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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Bridgestone Corporation, Chuo-ku, JP;
Inventor:
Russell Prock, Maricopa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Corporation, Chuo-ku, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/835 (2006.01); A01D 34/23 (2006.01); A01D 45/06 (2006.01); A01D 46/06 (2006.01); A01D 57/02 (2006.01); A01D 57/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/835 (2013.01); A01D 34/23 (2013.01); A01D 45/065 (2013.01); A01D 57/12 (2013.01); A01D 57/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods of harvesting a shrub from a base of the shrub proximate a ground surface utilizing a shrub harvester include dislodging the shrub from a base of the shrub proximate the ground surface via a shrub dislodging system on the shrub harvester. The methods also include receiving the shrub via a shrub release system on the shrub harvester. The methods further include grasping the shrub via the shrub release system on the shrub harvester. The methods also include releasing the shrub via the shrub release system, which can include a plurality of catch members.