Patents Assigned to Paolo Developments Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20160023365
    Abstract: A plant processor, comprising a cylindrical rotatable drum for receiving plant matter and having a plurality of slots, a rotatable cutting reel positioned below the rotatable drum and being rotatable in an opposite direction to the drum, the cutting reel comprising a cylindrical rod and a plurality of longitudinal cutting blades operable to cut plant material extending through the slots in the drum, a horizontal support having a top surface and a plurality of magnets recessed in the support to be flush with the top surface, and a cutting knife having ends and a cutting edge, the knife mounted on the top surface of the support and held in place by the magnets, wherein the support maintains the cutting edge of the knife in an operable position near the reel and the drum for cutting plant material that extends through the plurality of slots in the drum; and a motor to rotate the reel and the drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: PAOLO DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
    Inventor: Peter Ryan Hall
  • Patent number: 9161566
    Abstract: A plant processor, having: a) a rotatable drum for receiving plant matter, the rotatable drum having a plurality of slots; b) a rotatable cutting reel positioned below the rotatable drum, the cutting reel rotatable in the opposite direction of the drum; c) a cutting knife horizontally positioned below the top of the reel; the cutting knife maintained in position by one or more magnets, the cutting knife slidable along a slot in a frame of the processor by a rod extending above the knife; and d) a motor to rotate a shaft secured to the reel, the shaft having a groove to frictionally engage a ring, the ring supporting the drum, whereby rotation of the reel rotates the drum in the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: PAOLO DEVELOPMENTS LTD.
    Inventor: Peter Ryan Hall
  • Publication number: 20140087794
    Abstract: A plant processor, having: a) a rotatable drum for receiving plant matter, the rotatable drum having a plurality of slots; b) a rotatable cutting reel positioned below the rotatable drum, the cutting reel rotatable in the opposite direction of the drum; c) a cutting knife horizontally positioned below the top of the reel; the cutting knife maintained in position by one or more magnets, the cutting knife slidable along a slot in a frame of the processor by a rod extending above the knife; and d) a motor to rotate a shaft secured to the reel, the shaft having a groove to frictionally engage a ring, the ring supporting the drum, whereby rotation of the reel rotates the drum in the opposite direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: Paolo Developments Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter Ryan Hall