mechanisms are provided with at least one shaft rotatable with respect to the housing about a first axis, each shaft having a plurality of fingers mounted thereo... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5946896 | Fruit harvesting device A fruit harvester comprising a plurality of oscillating fruit removal heads to selectively engage and vibrate the periphery of selected fruit-bearing sections of a fruit tree canopy thereby causing the fruit to break away from the fruit tree canopy wherei... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5904034 | Tree borne fruit harvester A harvester for tree borne fruit is disclosed wherein a power driven vehicle is provided for following a course adjacent and parallel to a row of fruit trees. The vehicle carries a vibratory brush having tines for engaging and shaking the tree's fruit bea... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5875625 | Fruit catcher A fruit catcher has a trolley with ground-engaging wheels to enable the catcher to be moved over the ground, and a pair of side-by-side catcher portions pivotally mounted on the trolley for lateral opening and closing movement to enable the trolley to be ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5848522 | Vegetable and fruit saver A product and method for increasing the yield of quality fruits and vegetables by gathering fallen produce above the ground in a simply constructed enclosure thereby reducing the incidence of spoilage. A plurality of arms having holes therein and hooks, a... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5744212 | Apparatus and method for gathering and removing yard waste The present invention involves an apparatus and method for gathering and removing yard waste. The apparatus includes two parts, a laminar sheet and a plurality of spikes. The laminar sheet is placed on the ground and secured using the spikes. A number of ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5647194 | Elastomer closure spring A harvester for harvesting grapes or other fruits from plants. The harvester uses elastomer spring to support the closure wings of the harvester. The elastomeric spring may be a block of elastomeric material connecting a closure plate to the frame of the ... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5580635 | Collection tarpaulin A collection tarpaulin is comprised of top and bottom sheets. The top sheet partially overlies the bottom sheet. Contiguous portions of their respective peripheries are joined together to form a pouch and an exposed portion of the bottom sheet. Trimmings ... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5524423 | Composting and leaf collection kit and method A kit and method for removing fallen leaves and other yard waste, composting the leaves, and applying a fertilizer and/or dethatching agent to the ground is disclosed. The kit generally comprises fabric net impregnated with a fertilizer and/or dethatching... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5513484 | Harvesting, collection and transfer apparatus A transfer station for collecting and transferring harvested material to large transport vehicles includes a hopper, in which harvested material accumulates, supported on a rigid frame. The hopper may be elevated from a lower "collection" height to an upp... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5495708 | Canopy harvester with force balanced drive A harvester for harvesting grapes or other fruits from plants. The harvester uses a force balanced shaker head, which rotationally oscillates around a vertical axis. A yoke extends down from the force balanced shaker. The arms of the yoke are attached to ... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5469695 | Tree-shaking and harvesting apparatus A tree-shaking apparatus includes a vibration mechanism of conventional design mounted on a movable, tilted frame support that serves to deflect falling harvest onto a conveyor and collection assembly, which is mounted on a separately movable frame suppor... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5456043 | Tree crop catch A device adapted to be secured to the trunk of a tree, the device serving to catch the fruit from the trees and protect the fruit from animals, the device including a mesh dome having a rounded closed top and an open bottom. The open bottom defines a circ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5421148 | Crop harvesting method and apparatus Tree crops such as citrus fruit is harvested by a mechanical picker by advancing a series of rotating disks into the tree where the disks engage the fruit and pull it from the tree. The picker includes a housing having wheels for movement between rows of ... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5417462 | Lawn net for capturing and retaining lawn debris A net which may be positioned upon a lawn for collecting leaves thereon without harming the lawn. The device includes a netting material which may be left on the lawn for an extended period of time while leaves fall onto the net from surrounding trees. Th... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5280697 | Manual fruit picker The fruit picker separates a fruit, positioned within an intake end opening of a hollow tube, from its stem by extending a blade across the opening. With the stem forced against the wall of the opening, the tube is moved to separate the stem from the frui... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5205121 | System for collecting fruit from trees The present invention concerns a new system for collecting fruit from trees. The fruit is thrown down by compression and decompression of the branches. Because the branches are flexible, the compression induces a uniform and homogenous contracting thereof... | 04/27/1993 |
