Inventor
AFFELDT HENRY A
US16 patents
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SUNKIST GROWERS INC
15 patentsUS5845002ADec 1, 1998
Method and apparatus for detecting surface features of translucent objects
SUNKIST GROWERS INC99 citations96
US5482154AJan 9, 1996
Apparatus and method for detecting chain stretch in a sorting and conveying system
SUNKIST GROWERS INC51 citations96
US5451266ASep 19, 1995
Method for spray washing fruit in a brush bed
SUNKIST GROWERS INC48 citations93
US5492215AFeb 20, 1996
Apparatus and method for detecting objects ejected over the end of a sorting and conveying system
SUNKIST GROWERS INC33 citations92
US6153253ANov 28, 2000
Method for selectively controlling the amount of wax applied to fruit
SUNKIST GROWERS INC22 citations91
US5457933AOct 17, 1995
Apparatus for tucking fruit into ordered arrays within packing cartons
SUNKIST GROWERS INC23 citations90
US6205900B1Mar 27, 2001
Automatic sectionizer
SUNKIST GROWERS INC15 citations82
US5651446AJul 29, 1997
Optoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the same
SUNKIST GROWERS INC17 citations81
US5620519AApr 15, 1997
Controller and method for selectively controlling the amount of wax applied to fruit
SUNKIST GROWERS INC17 citations80
US6600829B1Jul 29, 2003
Computer process for controlling a system for sorting objects by surface characteristics
SUNKIST GROWERS INC17 citations78
US5904236AMay 18, 1999
Optoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the same
SUNKIST GROWERS INC15 citations73
US5865291AFeb 2, 1999
Optoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the same
SUNKIST GROWERS INC9 citations73
US5513740AMay 7, 1996
Optoelectronic object spacing method
SUNKIST GROWERS INC15 citations73
US5431273AJul 11, 1995
Apparatus and method for detecting a missing ejector in a sorting and conveying system
SUNKIST GROWERS INC9 citations73
US5483871AJan 16, 1996
Apparatus for spray washing fruit in a brush bed
SUNKIST GROWERS INC13 citations71