Inventor · Montauban, FR

Philippe Blanc

36Patents
9h-index
15Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 30, 1988 → Aug 14, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.