Patents by Inventor Amanda Lynn Valentine

Amanda Lynn Valentine has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems for removing plant material from harvested crops
    Patent number: 8956208
    Abstract: A system for removing plant material from harvested crops includes a pinch roller conveyor including pairs of rotatable pinch rollers whose longitudinal axes are aligned with a length of the conveyor, the pinch rollers forming nips in which plant material can be caught and pulled down through the conveyor as the pinch rollers rotate, wherein first ends of the pinch rollers are laterally displaceable so that the pinch rollers can laterally separate from each other to facilitate passage of plant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation
    Inventors: Reza J. Ehsani, Amanda Lynn Valentine, Won Suk Lee