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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2008
Applicant:
Donald P. Mayo, Yuba City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Donald P. Mayo, Yuba City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Orchard Machinery Corporation, Yuba City, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 46/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An automatically operated agricultural tree harvesting machine having systems for automatically steering, propelling and stopping the harvester machine to shake each tree, eliminating the need for the operator to steer or manually engage the shaker head. The system comprises a series of sensors to determine the location of each tree and a system for controlling the steering of the harvester and to determine the distance moved.