Patents by Inventor Mario Santarelli

Mario Santarelli 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 particularly for the automatic harvesting of fruit
    Patent number: 4128986
    Abstract: Apparatus for automatic harvesting of fruit such as olives, nuts, almonds and/or the like, including a vibrating device provided with a pair of driven wheels with eccentric masses and driving pulleys adapted to rotate independently the wheels. The pulleys are actuated by means of a pair of substantially vertically opposed hydraulic motors fixed to the frame of the apparatus. The pulleys cooperate operatively with said driven wheels to produce vibrations of a frequency variable through an angle of substantially 360.degree.. Fixing articulated means for the jaw members act to tighten and shake the trunk of a tree and provide an autocentering couple. A catching member is associated to the jaws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1977
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1978
    Assignee: Harvester Center Italiana S.r.l.
    Inventor: Mario Santarelli