US Patent 7487719 Method for separating banana clusters into separate bananas

Patent 7487719 was granted and assigned to Chiquita Brands International on February, 2009 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Chiquita Brands International

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

74877190

Patent Inventor Names

Yury Buch0

Sergey Klimin0

Vladimir Vasiliev0

Yuriy Yaess0

Gonzalo Marquez0

Illya Ilyin0

Julio Vasquez0

Kevin Forsyth0

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Date of Patent

February 10, 2009

Patent Application Number

114271660

Date Filed

June 28, 2006

Patent Primary Examiner

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Joseph M. Pelham

Patent abstract

This application discloses a method for separating banana clusters into individual fruits. In this method, the banana cluster is hung on a carrier (such as a cable) in such a way that the hanging point is the place where the banana fruit stalks converge (at the crown). The cluster and/or the cutter are moved toward each other and the cutter is positioned such that the cutter cuts the fruit stalks at a point lower than the cluster hanging point.