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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7380650 | Device and method for sorting items, such as rolls The device for sorting items, such as rolls, is provided downstream of a first number (N) of feeding channels (Ca) of items (R), which feeding channels (Ca) are provided with dispensing members (S) for a controlled release of the items (R). The device (100) i... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7353955 | Baggage screening system and method A baggage screening system and method includes providing a plurality of screening subsystems, each including an automated baggage screen device and a feed conveyor for feeding bags to the screen device. A supply conveyor is provided for supplying bags to the screen ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353954 | Tray flipper and method for parts inspection Manufacturing lines include inspection systems for monitoring the quality of parts produced. Manufacturing lines for making semiconductor devices generally inspect each fabricated part. The information obtained is used to fix manufacturing problems in the semiconduc... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7290666 | Method and apparatus for sorting article Used articles of different types are sorted into individual types through a sorting line, and are feed to disassembling lines that are provided for the respective article types. The sorting line is provided with a type discriminating section and a sorting section. I... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7249678 | Sorting apparatus A sorting apparatus has at least two sorter cells arranged substantially one above the other. Sorter cells are fitted to a driving unit for moving the sorter cells from a horizontal loading plane to a horizontal discharge plane, both of which are assigned to the sor... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237668 | Device and method for sorting items, such as rolls The device for sorting items, such as rolls, is provided downstream of a first number (N) of feeding channels (Ca) of items (R), which feeding channels (Ca) are provided with dispensing members (8) for a controlled release of the items (R). The device (100... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7166814 | Sorting machine The sorting machine main body of a sorting machine is a slender machine provided with a chain conveyer along an upper and lower two level endless loop route, and includes an IN side turn back portion, a transfer portion, a sorting portion, an OUT side turn back port... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156237 | Articles separating and supplying apparatus and method An articles separating and supplying apparatus and method are provided by which, even in case of a size change of articles, articles of a predetermined number can be securely separated and supplied at a high speed. A transfer conveyor for transferring arrayed articl... | 01/02/2007 |
| 6787724 | Sorting machine A sorting machine receives a bulk of workpieces or fasteners from a hopper unit into a feed station which align the fasteners into a single file for engagement to a transport system of an inspection station. Preferably, the transport system has a conveyor belt with ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6227373 | Electronic device handling system and method An apparatus for handling electronic devices in a system that assigns a category corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined categories to the electronic devices and sorts the electronic devices according to the categories is provided. A pluralit... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6201203 | Robotic containerization system In a method and system for automatically forming a plurality of packages of groups of articles, the articles move along a conveying path in a substantially continuous motion. The selected articles are transferred to selected buffer storage assemblies in r... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5998754 | Feeding, sorting and grading system for elongate produce A feed device for a unit for sorting elongate items, particularly vegetables such as carrots, includes a slanted conveyor (23) with a plurality of freely rotatable transverse rollers (24) driven by two endless chains. The conveyor includes three longitudi... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5772040 | Workpiece conveying apparatus used with workpiece inspection device Workpieces in which, for example, wire bonding has been performed are inspected to determine if they are defective or not by an inspection device. Workpieces which have been found to be defective are conveyed to one workpiece magazine and workpieces which... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5713473 | Color sorting apparatus for beans A color sorting apparatus for beans includes a transferring device for transferring beans to be sorted to a detection position, an illuminating device for illuminating the bean at the detection position, a light receiving device for receiving a transmitte... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5520287 | Method and apparatus for dividing fat and lean meat In a method and apparatus (10) for dividing meat components such as fat and lean mean, the combined fat and lean meat are extruded into one or more chains of material wherein the fat and lean meat are divided into discrete sections along the length thereo... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5460272 | Apparatus for sorting objects, especially those of flat shape In order for an apparatus for the sorting of objects, especially those of flat shape, to permit a simple and horizontal distribution of the objects, an endlessly circulating primary roller conveyor (2) is divided into roller sections (3.1, . . . ) of roll... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5215772 | Method and apparatus for separating lean meat from fat Meat having lean meat portions and fat meat portions is cut into relatively small segments of higher lean meat content and higher fat content. The segments are vibrated to prevent clinging between segments as they are conveyed to a segment spacing station... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5148923 | Apparatus for sorting or otherwise treating objects An apparatus for sorting or otherwise treating objects, wherein the apparatus includes an endless belt which is in contact with a guide by means of which the endless belt is given a curved portion. At least one path between the guide and the curved portio... | 09/22/1992 |
| 4806279 | Method of producing impregnated synthetic rock precursor A vibratory processing arrangement including an apparatus comprising three main stages. Namely, a high level waste vibrating impregnator, a vibrating calciner and a vibratory powder mixer. The waste impregnator comprises a downwardly inclined trough having ... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4723661 | Rotary puck conveying, accumulating and qualifying mechanism A rotary puck conveying, accumulating and qualifying mechanism for accommodating articles of various sizes. A puck is provided having a predetermined outer peripheral surface and including an article retaining aperture disposed therein. The article retain... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4486300 | Specific gravity grain grader In a grader device grain is fed down a slide which ejects the grain outwardly and forwardly into an airstream. The slide is provided by a resilient flexible sheet, the contour and inclination of which is adjusted by a plurality of support rods against whi... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4303503 | Machine for sorting articles A machine for sorting articles carried by clips comprises suitable systems which are responsible for disengaging and engaging the clips "on the fly" from and on fixed and moving supports, which cooperate with transfer systems to convey the articles from a... | 12/01/1981 |
| 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 |
| 4201302 | Method and apparatus for dividing fat and lean meat A method and apparatus for dividing meat components such as fat and lean meat wherein the combined fat and lean meat are passed through an extruder sized to form one or more chains of material wherein the fat and lean meat are divided along the length the... | 05/06/1980 |
| 4039081 | Method and apparatus for sizing and distributing produce A method and apparatus for sizing and distributing produce to a plurality of receiving trays. The system includes the employment of a single continuous belt to both feed the produce to a sizer and distribute the sized produce to a plurality of receiving t... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4018674 | Apparatus for automatically grading leaf tobacco A system wherein tobacco leaves are dropped onto a continuously moving belt in a grid like pattern defined by means which are arranged to deliver the tobacco leaf in a sequential manner on the moving belt. The leaves, when arranged on the belt, are passed... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3978987 | Cutting of a stream of tobacco into measured weight portions Method and apparatus for dispensing particulate material in portions of predetermined weight by providing a flow of material measurable by a radiation detector, measuring the flow rate per unit time of the material and removing successive determined porti... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3930581 | Sheet feeding mechanisms A sheet feeding mechanism is described in which the sheets in a batch of sheets are sorted into different output stackers. The sheet feeding mechanism includes a buffer store for receiving and temporarily holding a batch of sheets while a predetermined ba... | 01/06/1976 |
| 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 |
