Philippe Blanc
36Patents
9h-index
15Co-inventors
72Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 30, 1988 → Aug 14, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US10684348B2 | Method for controlling the orientation of a solar tracker based on cartographic models | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Active |
| US5661949A | Automatic packing device for the filling of containers with superimposed layers of products | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Expired |
| US10541644B2 | Method for predictive control of the orientation of a solar tracker | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Active |
| US6234297A | Device for conveying products, in particular fruit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US5626238A | Device for conveying products, in particular fruit, adapted to sort these products as a function of predetermined selection criteria | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US9174245B2 | System for the automatic selective separation of rotten citrus fruits | Physics | 12 | Active |
| US5280838A | Apparatus for conveying and sorting produce | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
| US5729473A | Method and device for generating colorimetric data for use in the automatic sorting of products, notably fruits or vegetables | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US4807422A | Apparatus for filling boxes with objects notably fruits, floating in water | Performing Operations; Transporting | 9 | Expired |
| US6888082B1 | Analyzing method and device for automatically sorting products such as fruit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 9 | Expired |
| US4836355A | Device for transfer of fragile objects from a conveyor to a transporter | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US7159373B2 | Installation for hydraulically filling crates with floating objects such as fruits and having a single double-acting pump | Performing Operations; Transporting | 8 | Expired |
| US7850415B2 | Machine for palletizing objects such as packing cases | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Active |
| US7107742B2 | Automatic packing device for the filling of containers by means of superposed layers of products, in particular fruits such as oranges | Performing Operations; Transporting | 6 | Expired |
| US6401913B1 | Conveyor device for products, in particular fruits, for feeding a unit for sorting said products | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Expired |
| US11196381B2 | Method for predictive control of the orientation of a solar tracker | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 4 | Active |
| US10288594B2 | Method and device for optically analysing fruit or vegetables and device for automatic sorting | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US7280198B2 | Apparatus for optically analyzing products such as fruit having bilateral imaging devices | Physics | 4 | Expired |
| US10094701B2 | Device for transporting objects and conveying and weighing device provided with such transporting devices | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Active |
| US11396394B2 | Method and device for orienting an umbilicated fruit, in particular for packaging same | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US11307284B2 | Method for controlling the orientation of a solar tracker based on cartographic models | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US5673113A | Analysis device for the automatic grading of products, in particular of fruits or vegetables | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US7472648B2 | Device for separating the stalks of fruit, grouped together in clusters, from one another | Human Necessities | 2 | Active |
| US6957940B2 | Unit 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 tomatoes | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Expired |
| US9694366B2 | Method and device for grouping floating objects in batches with hydraulic superposition of the objects | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.