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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Harvest Croo, Llc, Plant City, FL (US);
Inventors:
Robert Henry Pitzer, Tampa, FL (US);
Mark Morrow, Camden, SC (US);
Paul Miller, Cheraw, SC (US);
Timothy Vernarsky, Hartsville, SC (US);
Assignee:
HARVEST CROO, LLC, Plant City, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 25/04 (2006.01); B65B 35/24 (2006.01); B65B 1/32 (2006.01); B65B 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 25/045 (2013.01); B65B 1/22 (2013.01); B65B 1/32 (2013.01); B65B 25/046 (2013.01); B65B 35/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method including transporting fragile fruit into a hopper. The method also includes transferring the fragile fruit from the hopper into a container that is at least partially submerged in a fluid. The method additionally includes raising the container out of the fluid while the fragile fruit are within the container. Other embodiments are described.