Patents by Inventor Hugo MATSUO

Hugo MATSUO 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).

  • Patent number: 10842076
    Abstract: A nut collector which includes a chassis supported on its lower surface over a crosswise shaft and respective wheels, while, on the front side, it receives a coupling drawbar, below which is a collector set is located having rotating brushes and located close to the ground and leveled by side wheels such that aligned fruits in that region are swept inside as the machine moves ahead and subsequently pass through a vibrating screen assembly and selection screens, wherein the residues and debris are separated and the clean nuts pass through a crosswise transporter and elevator for accumulation in a dump bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: INDÚSTRIAS REUNIDAS COLOMBO LTDA
    Inventors: Hugo Matsuo, Oswaldo Argeu Leite
  • Publication number: 20190183051
    Abstract: The present invention provides a nut collector which includes a chassis (1) supported on its lower surface over a crosswise shaft (2) and respective wheels (3), while, on the front side, it receives a coupling drawbar (4), below which is a collector set (5) is located having rotating brushes (7) and located close to the ground and leveled by side wheels (8) such that aligned fruits in that region are swept inside as the machine moves ahead and subsequently pass through a vibrating screen assembly (11) and selection screens (12), wherein the residues and debris are separated and the clean nuts pass through a crosswise conveyor (14) and elevator (15) for accumulation in a dump bucket (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Hugo MATSUO, Oswaldo Argeu LEITE