Patents by Inventor Bruno Montaigu

Bruno Montaigu 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).

  • Fruit harvesting unit
    Patent number: 9271444
    Abstract: A fruit harvesting unit mounted on a harvesting machine. The harvesting unit comprises a straddling chassis delimiting a harvesting tunnel in which plants to be shaken are introduced successively to move through said tunnel between a front opening and a rear opening of said tunnel. The harvesting unit has a main shaker system including two shaker devices disposed on respective sides of the harvesting tunnel to delimit transversely a central part of said tunnel, and an additional shaker system that is mounted on the straddling chassis and comprises two shaker devices disposed on respective sides of the harvesting tunnel to delimit transversely a front upper part of said tunnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: CNH France S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Berthet, Bruno Montaigu
  • Fruit harvesting unit and harvesting machine comprising such unit
    Publication number: 20140109541
    Abstract: A fruit harvesting unit mounted on a harvesting machine. The harvesting unit comprises a straddling chassis delimiting a harvesting tunnel in which plants to be shaken are introduced successively to move through said tunnel between a front opening and a rear opening of said tunnel. The harvesting unit has a main shaker system including two shaker devices disposed on respective sides of the harvesting tunnel to delimit transversely a central part of said tunnel, and an additional shaker system that is mounted on the straddling chassis and comprises two shaker devices disposed on respective sides of the harvesting tunnel to delimit transversely a front upper part of said tunnel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: CNH FRANCE S.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Paul Berthet, Bruno Montaigu