ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,309, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Bridgestone Corp. (Chuo-ku, Japan).
"Bulk shrub harvester and related methods" was invented by Russell Prock (Maricopa, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods of harvesting a shrub from a base of the shrub proximate a ground surface utilizing a shrub harvester include dislodging the shrub from a base of the shrub proximate the ground surface via a shrub dislodging system on the shrub harvester. The methods also include receiving the shrub via a shrub release system on the shrub harvester. The methods further include grasping the shrub via the shrub release system on the shrub ...