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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7874081 | Flow control in a washing and centrifugal drying system A method of filling a drying system 24 with product comprises providing a washing unit 22, and a drier or driers 26a, 26b arranged such that one at a time the driers 26a, 26b receive product 48... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7853066 | Endless belt An endless belt for an object inspection system is described and which includes a flexible foundation layer; and a substantially transparent layer juxtaposed upon the flexible foundation layer, and which supports an object to be inspected, and which reflects and ref... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842896 | Apparatus and method for sorting articles An apparatus and method for selectively removing or sorting undesirable articles wherein a product stream is transported by a conveyor, and then interrogated by an optical scanner and sorting processor to inspect and label the articles according to user specified cr... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7775343 | Manufacturing device for use with a vibratory conveyor, and method for manufacturing a product A manufacturing device for use with a vibratory conveyor having a product transporting bed, and a method for manufacturing a product is described and which includes a flexible substrate having a first upper course, and a second lower course which rests upon a produc... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7768643 | Apparatus and method for classifying and sorting articles An apparatus for classifying articles may include a frame connected to (1) transport means for directing articles to create a product stream, (2) an emitter section having a radiation source and (3) a detection section for detecting a portion of radiation reflected ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7475767 | Vibratory system for distributing articles The present invention is a vibratory distribution system which utilizes a metering gate assembly useful for selectively passing and diverting articles from a stream of articles to either or both a downstream conveyor or a cross conveyor. The metering gate assembly i... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7117996 | Adjustable object size grader An adjustable apparatus for sizing objects, mainly delicate foods, by the rotation of a set of at least 7 rollers, each roller having one less tooth so that the rollers move at progressively higher revolutions per minute, from the in-feed shear roller of 144 revolut... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6945382 | Gate assembly A gate assembly for use with a conveying surface which has an aperture formed therein is disclosed, and which includes a moveable gate plate which is operable to selectively occlude the aperture; and first and second chutes which are borne by the moveable gate plate... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6923098 | Method and apparatus for inspecting and cutting elongated articles A cutting wheel assembly for cutting elongated articles having a cylindrical housing which defines a longitudinal cavity and a circular outer periphery. A plurality of cutting blade support rings are rotatably mounted about the outer periphery of the housing. A plur... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6868960 | Conveying apparatus A conveying apparatus is disclosed and which includes a supporting frame; an article transporting bed which is oriented in spaced relation relative to the supporting frame; a plurality of resilient supports mounted on both the supporting frame and the article transp... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6748837 | Apparatus for sizing and halving food product An apparatus for halving pieces of product includes a loading conveyor for conveying individual pieces of product and having a planar surface defining a plane tilted with respect to the horizontal and a lift conveyor comprising a moving surface positioned adjacent t... | 06/15/2004 |
