Patents Assigned to Empresa Basileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria—Embrapa
  • Dispositions introduced to rotating shaft, impact rod harvester
    Patent number: 8479482
    Abstract: Provided is a harvesting module including twin parallel rotating shafts. The rotating shafts each have impact rods that are configured to rotation in opposite directions. The shafts are sloped so that one end of the shafts is closer to the ground than another end of the shafts. The rods are fixed to the shafts in a spiral formation using a series of self locking rings fitted over the shafts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignees: Empresa Basileira de Pesquisa Agropecuaria—Embrapa, Rota Industria Ltda.
    Inventors: Rogerio Cruz Moreira, Cezar De Mello Mesquita