Patents
US 10721861 B2: Pressurized liquid cutting harvester for produce
- Granted
- 2020-07-28
- Filed
- 2018-03-05 application 15912061
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Embodiments for implementing a harvester method, system, and apparatus are provided. For example, a harvester for produce may include a fluid knife system at a front end of the harvester in a travel direction of the harvester, wherein the fluid knife system projects a fluid at a pressure and a direction that cuts produce, a roller bar including one or more fingers extending radially outward and configured to receive produce from the fluid knife system, wherein the roller bar rotates on its axis turning the one or more fingers at the front end lifting the produce cut by the fluid knife system, a plurality of conveyers that receive the produce from the roller bar and are configured to transport the produce through the harvester, and a bin system configured to receive the produce from the plurality of conveyers and package the produce into one or more bins.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200728.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Fresh Foods, Inc. 2 patents | US company or organization | Salinas, CA | TAYLOR FRESH FOODS, INC Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Offerdahl | Salinas, CA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Cayetano Padilla | Salinas, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark Borman | Salinas, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01D | Harvesting; mowing | A01D34/015 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B26F | Perforating; punching; cutting-out; stamping-out; severing by means other than cutting | B26F3/004 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BORMAN, MARK signed 2017-03-10 OFFERDAHL, DAVID signed 2017-03-14 PADILLA, CAYETANO signed 2017-03-14 | TAYLOR FRESH FOODS, INC. SALINAS, CA | 45109/480 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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