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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2014
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (US);
Serafin Albarran, Salinas, CA (US);
Daniel Albarran, Greenfield, CA (US);
Jorge Alejo, Salinas, CA (US);
Ignacio Barajas, Salinas, CA (US);
Richard L. Bascou, Monterey, CA (US);
Dennis Johnny Castillo, Salinas, CA (US);
Maximino Corral, Calexico, CA (US);
Whit Frans, Yuma, AZ (US);
Frank Edward Davis, Monterey, CA (US);
Stephen C. Jens, Winchester, MA (US);
Raul Machuca, Prunedale, CA (US);
Manuel Maldonado Magana, Salinas, CA (US);
Carlos Uribe Meza, Salinas, CA (US);
Gabriel Fuentes Villasenor, Somerton, AZ (US);
Terry Young, Sunnyvale, TX (US);
Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc., Westlake Village, CA (US);
Abstract
Produce with a core planted in a field can be harvested and decored using a mechanical harvester. The mechanical harvester includes a chassis, a positioning apparatus, a decoring device, and a transport assembly. The method includes moving the mechanical harvester through the row in the field; positioning the produce in the ground using the positioning apparatus; severing a substantial portion of the core of the produce while the produce is in the ground using the decoring device; lifting the produce from the ground; and transporting the produce to a processing unit or a storage unit using the transport assembly.