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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4538733 | Particle sorter with neutralized collection wells and method of using same An apparatus for sorting particles comprises a nozzle or the like for forming discrete droplets of particles from a flowing liquid stream containing those particles. A detector is provided for detecting particles in the stream. A charging electrode, respo... | 09/03/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4520933 | Device for stacking cut plates in plate shears A device for stacking plates or sheet metal blanks cut in guillotine shears includes a rotatable drum with radially outwardly extending partitions defining a number of compartments located around the circumferential outside surface of the drum and extendi... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4378886 | Decomposition apparatus with reversible removal conveyor An apparatus for the aerobic decomposition of garbage, sludge, and similar organic waste materials having a reaction container (10) with vertically descending walls for the material to be decomposed, a discharge opening (12) extending over the entire cros... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4375264 | Method and apparatus for segregating and separately recovering solids of different densities A method and apparatus is provided for segregating and separately recovering fractions of a mixture of low density solids and high density solids, such as mixtures of clam shells and free detached clam meat. The mixture of solids is submerged in a laminar... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4365719 | Radiometric ore sorting method and apparatus A method of and apparatus for sorting pieces or particles of radioactive ore where the particles are moved one after another substantially horizontally then discharged into a gravity-accelerated trajectory which is substantially free-fall but can be contr... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4362246 | Method of treating collected mammal semen and separating sperm into X Y components A method of treating mammal semen for use in artificial insemination is provided. Human saliva is added to the semen as an anti-coagulant. For mammals other than primates and voles, sperm-free human semen is added to the mammal semen as a cell membrane di... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4285433 | Method and apparatus for removing dice from a severed wafer Removing dice (16) from a wafer (10) which has been attached to a tape layer (12, 14) and severed into individual die (16) leaving the tape layer (12, 14) in one piece is accomplished by attaching the tape layer (12, 14) to a length of adhesive tape (18).... | 08/25/1981 |
| 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 |
| 4249329 | Apparatus for viewing and sorting photographic slide transparencies A slide viewer/sorter having a chute oriented at an incline to horizontal which is adapted to receive a photographic slide at one end. The slide drops by force of gravity to a viewing station where it is held by a detent. After viewing the slide the deten... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4194634 | Method and apparatus for sorting radioactive material A method of and apparatus for sorting pieces or particles of radioactive ore where the particles are moved through the apparatus in an asynchronous or non-constant manner. The particles are moved one at a time to a position in front of a radiation detecto... | 03/25/1980 |
| 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 |
| 4091931 | Fruit sorting method and apparatus A harvester for collecting fruit such as tomatoes and sorting the tomatoes into acceptable or good tomatoes and culls. The tomatoes including their vines are gathered from the ground and pass rearwardly and upwardly on the harvester to a shaking station w... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4085038 | Methods of and apparatus for sorting parts of a separated article A wafer is mounted upon a substrate and separated into individual chips which are retained on the substrate. The separated wafer and substrate are then placed on a demounting device with a passageway such that the chips on a first portion of the wafer lie... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4058219 | Method and apparatus for automatically testing reeled axial-lead electrical devices under environmental conditions Reeled axial-lead devices such as diodes, resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors and SCRs are carried in linear array by two coextensive tapes wound about a reel. The reel-to-reel apparatus of the invention includes a take-up reel and drive means f... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4049544 | Method and device for separating particles A method and a device to separate conductive particles from a mixture of conductive and non-conductive particles comprising a carbon element extending along and close to but out of contact with a metal drum the carbon element being connected to one termin... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4019622 | Dual wheel discharge for can tester A dual wheel discharge apparatus accepts or rejects cans taken from a can testing wheel. A transfer wheel removes both acceptable and reject cans from the test wheel. The second cooperating wheel is provided with positive action flippers that remove the r... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4013551 | Device for sorting of goods An arrangement for sorting of refuse or laundry into various kinds of goods, comprising a transportation system in which the refuse or laundry is transported in conveyance shafts from a number of depositing places to a common collecting place with separat... | 03/22/1977 |
| 4009782 | Method and apparatus for sorting and counting fish eggs An apparatus for separating dead fish eggs from live fish eggs is designed to automatically interrogate the degree of opaqueness of each egg in a batch of fish eggs. A selector individually separates an individual fish egg from the batch and injects the s... | 03/01/1977 |
| 4008806 | Sorter for yarn-like materials A device for the sorting, storage and transportation of yarn-like materials including a sack for containing the bulk of the yarn-like material and a sorting member placed in a portion of the bag to allow the free ends of the yarn to pass from the interior... | 02/22/1977 |
| 4004694 | Extractor assembly for extracting and/or diverting a selected number of signatures from a stream Signatures arranged in overlapping fashion are typically delivered from a press at high speeds (at the order of 80,000 per hour) to be stacked in bundles of a predetermined precise quantity, bundled and shipped to desired locations. During the delivery of... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3998331 | Method and apparatus for handling and trimming blow molded articles In apparatus for handling molded plastic articles, some of which are to be segregated, the improvement comprising a rotatable screw conveyor and adjacent, opposite support bar forming a path for the articles between them, such bar having a retractable por... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3971474 | Method and apparatus for sorting and classifying metallic cans There is disclosed a method and apparatus for sorting and classifying cans involving a first step of magnetically separating ferrous and bimetallic cans from aluminum cans. The aluminum cans are then carried to a collecting point. The next step is to sepa... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3966591 | Filling bobbin inspection device A filling bobbin inspection device is provided for checking the completeness of a bobbin stripping operation. Magnet means maintain the bobbins received from the stripping operation suspended at the butts thereof while feeler means checks each bobbin rece... | 06/29/1976 |
| 3931892 | Component handler with fluid controlled memory A component handler including a holder for holding components while a test or other operation is performed thereon, a body having a plurality of passages therein, a plurality of members movable in said passages, respectively, from a first position to a se... | 01/13/1976 |
