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Philippe Blanc
Also filed as: BLANC PHILIPPE · BLANC PHILIPPE GABRIEL RENE
36 granted patents·10 pending applications·369 citations·filing 1988–2023
97Inventor score
Files withMAF AGROBOTIC13MATERIEL ARBORICULTURE11NEXTRACKER INC8BLANC PHILIPPE3MATERIAL POUR L ARBORICULTURE2
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46 records- 0195US11307284B2Method for controlling the orientation of a solar tracker based on cartographic modelsNEXTRACKER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 19, 2022·4 cites·14 claims
- 0294US11196381B2Method for predictive control of the orientation of a solar trackerNEXTRACKER INC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 7, 2021·5 cites·7 claims
- 0394US10684348B2Method for controlling the orientation of a solar tracker based on cartographic modelsNEXTRACKER INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 16, 2020·20 cites·18 claims
- 0493US10288594B2Method and device for optically analysing fruit or vegetables and device for automatic sortingMAF AGROBOTIC·Filed 2018·Granted May 14, 2019·6 cites·20 claims
- 0592US10541644B2Method for predictive control of the orientation of a solar trackerNEXTRACKER INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 21, 2020·18 cites·12 claims
- 0690US7159373B2Installation for hydraulically filling crates with floating objects such as fruits and having a single double-acting pumpMATERIAL POUR L ARBORICULTURE·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 9, 2007·22 cites·11 claims
- 0789US11396394B2Method and device for orienting an umbilicated fruit, in particular for packaging sameMAF AGROBOTIC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 26, 2022·4 cites·17 claims
- 0886US10094701B2Device for transporting objects and conveying and weighing device provided with such transporting devicesMAF AGROBOTIC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 9, 2018·5 cites·20 claims
- 0981US5626238ADevice for conveying products, in particular fruit, adapted to sort these products as a function of predetermined selection criteriaMATERIEL POUR L ARBORICULTUREF·Filed 1995·Granted May 6, 1997·43 cites·18 claims
- 1079US12146972B2Method for controlling the orientation of a solar tracker based on cartographic modelsNEXTRACKER LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Nov 19, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 1177US9174245B2System for the automatic selective separation of rotten citrus fruitsBLANC PHILIPPE GABRIEL RENE·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 3, 2015·18 cites·7 claims
- 1277US6888082B1Analyzing method and device for automatically sorting products such as fruitMATERIEL ARBORICULTURE·Filed 2000·Granted May 3, 2005·23 cites·20 claims
- 1376US7472648B2Device for separating the stalks of fruit, grouped together in clusters, from one anotherMATERIEL ARBORICULTURE·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 6, 2009·6 cites·20 claims
- 1476US7280198B2Apparatus for optically analyzing products such as fruit having bilateral imaging devicesMATERIEL ARBORICULTURE·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 9, 2007·8 cites·20 claims
- 1573US11774539B2Method for controlling the orientation of a solar tracker based on cartographic modelsNEXTRACKER INC·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 3, 2023·0 cites·19 claims
- 1673US9694366B2Method and device for grouping floating objects in batches with hydraulic superposition of the objectsMAF AGROBOTIC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 4, 2017·3 cites·25 claims
- 1772US5661949AAutomatic packing device for the filling of containers with superimposed layers of productsMATERIEL ARBORICULTURE·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 2, 1997·29 cites·18 claims
- 1871US11387774B2Method for predictive control of the orientation of a solar trackerNEXTRACKER INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 12, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
- 1971US11327143B2Method for controlling the orientation of a solar tracker based on cartographic modelsNEXTRACKER INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 10, 2022·0 cites·17 claims
- 2070US7850415B2Machine for palletizing objects such as packing casesMATERIEL ARBORICULTURE·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 14, 2010·8 cites·11 claims
- 2168US10903783B2Method for predictive control of the orientation of a solar trackerNEXTRACKER INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 26, 2021·0 cites·17 claims
- 2267US7107742B2Automatic packing device for the filling of containers by means of superposed layers of products, in particular fruits such as orangesMATERIAL POUR L ARBORICULTURE·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 19, 2006·14 cites·11 claims
