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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4889241 | Discharge chute with variable slope bottom for fragile article sorting system An optical inspection machine has a discharge chute provided for receiving fragile articles thrown from a high speed belt in the course of ejecting such articles. The chute has an "S"-shaped bottom with the top of the "S" under the trajectory of the eject... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4858771 | Particle distributing and sorting method and apparatus Particles are fed for sorting by a radial distributor having an upper surface on which the particles gradually spread arcuately and are displaced radially outwardly, by for example vibration of the distributor, to a lip of the upper surface where they def... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4843811 | Bobbin transporting system A bobbin transporting system includes a spinning bobbin transporting path and an empty bobbin transporting path both provided between a spinning frame and a winder, and a spinning bobbin reservoir path is formed intermittently of the spinning bobbin trans... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4778061 | Air classifier apparatus Waste material classifying apparatus for applying forced air streams to the waste material discharged off the end of a rotary disc screen conveyor, directing the forced air streams into an enclosure at the discharge end of the conveyor, and forming separa... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4770122 | Arrangements for sorting vehicle bodies by the colors of coating expected thereon in a vehicle body coating line An arrangement for sorting vehicle bodies by the colors of coating expected thereon in a vehicle body coating line, comprises vehicle body conveying equipment including a plurality of branch conveyers disposed in parallel with one another for transporting... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4765487 | Automatic article stacking system An automatic article stacking system wherein a plurality of articles to be stacked are arranged in layers prior to being stacked. The layers are advantageously arranged horizontally orthogonal to one another so as to enhance the stability of the stack. A ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4756427 | Method and apparatus for sorting particles A sorting method is disclosed in which particles suspended in a fluid are conducted in a closed duct and pass a measurement location in which particles to be selected trigger a signal by a sensing device. At a downstream fork, a pressure wave generated in... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4705376 | Process and apparatus for treating objects forming separate series In a production line for photographic copies the individual sheets leaving the copy portion of the production line are distributed over a plurality of output conveyors and transported in accordance to a predetermined distribution pattern through a subsequ... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4693376 | Apparatus for inspecting containers A container inspection apparatus for inspecting coating integrity includes an electrical control system that produces an output signal representative of the reflectivity of an inner surface of the container which is fed to a microprocessor and is compared... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4693460 | Automatic garment portion loader A garment portion loader utilizes a plurality of photo-electric sensors to determine the positions of garment portions at selected stations including a delivery assembly which supplies garment portions for loading, a pick-up assembly which removes garment... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4688678 | Sorter apparatus for transporting articles to releasing locations A sorting apparatus is provided for sorting articles such as film envelopes. The envelopes are loaded into carriers, on an endless conveyor, which convey them past a plurality of drop chutes. The carriers hold the envelopes so the long axes thereof, in en... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4687106 | Letter-mail checking device A device for detecting postal articles unsuited for mechanical handling is equipped with a bed of belts formed by a large number of side-by-side resilient belts (2) assembled with predetermined tension around two pulleys (3,4), which can turn freely aroun... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4683540 | Method and apparatus for ordering a working operation in an assembly line A method and an apparatus for ordering a working operation in an assembly line having sublines in which parts for different models are assembled. All of the parts in the assembly line have serial numbers. The parts are allocated with a working code which ... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4658964 | Rotary disc screen and method of operation A rotary disc screen composed of a bed of rotary discs in spaced relation and formed in the periphery with undulating surfaces for constantly agitating the waste material to be screened, and having a controllable drive system for the rotary discs subject ... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4622875 | System and process for sorting and opening packages A system and process for sorting and opening packages particularly suitable for reclaiming reusable, returned goods. The system and process separates unusable returned goods from reusable returned goods, and gathers information and data on the goods which... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4571931 | Spinning and winding plant A spinning and winding plant includes at least one ring spinning machine, at least one winding machine, at least one first spool conveyor and at least one first tube sleeve conveyor disposed at the ring spinning machine, at least one second spool conveyor... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4526276 | Apparatus and method for sorting particles by gas actuation An apparatus for sorting particles comprises a nozzle or the like for producing a stream of particles, such as cells, in a liquid flow. The particles are analyzed as they are flowing to detect different parameters thereof. A hollow inner tube and a concen... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4519506 | Rotary weigh-sorter Rotary weighsorter comprising a frame, a driving turret supported on a vertical shaft, a plurality of containers, each connected by a radial arm to the turret, a pivot connection between the arm and both the turret and the container having horizontal pivo... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4505073 | Apparatus for sorting power transmission belts An apparatus and method of sorting power transmission belts into groups of substantially equal length. The apparatus is entirely automatic and includes mechanism for transferring seriatim the respective belts from a supply to a measuring drive mechanism. ... