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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2006
Raul Fernandez, Weston, FL (US);
Gonzalo Marquez, Miami, FL (US);
Kevin Forsyth, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Julio Vasquez, Batavia, OH (US);
Mark Bakhakh, St. Petersburg, RU;
Yury Buch, St. Petersburg, RU;
Sergey Klimin, St. Petersburg, RU;
Vladimir Vasiliev, St. Petersburg, RU;
Oleg Feigenson, St. Petersburg, RU;
Illya Ilyin, St. Petersburg, RU;
Yuriy Yaess, St. Petersburg, RU;
Raul Fernandez, Weston, FL (US);
Gonzalo Marquez, Miami, FL (US);
Kevin Forsyth, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Julio Vasquez, Batavia, OH (US);
Mark Bakhakh, St. Petersburg, RU;
Yury Buch, St. Petersburg, RU;
Sergey Klimin, St. Petersburg, RU;
Vladimir Vasiliev, St. Petersburg, RU;
Oleg Feigenson, St. Petersburg, RU;
Illya Ilyin, St. Petersburg, RU;
Yuriy Yaess, St. Petersburg, RU;
Chiquita Brands International, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
This application discloses a method for separating banana clusters into individual fruits. In this method, the banana cluster is hung on a carrier (such as a cable) in such a way that the hanging point is the place where the banana fruit stalks converge (at the crown). The cluster and/or the cutter are moved toward each other and the cutter is positioned such that the cutter cuts the fruit stalks at a point lower than the cluster hanging point.