PEPPER DE-STEMMING

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APP PUB NO 20080289515A1
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12104334

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A way of dealing with challenges to the pepper processing industry and pepper growers is to mechanize pepper processing, including the de-stemming of whole peppers. The present example provides a method of or mechanically de-stemming whole peppers. The method provides for the recognition of a pepper's shoulder in order to generate a control signal to initiate a process to de-stem the pepper. In particular, several implementations of the method are provided that may include a mechanical system, a laser system, a machine vision system, a combination of a machine vision system and the laser system, and other equivalent implementations. Additionally disclosed, are methods of processing whole peppers utilizing automated de-stemming.

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KNORR TECHNOLOGIES L L CPO BOX 1260 MARICOPA AS 85239

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Knorr, Robert J Maricopa, AZ 6 27
Victor, John Cochise, AZ 9 52

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