- 2367US5280838AApparatus for conveying and sorting produceBLANC PHILIPPE·Filed 1992·Granted Jan 25, 1994·26 cites·14 claims
- 2460US6234297B1Device for conveying products, in particular fruitMATERIEL ARBORICULTURE·Filed 1999·Granted May 22, 2001·26 cites·18 claims
- 2559US2025187956A1Method for cleaning a composition for conveying floating objects of a hydraulic conveyor of such objects, hydraulic conveyor and facility equipped with such a conveyorMAF AGROBOTIC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2658US12234103B2Process and system for conveying fruit and vegetables with an oriented stalkMAF AGROBOTIC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 25, 2025·0 cites·13 claims
- 2758US5729473AMethod and device for generating colorimetric data for use in the automatic sorting of products, notably fruits or vegetablesMATERIEL ARBORICULTURE·Filed 1994·Granted Mar 17, 1998·24 cites·25 claims
- 2854US4836355ADevice for transfer of fragile objects from a conveyor to a transporterMONTALBANAISE DE CONST MECANIQ·Filed 1988·Granted Jun 6, 1989·13 cites·5 claims
- 2951US11685615B2Device for grouping fruit or vegetables into batches with accumulation channels provided with bypass passagesMAF AGROBOTIC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 27, 2023·0 cites·16 claims
- 3051US4807422AApparatus for filling boxes with objects notably fruits, floating in waterMONTALBANAISE DE CONST MECANIQ·Filed 1988·Granted Feb 28, 1989·18 cites·9 claims
- 3150US2025030145A1Method for manufacturing a waveguide device by additive manufacturing and polishingSWISSTO12 SA·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3250US2007259086A1Device for treating fruitMATERIEL ARBORICULTURE·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3348US12172781B2Method and system for packaging products belonging to the fruit and vegetable groupMAF AGROBOTIC·Filed 2021·Granted Dec 24, 2024·0 cites·10 claims
- 3448US6957940B2Unit for sorting and packaging products capable of being hung on a hooking member for the purpose of their conveyance, such as bunches of fruits, in particular table grapes or truss tomatoesMATERIEL ARBORICULTURE·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 25, 2005·4 cites·14 claims
- 3547US2011203612A1Device for processing products such as fruit or vegetables with a cleaning carriage with hydraulic drive and cleaning methodMAF AGROBOTIC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3646US7839567B2Deployable reflector in the form of a reuleaux triangle for a space observation instrumentTHALES SA·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 23, 2010·0 cites·10 claims
- 3746US5673113AAnalysis device for the automatic grading of products, in particular of fruits or vegetablesMATERIEL ARBORICULTURE·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 30, 1997·12 cites·11 claims
- 3844US6401913B1Conveyor device for products, in particular fruits, for feeding a unit for sorting said productsMATERIEL ARBORICULTURE·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 11, 2002·10 cites·14 claims
- 3940US2006037892A1Apparatus for optically analyzing products such as fruit having indirect illuminationBLANC PHILIPPE·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4037US7180597B2Imaging assembly with synthetic aperture optical instrumentCIT ALCATEL·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 20, 2007·0 cites·15 claims
- 4137US2011203617A1Device for processing products such as fruit or vegetables with a cleaning carriage and cleaning methodMAF AGROBOTIC·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 4237US2005265816A1Machine for palletizing objects such as packing cases having a stacking unit provided with a retractable baseBLANC PHILIPPE·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4335US2020299072A1Method and Device for the Hydraulic Forced-Supply Filling of Cases with Floating ObjectsMAF AGROBOTIC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4435US2017121122A1Device for unilateral analysis of products by turning and automatic sorting and conveying device incorporating sameMAF AGROBOTIC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4534US2011186405A1Methods, apparatuses, and systems for conveying and sorting produceMAF IND INC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4622US10919785B2Hydraulic conveyor of floating objects provided with a device for sanitising conveying composition, plant provided with such a conveyor and sanitising methodMAF AGROBOTIC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 16, 2021·0 cites·17 claims
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