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SUNKIST GROWERS INC
US·64 granted patents·4 pending applications·1,759 citations·filing 1973–2020
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68 records- 0196US4585126AMethod and apparatus for high speed processing of fruit or the likeSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1983·Granted Apr 29, 1986·78 cites·33 claims
- 0294US4707367ASolid essential oil flavor compositionSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1986·Granted Nov 17, 1987·110 cites·4 claims
- 0394US4610890APreparation of solid essential oil flavor compositionSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1985·Granted Sep 9, 1986·112 cites·12 claims
- 0493US3930994AMethod and means for internal inspection and sorting of produceSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1973·Granted Jan 6, 1976·72 cites·40 claims
- 0591US4033450AConveyor with removable receptaclesSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1975·Granted Jul 5, 1977·42 cites·1 claims
- 0690US5845002AMethod and apparatus for detecting surface features of translucent objectsSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 1, 1998·99 cites·19 claims
- 0790US5482154AApparatus and method for detecting chain stretch in a sorting and conveying systemSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 9, 1996·51 cites·7 claims
- 0890US4123310AApparatus for applying a label to an objectSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1977·Granted Oct 31, 1978·62 cites·28 claims
- 0989US4768919AVacuum apparatus for transferring round food articlesSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1987·Granted Sep 6, 1988·58 cites·2 claims
- 1089US4246098AMethod and apparatus for detecting blemishes on the surface of an articleSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1978·Granted Jan 20, 1981·53 cites·26 claims
- 1186US5492215AApparatus and method for detecting objects ejected over the end of a sorting and conveying systemSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 20, 1996·33 cites·2 claims
- 1286US5164795AMethod and apparatus for grading fruitSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 17, 1992·55 cites·23 claims
- 1383US4316557ABeverage dispenser with removable tank connection meansSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1979·Granted Feb 23, 1982·50 cites·9 claims
- 1482US4330062AMethod and apparatus for measuring the surface color of an articleSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1980·Granted May 18, 1982·36 cites·21 claims
- 1582US3930995AGrade distributing apparatusSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1974·Granted Jan 6, 1976·34 cites·10 claims
- 1680US4324335AMethod and apparatus for measuring the surface size of an articleSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1980·Granted Apr 13, 1982·39 cites·14 claims
- 1779US4476982AMethod and apparatus for grading articles according to their surface colorSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1982·Granted Oct 16, 1984·31 cites·14 claims
- 1873US5451266AMethod for spray washing fruit in a brush bedSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Sep 19, 1995·48 cites·11 claims
- 1973US4693607AMethod and apparatus for optically measuring the volume of generally spherical fruitSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1986·Granted Sep 15, 1987·28 cites·38 claims
- 2073US4139766AApparatus and method for counting fruits and other objectsSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1977·Granted Feb 13, 1979·20 cites·25 claims
- 2170US5231921AApparatus for peeling fresh fruitSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Aug 3, 1993·28 cites·16 claims
- 2269US4244763AMethod of applying a label to an objectSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1978·Granted Jan 13, 1981·21 cites·7 claims
- 2368US5200217AEnzyme infusion process for preparing whole peeled citrus fruitSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 6, 1993·24 cites·14 claims
- 2468US5042637AConveyor discharge apparatus and methodSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Aug 27, 1991·30 cites·2 claims
- 2565US5457933AApparatus for tucking fruit into ordered arrays within packing cartonsSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Oct 17, 1995·23 cites·14 claims
- 2664US5000967AProcess for enzyme peeling of fresh citrus fruitSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 19, 1991·30 cites·14 claims
- 2763US4712818AVacuum manifold with quick connect-disconect latch assemblySUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1986·Granted Dec 15, 1987·20 cites·2 claims
- 2862US5148738AApparatus for chemical treating of fresh fruit and the likeSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Sep 22, 1992·25 cites·5 claims
- 2962USD285618SVacuum cup for article lifting machineSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1984·Granted Sep 9, 1986·9 cites·1 claims
- 3060US5787801AApparatus and method for coring and sectionizing fruitSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 4, 1998·31 cites·9 claims
- 3160USD269787SBag filling deviceSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1981·Granted Jul 19, 1983·7 cites·1 claims
- 3259US5174429AConveyor discharge apparatus and methodSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 29, 1992·25 cites·26 claims
- 3358US5651446AOptoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the sameSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 29, 1997·17 cites·4 claims
- 3458US5513740AOptoelectronic object spacing methodSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1994·Granted May 7, 1996·15 cites·1 claims
- 3557US6205900B1Automatic sectionizerSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 27, 2001·15 cites·32 claims
- 3657US5611419AMonorail conveyor systemSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 18, 1997·24 cites·90 claims
- 3757US4583910AVacuum apparatus for transferring round food articlesSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1984·Granted Apr 22, 1986·14 cites·21 claims
- 3856US6153253AMethod for selectively controlling the amount of wax applied to fruitSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 28, 2000·22 cites·8 claims
- 3956US3961701AMethod of and conveyor for transporting fragile objectsSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1974·Granted Jun 8, 1976·11 cites·12 claims
- 4056US2005004824A1System and method for concurrent recording, using and recovering a multi-referenced data in a real-time control system for a plant product sorting systemSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 4155US7173708B2Method and apparatus for detecting damage in plant productsSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 6, 2007·4 cites·53 claims
- 4255US3945489AArticle-orienting conveyorSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1973·Granted Mar 23, 1976·11 cites·35 claims
- 4353US12217410B2Decay detection systemSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 4453US5904236AOptoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the sameSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 18, 1999·15 cites·8 claims
- 4553US5196222AMethod for peeling fresh fruitSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Mar 23, 1993·22 cites·11 claims
- 4653US5170698AApparatus for peeling fresh fruitSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 15, 1992·22 cites·41 claims
- 4752US4499112AProcess for forming solid juice composition and product of the processSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1983·Granted Feb 12, 1985·14 cites·27 claims
- 4852US4386491AApparatus for selectively packing layers of objects in boxes of different depthsSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1980·Granted Jun 7, 1983·13 cites·7 claims
- 4950US5620519AController and method for selectively controlling the amount of wax applied to fruitSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 15, 1997·17 cites·39 claims
- 5050US4990351AMethod for treating fresh fruit to prevent and retard the growth of fungusSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 5, 1991·16 cites·14 claims
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