Patents by Inventor Jean-Pierre Villanou

Jean-Pierre Villanou 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).

  • Device for thinning out a fruit tree
    Patent number: 9686920
    Abstract: The device for removing flowers from a fruit tree by pulling off from their branch is formed by a rod, a gripping and a puller. The gripper can be a handle. The puller is mounted at the end of the handle for pulling off flowers. The puller can be formed of at least one roller provided with fibers in the form of bristles, each roller being mounted articulated, freely rotating at the end of the rod, so that the transverse displacement of the rod into contact with the branch induces a rotation of each roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Villanou
  • DEVICE FOR THINNING OUT A FRUIT TREE
    Publication number: 20130326942
    Abstract: The device for removing flowers from a fruit tree by pulling off from their branch is formed by a rod, a gripping and a puller. The gripper can be a handle. The puller is mounted at the end of the handle for pulling off flowers. The puller can be formed of at least one roller provided with fibers in the form of bristles, each roller being mounted articulated, freely rotating at the end of the rod, so that the transverse displacement of the rod into contact with the branch induces a rotation of each roller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Villanou