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7918078 |
Device for picking fruits using mechanical vibration
A device for removing fruit from a plant comprising a vibratory head having means for clamping a fruit plant, and means for controlling the vibratory head, preferably an electronic control means....
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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...
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7810306 |
Vibrating tongs with an adaptable clamping force for fruit harvesting
The invention relates to vibrating tongs, including two opposing jaws in which the closing or opening movements are achieved through one or several hydraulic jacks, referred to as clamping jacks....
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7810307 |
Lightened vibrating clamps for tree-shaking fruit harvesting machines
Lightened vibrating clamp for machines harvesting fruit by shaking, of the type featuring two jaws capable of being brought closer together or of being placed further apart from each other. At...
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7757471 |
Agricultural harvester having automated tree sensing and shaking device and method
An automatically operated agricultural tree harvesting machine having systems for automatically steering, propelling and stopping the harvester machine to shake each tree, eliminating the need for...
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7694503 |
Shears-type vibrator for shaking trees
A scissor-type vibrator for shaking trees wherein one of the arms thereof extends backwards to achieve a better working lever so that, on gripping the tree, the hydraulic piston that connects the...
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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...
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7500342 |
Harvesting device comprising flexible links for a machine for harvesting fruits, berries and the like
A harvesting device comprises two shaker assemblies mounted face-to-face on a straddle carrier frame for shaking fruit-bearing trees or bushes. Each shaker assembly comprises a plurality of...
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7407166 |
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...
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7350346 |
Tree follower
The present invention is directed to a tree follower device. The tree follower device includes an engagement assembly that penetrates into and shakes the branches of fruit trees to dislodge the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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6854254 |
Harvesting device with disengagable shaker members for a fruit harvesting machine
A harvesting device, in particular for fruit harvesting machines, which includes a straddling chassis, two shaker assemblies mounted face-to-face on the chassis to shake the fruit trees or bushes...
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6745551 |
Overhead shaker harvester
A single-unit shaker-type tree harvesting machine designed to travel down one side of a row of trees in order to harvest the entire crop from each tree. A wheel-based chassis supports a laterally...
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6672044 |
Vibration unit
A vibration mechanism (300) for shaking a tree trunk held between two clamps, for an efficient harvest of the tree-fruits and for preventing damage to the tree-roots and to the tree trunk. The...
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6658834 |
Agricultural harvester having automated tree sensing and shaking device and method
A tree harvester including an automated tree sensing and shaking control system. The control system includes a tree sensing device, such as an ultrasonic sensor that is mounted upon the harvester....
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6502380 |
Machine for harvesting fruit and berries and the like from fruit trees and bushes planted in a row, and shaker rod for a machine of this kind
In this harvesting machine using shaker members in the form of rods to shake the fruit-bearing bushes and harvest the fruit, each shaker rod has an elongate base part which has, in use, a required...
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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,...
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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...
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6421995 |
Machine for harvesting tree fruit
Machine for harvesting tree fruit comprising two parallel, vertical gantries joined at the bottom of their vertical side arms by longitudinal frames extending inward from the insides of the arms...
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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...
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6003294 |
Crop harvesting rod array
An array of foliage contacting rods having a certain stiffness and trunk contacting rods having a greater stiffness is assembled in combination for mounting on an oscillatory shaker head configured...
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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...
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5927056 |
Shaker head for harvester
A shaker head for a harvester of plant produce comprises jaws 1, 2 pivotally connected together at 3 and having resilient clamp pads 6 adjacent the free ends thereof. A shaking mechanism is housed...
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5921074 |
Pivotless mechanical crop harvester
A self-propelled mechanical harvester for harvesting above ground crops includes a shaker assembly that operates in a single plane. The shaker will oscillate from side to side in the plane without...
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5908352 |
Adjustable four-weight shaker head
The invention provides a harvesting shaker with a set of primary eccentric weights and secondary eccentric weights. The invention rotates the primary and secondary eccentric weights at the same...
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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...
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5860273 |
Compliant engagement member with flexible coupling for use with tree-shaking apparatus
A compliant engagement member for use with tree-shaking apparatus that resists deformation along the axis of vibration, thereby avoiding dissipation of vibrational energy, yet allows sufficient...
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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...
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5842334 |
Constant force harvester rails
The invention provides a harvester that applies continuous contact between the plant to be harvested and harvesting rails, which thus reduces damage to the plant. The harvester uses a hydraulic...
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5816037 |
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...
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5765350 |
Fruit picking shaker rod
This invention provides an improved shaker rod for a shaker type fruit harvester machine comprising a rigid mounting portion at one end of the rod arranged to be rigidly secured directly to a...
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5765349 |
Tree shaker
A tree shaker comprising a construction having a front end engaging two arms for gripping a tree; a first shaft having a first weight is rotatably engaged by the construction and is rotated by a...
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5653097 |
Tree shaker pad
A tree shaker pad for each of the clamping jaws of a nut or fruit tree shaker. The tree shaker pad includes a hollow pillow of cylindrical or oval shaped cross-sectional configuration of resilient...
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5642610 |
Shaker members for grape harvester
A machine for harvesting fruits, berries and the like, from fruit trees and bushes planted in rows, the machine comprising a straddling chassis capable of moving across a field, a shaker assembly...
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5622036 |
Oscillating blower for removing tree fruit and nuts
An oscillating blower that includes an air discharge for cyclically impinging high velocity air onto and into the canopy of a fruit or nut tree thereby providing a novel method for shaking the...
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5595054 |
Mechanical tree shaker for fruit harvesting
The low power agricultural mechanical tree shaker for fruit harvesting using phase-controlled linear impact vibrations includes an adjustable springs set (FIG. 3) (8) that connects the vibrator set...
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5489008 |
Cooling and lubricating system for nut tree shaker
A cooling and lubricating system incorporated into the jaws of a shaking head of a nut tree shaker in which water or a mixture of water and a lubricant is pumped from a supply reservoir through a...
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5473875 |
Tree-shaking apparatus with direction and frequency optimization capability
A tree-shaking apparatus that includes a pair of vibration units whose eccentric rotators turn at identical speeds but in opposite directions. During operation, rotation of the eccentric members is...
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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...
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5467588 |
Fluid filled shaker pad for a tree shaking harvester
A flexible main shaker pad with an inexpensive and environmentally safe filler. The pad to be used in opposing pairs, one pad placed on each opposite side of a tree trunk or branch and supported by...
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5413453 |
Nut shaker
A shaking head is slidably mounted on a carriage which extends perpendicular to a boom connected to a tractor. The shaking head is reciprocally mounted on the carriage so as to move towards and...
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5406780 |
Compliant engagement member for use with tree-shaking apparatus
A compliant engagement member for use with tree-shaking apparatus that resists deformation along the axis of vibration, thereby avoiding dissipation of vibrational energy, yet allows sufficient...
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5385006 |
Slip member for the head of a tree shaking harvester
A friction reducing slip member for the shaker arms of a tree shaking harvester. The slip member in one form is a thin flexible panel structured for placement outward or over a main pad of the...
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