Patents by Inventor Tom HELLIER

Tom HELLIER 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).

  • Robot fruit picking system
    Patent number: 12721274
    Abstract: There is provided a robot fruit picking system comprising an autonomous robot. The system includes a picking arm or other end effector positioning device; and an end effector mounted on the picking arm configured to either cut a fruit or stalk or stem for a specific fruit or bunch of fruits or pluck that fruit or bunch, and to transfer the fruit or bunch to a storage buffer subsystem. The storage buffer subsystem is configured to receive the fruit or bunch, and to transfer the fruit or bunch to a transportation or inspection or storage subsystem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: DOGTOOTH TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Duncan Robertson, Edward Herbert, Matthew Cook, Frank Tully, Chris Padbury, Thomas Redman, Tom Hellier, Nick Scott, Adrian Dunlop, Ruan Kendall
  • ROBOT FRUIT PICKING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240373787
    Abstract: There is provided a robot fruit picking system comprising an autonomous robot. The system includes a picking arm or other end effector positioning device; and an end effector mounted on the picking arm configured to either cut a fruit or stalk or stem for a specific fruit or bunch of fruits or pluck that fruit or bunch, and to transfer the fruit or bunch to a storage buffer subsystem. The storage buffer subsystem is configured to receive the fruit or bunch, and to transfer the fruit or bunch to a transportation or inspection or storage subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Duncan ROBERTSON, Edward HERBERT, Matthew COOK, Frank TULLY, Chris PADBURY, Thomas REDMAN, Tom HELLIER, Nick SCOTT, Adrian DUNLOP, Ruan KENDALL