Patents by Inventor Henry E. Studer

Henry E. Studer 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).

  • Method and apparatus for recovering tomatoes from severed vines, employing a rotated and oscillated shaker
    Patent number: 4232506
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for mechanically removing tomatoes from their vines after the vines have been severed from their roots and lifted aboveground. The severed and lifted vines are fed in between a rotary shaker and stationary guides, for example, a rotary drum with radially outwardly projecting rods and arcuate guide rods around the drum. The vines are shaken by subjecting them to angular acceleration and deceleration while the vines are transported around an arcuate path. The tomatoes shaken from the vines are collected, and the stripped vines are dropped back on the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1980
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventor: Henry E. Studer