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4499834 | Reject assembly for sheet material handling apparatus An apparatus for sequentially stitching groups of sheets includes a reject assembly which directs groups of sheets containing either more or less than a predetermined number of sheets to a receiving station without being stitched. If a desired number of s... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4479582 | Sorting device for sorting conveyed objects Apparatus for use in an industrial operation wherein objects moving along a main path from an upstream to a downstream location are diverted to a second path for checking. The apparatus comprises an ejecting wheel for sorting objects which shall have been... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4448121 | Rotary printing press and inspection method and apparatus therefor A rotary printing press assembly includes an inspection apparatus interposed between a sheet feeder for feeding printed sheets and a rotary printing press having a printing cylinder for printing additional indicia on the printed sheets. The inspection app... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4387064 | Method and apparatus for sorting defective parts Peak pressure in a mold is sensed and if it is outside a predetermined range the part or parts being molded are separated from parts produced while the peak pressure is within the predetermined range.... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4339044 | Installation for inspecting and sorting printed sheets of paper The installation comprises several inspecting devices disposed along a track and controlling a switch. Each inspecting device is followed by a device for detecting the passage of the sheets, associated with a cyclic counter assigning a consecutive number ... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4332012 | Control system for automotive vehicle component assembly lines Control of an automotive vehicle component assembling system having one or more series of assembly lines used in common for assembling various models, standards and/or specifications of vehicle component is provided by converting information and instructi... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4320841 | Detection and sorting systems Method and apparatus for sorting objects according to the degree to which they possess a required characteristic. Objects are moved in a line on a conveyor belt past a line of detectors each responsive to the required characteristic. Each detector produce... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4289958 | System for identifying solid dosage units A system is described for identifying solid dosage units, such as tablets or capsules, of drugs or other medicaments which may be found beside a patient or which may have been handed in at a hospital. The system comprises a sizing member having a substant... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4279345 | High speed particle sorter using a field emission electrode The invention sorts small particles by subjecting them to a charging and motivating field produced by a single positively charged electrode. The magnitude of the charge placed on the particle passing the electrode is a function of the observed particle pa... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4214663 | Transfer apparatus for selectively transferring objects from a delivery conveyor to selected sections of a receiving conveyor Objects on a delivery conveyor are detected by a photo-detector connected to a multi-bit shift register which is clocked by a pulse generator connected to the delivery conveyor. A NOR gate is connected between two outputs of the shift register and the shi... | 07/29/1980 |
| 4181228 | Apparatus for conveying cops and bobbins for directly connecting ring frame with winder This invention relates to an apparatus for conveying cops and bobbins for directly connecting a ring frame with a winder wherein one operation to feed those cops which are doffed onto the transport-bands on both the right and left sides of the ring frame ... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4175662 | Method and device for sorting particles suspended in an electrolyte The invention discloses a method and apparatus which allows the sorting of particles or cells in accordance with their physical and/or chemical properties such as size, DNA and/or protein content. The present invention is furthermore characterized in that... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4168005 | Apparatus for separating objects of a particular kind from a stream of falling objects A separating apparatus for separating objects of a particular kind from a stream of falling objects e.g. for use in crop harvesting comprising a movable separating member which is alternately held stationary in a first position to deflect objects of the p... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4157139 | Apparatus for sorting and/or handling disc-like members A device for sorting discs or disc-like members of different identities (e.g. roulette chips) withdraws the discs from a receptacle by a conveyor and moves them in oriented succession along a sorting track where they are automatically indentifed and trans... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4155842 | Document hold and view station for high speed item sorter apparatus An item/document hold and view station for use with high speed item sorting apparatus wherein a diverter is provided for diverting selected items out of the mainstream item pathway and into an open ended receptacle area for visual viewing by an operator a... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4136781 | Can sorting apparatus A can sorting apparatus is described for processing over 600 filled metal cans per minute. An infeed conveyor moves alongside a main conveyor in which the main conveyor is moving at a speed greater than the infeed conveyor. A transverse diverter directs t... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4109793 | Automatic air leak testing apparatus and method Batteries are moved along a first roller type conveyor to a leak testing station, above which is located an assembly having a plurality of nozzles matable over battery cell inlets. A first set of alternate cells is supplied with air at a given pressure, a... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4029210 | Bobbin spacer for conveyor system This invention conveys full and empty bobbins between different locations in a manufacturing facility for making communication cables. Most of the manual handling of the bobbins is eliminated by having a closed loop conveyor on to which bobbins are loaded... | 06/14/1977 |
| 3930992 | Information storage retrieval system The specific information storage and retrieval system described herein stores 49,000 microfiches in a central file, any one of which may be viewed in a matter of seconds. More specifically, the central file uses an arrangement of 20 shelves mounted on a c... | 01/06/1976 |
