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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...
7082744 Vehicle stabilizer system  
A stabilizer system provides leveling for a towed harvester vehicle. The harvester includes a hitch having a gimbal mounting to the tractor. The subframe is utilized to accommodate the gimbal and...
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 )...
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...
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...
6442920 Mechanical harvester for tree fruits  
An apparatus for the mechanical harvesting of tree fruits has been designed which has the capability of providing fruit suitable for the fresh market. The harvester features an impactor for...
6430910 Fruit harvesting machine  
A versatile fruit harvesting machine having the ability to be transformed between an extremely transportable configuration having a reasonable elevational height and an extremely high operational...
6425233 Fruit shaker  
A fruit removal assembly forming part of a mobile fruit harvester has a single motor for orbiting two pairs of oppositely disposed panels to which are mounted a plurality of longitudinally...
6415592 Harvester apparatus and method for separating ripe fruit from harvested plants  
A harvester system for separating ripe fruit such as tomatoes from harvested plants includes first and second sorters for detecting and sorting loose fruit and accepting or rejecting the loose...
6378282 Fruit harvesting apparatus  
A harvesting apparatus for dislodging produce from trees comprising a support structure, a boom vertically placed where a first end is connected to the support structure, a positioning apparatus to...
6338237 Portable reaper  
It is an object to provide a power driven portable reaper comprising a guard structure for guarding the portable reaper when the portable reaper is to be temporarily put on the ground or during a...
6263652 Continuously advancing fruit harvesting machine  
A harvesting of fruit from trees utilizing a harvesting machine which continuously advances along the row is explained. The harvesting machine utilizes a canopy penetration, fruit engagement and...
6178730 Single shaker head harvesting apparatus and method  
A fruit harvester includes a single shaker head having multiple, independently operable, shaker head segments freely rotatable about an axis of the head and moveable in a to and fro linear...
6158203 Over the row tractor and crop harvester  
A tractor for over the row in line towing of a trailer along a row of plants, wherein either the trailer or the tractor itself has the capability of carrying mechanisms for performing certain...
6155036 Machine and method for the selective harvest of berries  
Machine for the selective harvest of berries, for example, machine for gathering grapes, of the type having a shaking system constituted by two berry picking assemblies each having a plurality of...
6145291 Grape harvester with beaters adjustable for different row widths  
A harvester especially for grapes wherein sets of beaters (4, 5) on each side of the harvester are adapted to be used in unison to effect a beating action to remove fruit from plants being...
6098389 Picking finger assembly for fruit harvesting  
A picking finger assembly is insertable into and withdrawable from a canopy of a fruit tree during a mechanical harvesting. The picking finger assembly provides for, during the withdrawal, a...
RE36775 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...
6076343 Grape picking head and drive therefor  
A harvester especially for grape harvesting that has a picking head which includes a support frame and picking rods of fingers to contact the leaves and stems in the canopy of a grape vine to...
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...
6050073 Harvester and method of harvesting leafy vegetables  
A harvester is disclosed for harvesting leafy vegetables, lettuce and the like which are very delicate and which are grown in precisely configured beds of either a regular or single width (40...
6012276 Cane separator for dried-on-the-vine raisin harvester  
A harvester (10) includes a separator (22) to help separate unwanted plant material from a crop. Separator (22) includes a series of paddles (46) which are rotated in unison by a drive system (50)....
6009696 Harvester head for dried-on-the-vine raisins  
A harvester (10) includes a harvester head (12) to harvest a crop from a crop plant. Harvester head (12) includes a series of rods (32) which orbit about associated shafts (52) when driven by a...
6006507 Dual pressure release assembly for a fruit harvesting machine  
A coupling assembly is provided which allows for a dual pressure release during impaction of an obstruction during insertion of a picking arm into a canopy of a fruit tree. A first yielding occurs...
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...
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...
5916115 Olive picker  
The invention provides a picker attachment and apparatus having the attachment for picking olives. The picker attachment includes a base and a plurality of longitudinally-extending spindles carried...