US 12,310,294 B2
Thorn extractor apparatus
Stacy Stubbs, Colorado City, AZ (US)
Assigned to Burz, LLC, Colorado City, AZ (US)
Filed by Burz, LLC, Colorado City, AZ (US)
Filed on May 10, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/315,440.
Application 18/315,440 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/944,374, filed on Jul. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,678,611, issued on Jun. 20, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/387,658, filed on Dec. 15, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/382,758, filed on Nov. 8, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/340,041, filed on May 10, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/882,262, filed on Aug. 2, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0320285 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01G 3/00 (2006.01); A01G 17/02 (2006.01); E01H 15/00 (2006.01); A01G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC A01G 17/023 (2013.01) [A01G 2005/005 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thorn extractor apparatus, comprising:
a frame comprising a roller beam and a screen beam;
a roller coupled to the roller beam and configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the roller beam and retrieve thorny seeds from an area of ground through impaling the thorny seeds into the roller;
a screen surrounding both the roller and the screen beam, wherein the screen is configured to remove the thorny seeds from the roller and deposit them into a collection bin; and
an automatic drive system for maneuvering the thorn extractor apparatus.