B07C 2501/009
Sorting of fruit
B07C2501/009 (Sorting of fruit) appears on 151 US grants and 160 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B07C- Granted patents
- 151
- Published applications
- 160
- Assignees
- 85
- Inventors
- 270
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Device and method for classifying fruits14 Jul 2026US 12,678,828 B2AIO Farm Corp.
- Apparatus for sorting raw coffee beans based on defect detection30 Jun 2026US 12,667,866 B1Eggstone Co., Ltd.
- Apparatus for quality grading, sorting and conveying cucumbers, and dynamic separation implementation method9 Jun 2026US 12,649,630 B2Agricultural Information Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultral Science
- Plant for treating horticultural products5 May 2026US 12,617,001 B2Unitec S.P.A.
- Product handling and packaging system24 Feb 2026US 12,559,274 B2Fulfil Solutions, Inc.
- Sugar content sorting device for sanhua plums based on near-infrared spectrum and control method thereof23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208230 A1Institute of Facility Agriculture, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Science
- High throughput cassette filler16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198403 A1Monsanto Technology LLC
- Product handling and packaging system4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152307 A1Fulfil Solutions, Inc.
- Portable device and method for inspecting, and collecting data from fruits and/or vegetables in the field and/or greenhouse30 Oct 2025US 2025/0332614 A1Ruliat SA
- Apparatus for quality grading, sorting and conveying cucumbers, and dynamic separation implementation method18 Sep 2025US 2025/0289666 A1Agricultural Information Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science
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By later US patents
- Methods and compositions for cellular and metabolic engineering844US 5,837,458 AMaxygen, Inc. · 1998
- Methods and compositions for cellular and metabolic engineering185US 6,391,640 B1Maxygen, Inc. · 2002
- Methods and devices for analyzing agricultural products143US 6,646,264 B1Monsanto Technology LLC · 2003
- Near infrared spectrometer used in combination with a combine for real time grain analysis104US 5,751,421 APioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. · 1998
- Method for cleaning and sorting bulk material89US 5,733,592 ABuhler AG · 1998