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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2012
David W. Hufford, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Tracy Mcgowen, Waitsburg, WA (US);
Quentin Kemph, Walla Walla, WA (US);
David W. Hufford, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Tracy McGowen, Waitsburg, WA (US);
Quentin Kemph, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Key Technology, Inc., Walla Walla, WA (US);
Abstract
A grape processing apparatus and method is described and which includes a screen, a cleated conveyor belt with a bottom flight and which is spaced from the screen, and a source of bunches of grapes which have associated stems, and which are fed into a predetermined space between the bottom flight of the cleated conveyor belt and the screen, and wherein the bunches of grapes move along the screen in a rolling and tumbling motion to separate the individual grapes from the associated stems, and wherein the individual grapes are collected thereafter.