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8146337 Harvesting head and self-propelled straddling vehicle for harvesting fruit-bearing hedges  
Harvesting head for picking fruit-bearing hedges, including a chassis in the form of a portal structure supporting, on the one hand, a shaking system including two fruit-detaching assemblies,...
8069641 Harvesting machine for small fruit produced in orchards  
A shaking system for a harvesting head used in picking fruit from orchards has a fruit separating assembly with a lower subassembly and an upper subassembly. The upper subassembly is positioned...
8056313 Mobile machinery having a dust suppression system  
A mobile harvesting unit which utilizes a high volume fan to separate crops from foreign matter, has a dust suppression system which substantially reduces particulates which are discharged with the...
7937922 Method for harvesting a grape cluster  
The present invention is directed to a method for harvesting a grape cluster. The method includes providing a grape cluster hanger clip and passing a stem of the grape cluster through a portion of...
7926252 Pneumatic fruit decelerator apparatus and method  
A decelerator apparatus for mounting at the end of a pneumatic fruit harvesting or delivery tube. The decelerator comprises a housing with a moving decelerator body aligned with a fruit-receiving...
7882686 Mobile system for improving the picking and preliminary processing of apples, citrus, stone fruit and like objects  
A mobile system for improving the picking and preliminary processing of apples, citrus, stone fruit and the like is disclosed and claimed. The system comprises a mobile chassis upon which can be...
7870712 Method and machine for vine automatic pruning  
An apparatus for automatically pruning vines grown in a row in a cordon-leading manner has a chassis, a pre-pruning module, a clear-cutting module and a position sensor. The clear-cutting module is...
7841160 Shaker with adjustable stiffness for harvesting machines and harvesting machines using such shakers  
Shaker with adjustable stiffness for harvesting machines, especially grape harvesters, includes two berry detaching assemblies, facing each other. Each assembly includes a plurality of vertically...
7748205 Harvesting machine and method of harvesting pomegranates and citrus  
A crop harvesting machine configured to separate crop, particularly pomegranates, from a tree by straddling the tree as the machine moves along a row of trees. The machine has an inverted u-shaped...
7748206 Fruit harvester with system and method for detecting and reducing forces exerted against rigid standing objects  
The harvester incorporates a system and method for detecting rigid standing objects such as reinforced posts in the harvester's path and responsively reducing forces exerted by harvesting apparatus...
7698882 Collection device  
A harvesting device for nuts and similar small objects having a handle which receives a manually reciprocable push rod having a spreader on its lower end. Tubular collection chambers are secured to...
7695220 Transport system for fruit and like objects  
A device for transporting articles is disclosed. In the illustrated and described embodiment of the invention, the articles are fruit such as apples, and the articles can be transported from a...
7669399 Grape harvesting system  
Apparatus for harvesting grapes without damaging the grapes. A cluster hanger clip is provided to securely hold a cluster of grapes by the stem, in order to cut, carry, and transport the cluster...
7669398 Harvesting machine  
A machine is provided for harvesting produce such as fruit from a pair of adjacent, generally parallel rows of trees. The machine includes a land vehicle for being driven between the adjacent rows...
7640091 Control apparatus and method  
A programmable viticulture management system includes a mechanized device for removing excess undesired portions of plants advances through a vineyard to perform control operations on two rows or...
7555888 Pull type pepper harvester  
The harvester frame is supported by laterally adjustable wheels. A hitch draft tube connects the frame to a tractor. A transverse horizontal shaft is journaled on a frame mast. A header frame rear...
7549279 Mechanism for mounting agricultural equipment to a multi-purpose self-propelled straddle carrier  
The mounting mechanism comprise: on the straddle carrier side, a main frame mounted on wheels and suitable for selective lifting and lowering of the main frame in relation to the ground; on the...
7543436 Adjustable shaker head harvester  
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...
7540137 Self propelled robotic fresh picker  
An automated fruit harvester which includes sensors and robotic arms which position themselves adjacent to a fruit to be harvested. A fruit transport head secures the fruit, cuts the stem, and...
7536848 Article pickup apparatus  
An article pickup system includes a pickup vehicle having collector assemblies extending in a side by side configuration and engaging articles on the ground. The collector assemblies generally...
7462010 Golf ball collection apparatus with reversal protection  
A golfball collecting apparatus is provided including a frame and at least first and second discs mounted to the frame for rotation about an axis, the first and second discs having facing surfaces...
7455493 Ball pickup device  
A ball pickup device includes a plurality of gang assemblies for pivotal movement about a vertical axis. One of the gang assemblies is positioned at the forward end of the device and includes a...
7412817 Method for retrieving and processing bulk harvested nuts and fruits  
An apparatus for processing nuts and fruits, and more specifically, to a mobile apparatus that picks-up fruits and nuts, and similar products from the ground and conditions them, in bulk. The...
