Patents by Inventor Timothy Vernarsky

Timothy Vernarsky 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).

  • System and method for filling a container with fragile fruit
    Patent number: 11851220
    Abstract: A method including transporting fragile fruit into a hopper. The method also includes transferring the fragile fruit from the hopper into a container that is at least partially submerged in a fluid. The method additionally includes raising the container out of the fluid while the fragile fruit are within the container. Other embodiments are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: HARVEST CROO, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Henry Pitzer, Mark Morrow, Paul Miller, Timothy Vernarsky
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILLING A CONTAINER WITH FRAGILE FRUIT
    Publication number: 20220097881
    Abstract: A method including transporting fragile fruit into a hopper. The method also includes transferring the fragile fruit from the hopper into a container that is at least partially submerged in a fluid. The method additionally includes raising the container out of the fluid while the fragile fruit are within the container. Other embodiments are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Harvest CROO, LLC, dba Harvest CROO Robotics
    Inventors: Robert Henry Pitzer, Mark Morrow, Paul Miller, Timothy Vernarsky
  • Apparatus and method for filling a container with fragile fruit
    Patent number: 11198529
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for filling a container with fragile fruit involving submerging the container in water to better distribute the fragile fruit within the container. The container may be filled with fragile fruit either before or after being submerged in water. The fragile fruit may be transported using a stream of water or other suitable fluid medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: HARVEST CROO, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Morrow, Paul Miller, Timothy Vernarsky, Robert Henry Pitzer
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FILLING A CONTAINER WITH FRAGILE FRUIT
    Publication number: 20200307838
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for filling a container with fragile fruit involving submerging the container in water to better distribute the fragile fruit within the container. The container may be filled with fragile fruit either before or after being submerged in water. The fragile fruit may be transported using a stream of water or other suitable fluid medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Sonoco Development, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Morrow, Paul Miller, Timothy Vernarsky