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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2009
Vincent E. Bryan, Jr., Quincy, WA (US);
Vincent E. Bryan, Iii, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Alex E. Kunzler, Issaquah, WA (US);
Randy Allard, Issaquah, WA (US);
Anthony Finazzo, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Marc Bommarito, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Jeffrey A. Cleveringa, Ephrata, WA (US);
Vincent E. Bryan, Jr., Quincy, WA (US);
Vincent E. Bryan, III, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Alex E. Kunzler, Issaquah, WA (US);
Randy Allard, Issaquah, WA (US);
Anthony Finazzo, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Marc Bommarito, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Jeffrey A. Cleveringa, Ephrata, WA (US);
Picker Technologies LLC, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Abstract
A mobile system for improving the picking and preliminary processing of apples, citrus, stone fruit and the like is disclosed and claimed. The system comprises a mobile chassis upon which can be mounted picking stations, pneumatic tube transport subsystems, receiving and conveying subsystems, object scanning subsystems, cull diverter subsystems, labeling subsystems, and subsystems for relatively gently placing the objects in a predetermined location in a receiving bin. The system can also include a subsystem for gently placing diverted objects in a receiving bin.