7275359 Cleaning arrangement for a fruit harvesting machine  
A fruit harvesting machine comprises a harvesting assembly for detaching crop material, comprising fruit and foliage from trees, shrubs and the like standing on said field. A conveyor assembly...
7204072 Mechanical pruner  
A mechanical pruner has a hinged trimming head that allows the trimming of grape vines growing on sloped ground. The trimming head has hedgers with forward facing cutting teeth and rotating combers...
7131254 Mobile apparatus for retrieving and processing bulk harvested nuts and fruits  
An apparatus for processing nuts and fruits, and more specifically, to a mobile apparatus that picks-up fruits and nuts, and similar products from the ground and conditions them, in bulk. The...
7080498 System and method for harvesting grape clusters  
Apparatus for harvesting grapes without damaging the grapes. A cluster hanger clip is provided to securely hold a cluster of grapes by the stem, in order to cut, carry, and transport the cluster...
7007449 Onion harvester with leaf topper  
An orientation system for vegetables includes a plurality of rotating rollers that both pull the vegetable into an inverted position, with leafy top down, and advance the vegetable along the length...
6997194 Harvesting apparatus and method therefor  
An improved self-propelled harvester. The self-propelled harvester passes through a field to be harvested, while laborers place produce on a conveyor belt thereon. The produce is passed through a...
6990794 Conveyor means for a fruit harvester  
A fruit harvesting machine comprises a movable frame and a harvesting assembly for detaching crop material, comprising fruit and foliage from trees, shrubs and the like standing on a field. A...
6988353 Arrangement introduced in an agricultural implement to reap and collect branches of various cultures  
An agricultural implement comprising a chassis (1) formed of various front (2) and rear (3) tubular, transversal components interconnected with crossbeams (4) and front (5) and rear (6) vertical...
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...
6959527 Process and device of relative positioning between agricultural machines and crops on their planting rows  
A method of relative positioning between agricultural machines and crops on their planting rows having the steps which are performed in real time and during a harvest work and include determining a...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
6865872 Over-the-row single sided harvester  
A over-the-row single sided harvester harvests a row crop from a first side of a row while simultaneously collecting crop from the “off side” side of the same row.
6779327 System for harvesting seed from a coniferous tree  
A seed harvester pod and method are provided for harvesting seeds from the cones of a live, free—standing, coniferous tree. The pod comprises an open-sided conical frame, open at the top and b...
6769238 Universal removable tool-holder to be mounted on a straddling vineyard tractor for agricultural work in tree or shrub plantations  
Removable universal tool-holder for mounting on a straddling vineyard tractor for agricultural work in tree or shrub plantations includes a main coupling chassis constructed so that it can be...
6691500 Direct drive vibratory shaker  
A vibratory shaker for mounting on a crop harvester framework for removing crops from vines, bushes, and trees has a crop foliage engaging brush that is driven directly about a brush rotation axis...
6634162 Simultaneous processing of multiple rows of plants, especially trellised rows  
The simultaneous processing of multiple rows of plants, especially trellised rows. Apparatus is provided to process two adjacent rows, using a conventional tractor with narrow gauge front wheels,...
6624363 Bulk material trailer  
An improved gondola assembly for receiving harvested crops in the field from a crop harvester has a lightweight molded drop in tank held in place by a tank framework on the gondola assembly. The...
6619022 Article retrieving device for harvesting nuts  
An article retrieving device for gathering and storing nuts that allows the user to maintain an erect posture during use, comprises a retaining element and a housing. The retaining element is...
6609359 Wind machine for harvesting and gathering olives  
An olive harvester has a nonrotatable outer cap, a rotatable inner cap which is driven by compressed air supplied to the outer cap and which generates a swirl through the olive tree below the inner...
6594982 Mechanical leaf stripper operating on compressed gas  
A leaf stripper includes several nozzles mounted at the end of branch pipes that are radially integral with a rotary compressed gas dispenser. The nozzles move along concentric circles with...
6557335 Mechanical harvester and continuous row harvesting method for use in overhead trellis systems  
A mechanical harvester and harvesting method for harvesting crops grown on an overhead trellis system including a harvester frame having a top portion and opposing sides forming an open frame to...
6474055 Tree shaking method  
A method for connecting a fruit or nut tree to a mechanical shaker so that the shaking force is applied to the heartwood of the tree rather than to the bark and living cambium tissue of the tree,...
6463725 Tree harvester trunk seal  
A harvester for gathering product from one or more plants comprises a drive mechanism, a retractable conveyor mounted to and extending from the drive mechanism towards the plant, and a sealing...
6460249 Method of constructing a nut harvesting device  
A method of making a nut harvester in which a plurality of wires are formed into a generally oval and cylindrically shaped chamber having flattened end portions. The shape of the chamber is created...