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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. 21, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Phillip R. Scott, Coarsegold, CA (US);
Franklin P. Orlando, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Kevin M. Caine, Fresno, CA (US);
Marty D. Youman, Madera, CA (US);
Assignee:
AG-Right Enterprises, Madera, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 4/624 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 4/624 ;
Abstract
A harvester incorporating at least one force balanced shaker vibratory brush as the harvesting apparatus uses a sensing system connected to a plurality of spring feelers carried on a shaft to generate a torque value responsive to the location of the shape and position of a tree. The feeler springs may be of differing lengths to assist in tuning the harvester. Apparatus and a method for mounting the shaker head on the vehicle as well as system of steering the harvester are disclosed.