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US 12,747,050 B2Granted
Automated inspection of crops
AssigneeHarvest CROO, LLC
InventorsRobert Henry Pitzer, Alexander Scott Bicigo, Santosh Bhusal
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Abstract
A system including one or more inspectors each configured to automatically inspect crops individually to classify the crops into a classification including two or more classes. The system also can include one or more respective separators associated with each of the one or more inspectors. The one or more respective separators can be configured to automatically physically separate the crops into two or more areas based on the classification. Other embodiments are described.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- one or more inspectors each configured to automatically inspect crops individually to classify the crops into a classification comprising two or more classes;
- and
- one or more respective separators associated with each of the one or more inspectors, wherein the one or more respective separators are configured to automatically physically separate the crops into two or more areas based on the classification,
- wherein:
- the classification comprises a reject class, a process class, and a pack class;
- and
- the classification is based on adjustable grading levels of the crops.
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A method of providing a system, the method comprising:
- providing one or more inspectors each configured to automatically inspect crops individually to classify the crops into a classification comprising two or more classes;
- and
- providing one or more respective separators associated with each of the one or more inspectors, wherein the one or more respective separators are configured to automatically physically separate the crops into two or more areas based on the classification,
- wherein:
- the classification comprises a reject class, a process class, and a pack class;
- and
- the classification is based on adjustable grading levels of the crops.
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A method comprising:
- automatically inspecting crops, using one or more inspectors, to individually to classify the crops into a classification comprising two or more classes;
- and
- automatically physically separating the crops, using one or more respective separators associated with each of the one or more inspectors, into two or more areas based on the classification,
- wherein:
- the classification comprises a reject class, a process class, and a pack class based on adjustable grading levels;
- and
- the classification is based on adjustable grading levels of the crops.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.