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SUNSWEET GROWERS

Overview
  • Total Patents
    44
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SUNSWEET GROWERS has a total of 44 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1962. It filed its patents most often in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Its main competitors in its focus markets foods and drinks, agriculture and machines are DEL MONTE CORP, SUN MAID RAISIN GROWERS OF CAL and BRANCATO DOMENICO.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing SUNSWEET GROWERSs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Yates Robert L 13
#2 Gerrans Alfred W 8
#3 Burkholder Lyle 8
#4 Roepka Greg 7
#5 Cantoni John D 6
#6 Pierce Brian N 5
#7 Selleck Robert William 3
#8 Cantoni John Dionis 3
#9 Gerrans Alfred Wilbur 3
#10 Selleck Robert W 2

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
WO2012003001A1 Reduction of pathogens for food in packaging
US2007246404A1 Process and system for sorting and pitting fruit
US7018201B1 Dual-zone dehydration tunnel
US2006188616A1 Electronic moisture tester
WO9903355A1 Method for producing shattered preservative-free dried fruit pieces
US5358727A Method for producing molded food pieces
US4698229A Method for compressing pitted prunes
US4632027A Apparatus and method for compressing pliable articles
NL7604043A Stone fruit, e.g. prune aligning and shaping machine - for use in conjunction with a stone-removing machine
US4075087A Continuous grader for fruits or the like
US3968818A Tray loading apparatus
YU186869A Arrangement for sorting fruit, e. g. plums, at packing thereof
GB1242305A Article orienting and spacing device
US3460668A Article orienting and spacing device
GB1116439A Apparatus for pitting drupaceous fruit
GB1072178A Fruit handling machinery
US3282314A Drupe pitting method and apparatus including segregating means for pitted and unpitted fruit
US3260291A Apparatus for pitting drupaceous fruit
US3234984A Fruit handling machinery
US3212544A Drupe halving apparatus