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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Appharvest Technology, Inc., Morehead, KY (US);
Inventors:
Ryan R. Knopf, Melrose, MA (US);
Joshua Aaron Lessing, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jason A. Chrisos, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
APPHARVEST TECHNOLOGY, INC., Morehead, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 46/30 (2006.01); A01D 46/253 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 13/08 (2006.01); A01D 46/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 46/30 (2013.01); A01D 46/253 (2013.01); B25J 11/0045 (2013.01); B25J 13/082 (2013.01); B25J 13/085 (2013.01); B25J 13/088 (2013.01); B25J 15/0014 (2013.01); B25J 15/0033 (2013.01); A01D 46/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
Harvesting tools are disclosed which may comprise a gripper including a set of finger elements constructed and arranged to envelop a target object pertaining to agricultural produce, and a manipulator carriage configured to actuate the gripper during operation to grasp the target object. Related systems and methods are also disclosed.