WO2005082033A3 - System and method for automatic lettuce harvesting and coring - Google Patents

System and method for automatic lettuce harvesting and coring Download PDF

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WO2005082033A3
WO2005082033A3 PCT/US2005/006011 US2005006011W WO2005082033A3 WO 2005082033 A3 WO2005082033 A3 WO 2005082033A3 US 2005006011 W US2005006011 W US 2005006011W WO 2005082033 A3 WO2005082033 A3 WO 2005082033A3
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coring
automatic
lettuce
harvesting
lettuce harvesting
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Richard S Brown
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Fresh Express Inc
Richard S Brown
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01D—HARVESTING; MOWING
    • A01D45/00—Harvesting of standing crops
    • A01D45/26—Harvesting of standing crops of cabbage or lettuce
    • A01D45/263—Harvesting of standing crops of cabbage or lettuce of lettuce

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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  • Apparatuses For Bulk Treatment Of Fruits And Vegetables And Apparatuses For Preparing Feeds (AREA)
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Abstract

In a method of harvesting lettuce, a movable frame with a plurality of members is provided. A set of members is positioned to engage a lettuce head. The lettuce head is scanned to detect the position and size of a core of the lettuce head. The core is separated from the lettuce head.
PCT/US2005/006011 2004-02-25 2005-02-25 System and method for automatic lettuce harvesting and coring WO2005082033A2 (en)

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US54812204P 2004-02-25 2004-02-25
US60/548,122 2004-02-25
US6516505A 2005-02-24 2005-02-24
US11/065,165 2005-02-24

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US9565801B2 (en) 2011-06-10 2017-02-14 Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. Decoring mechanism with mechanized harvester

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US20120102907A1 (en) 2010-10-28 2012-05-03 Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. Mechanical Produce Harvester
AU2021221852A1 (en) * 2021-08-25 2023-03-16 Joe Cook Harvesting apparatus

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US6622467B1 (en) * 2000-08-09 2003-09-23 James Ottaway Method for harvesting lettuce
US6679276B1 (en) * 1999-04-20 2004-01-20 Fresh Express, Inc. Apparatus and methods for washing the cored areas of lettuce heads during harvest

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US6679276B1 (en) * 1999-04-20 2004-01-20 Fresh Express, Inc. Apparatus and methods for washing the cored areas of lettuce heads during harvest
US6622467B1 (en) * 2000-08-09 2003-09-23 James Ottaway Method for harvesting lettuce

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9565801B2 (en) 2011-06-10 2017-02-14 Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. Decoring mechanism with mechanized harvester

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