Patents by Inventor Thomas C. Hardy

Thomas C. Hardy 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).

  • Automated fruit picker
    Patent number: 5426927
    Abstract: An automated fruit picker with a base, a flexible arm containing two segments movably attached to each other, a cutting assembly attached to the flexible arm, and a controller for varying the angle between the arms and the height of the flexible arm. A cutting assembly is attached to one of the arm segments and contains a multiplicity of sensors for evaluating the color of the fruit to be picked, the location of the fruit, and the distance between the fruit and the cutting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1995
    Assignee: Howard J. Greenwald
    Inventors: Xingwu Wang, Thomas C. Hardy