Patents by Inventor Leif Gunnar Opedal

Leif Gunnar Opedal 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).

  • Apparatus and method for declustering cherries
    Patent number: 7033631
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for declustering cherries, including a plurality of oscillating cutting modules (36), each having a power driven shaft (40) with a plurality of circular blades (42) fixed along its length. The modules further comprise cutting ramps (46) having a tail section (48) extending under the blades, such that the clusters are suspended from their nodes at the moment of cutting. The height of tail sections (48) may be adjusted to accommodate cherry varieties having different stem lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Inventor: Leif Gunnar Opedal