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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7754990 | Means in a reverse vending machine (RVM) for receiving, handling, sorting and storing returnable items or objects The reverse vending machine (RVM) receives, handles, sorts, and stores returnable items or objects. The RVM includes an item supporting, rotating, sorting and conveyor unit, an upright storage chamber for such items, a safety apparatus to avoid operational hazards, ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7541556 | Apparatus for checking the quality of preforms each having a body made of plastics material The apparatus is intended for performing quality checks on preforms (10) each having a body made of plastics material having an internal cavity (12) communicating with the exterior through an end opening (14) of the body. The apparatus comprises... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7432507 | Plastic identifying apparatus and plastic identifying method A plastic identifying apparatus according to the present invention identifies the kind of plastic in an object to be identified by using as an identification face at least two faces of a test piece (1) serving as the object to be identified. The plastic ident... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7385174 | Apparatus and method for measuring sidewall thickness of non-round transparent containers An apparatus for inspecting sidewall thickness of non-round transparent containers includes a conveyor for holding a container in stationary position and rotating the container around an axis. A light source directs light energy onto a sidewall of the container on t... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7355694 | Method and apparatus for measuring a particle diameter of foam on a malt alcoholic drink A method and apparatus for measuring the particle diameter of foam on a malt alcoholic drink, which can detennine the quality of the foam of the malt alcoholic drink objectively, are provided. The apparatus for measuring the particle diameter of foam on a malt alcoh... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353933 | Product loading system A loading system for the high speed loading of product in varying numbers comprising: an infeed conveyor having an infeed conveyor stop, a staging conveyor moving at a speed greater than the infeed conveyor and having a staging conveyor stop and a picking conveyor m... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355140 | Method of and apparatus for multi-stage sorting of glass cullets A method and system for sorting different colored objects, preferably glass cullets, into separate groups of same colored objects comprising a plurality of sorting devices for receiving an input feed of different colored objects and sorting the different colored obj... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351929 | Method of and apparatus for high speed, high quality, contaminant removal and color sorting of glass cullet A system for sorting a mixed stream of different colored cullet into separate groups of same colored cullet comprises a light emitting source for transmitting light, such as white light, through a cullet, and a camera having a plurality of pixels for receiving light... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342654 | Detection of impurities in cylindrically shaped transparent media The invention relates to a system and method of detecting impurities in a cylindrically shaped transparent medium, wherein the cylindrically shaped transparent medium is illuminated with electromagnetic radiation, and the radiation having components emerging radiall... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341156 | Systems and methods for sorting, collecting data pertaining to and certifying recyclables at a material recovery facility Systems and methods for collecting data pertaining to glass, plastic and/or paper composition within an input stream that includes recyclable material. The data collected can pertain, for example, to the weight and/or volume of the glass, plastic and/or paper within... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7340085 | Rotating prism component inspection system An inspection system is provided. The system includes a rotating prism having a first end and a second end. The first end receives a first image area, such as a circular view, and rotates about a center point so as to cover a field of view area that is larger than t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7340086 | Inspection method and device An inspection device and a method of checking on correct functioning of the inspection process of containers such as bottles, cans or the like, where a container to be inspected is detected optically at least in part, and the image data thus detected is analyzed wit... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326871 | Sorting system using narrow-band electromagnetic radiation A system for sorting articles includes a detector system having a plurality of narrow bandwidth sources of electromagnetic energy sequentially illuminating articles passing through the detector system, the detector system further including a collector for collecting... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7317524 | Method and device for detecting surface defects on the neck ring of a transparent or translucent container of revolution A device for detecting surface defects (2) on the neck ring (3) of a container comprises: a light source (5) illuminating, by means of an incident light beam, a section of the surface of the neck ring of the co... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7302787 | Defect detection device and bag packaging system equipped with defect detection device A bag packaging system includes a bag packager and a defect detection device that receives bags manufactured by the bag packager and conveys the bags while checking for defects. The defect detection device includes a first conveyor belt that is arranged below the ba... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7284666 | Method and device for raising, stabilizing and further moving a bottle A device for use with conveyor means and a detector station, said conveyor means for moving empty beverage containers, suitably bottles of different shapes and sizes, past the detector station, and said detector station for providing characteristic data about the co... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7271893 | Device and method for checking the level of moving transparent containers Device for checking the fill level of moving transparent containers comprising at least one light sensitive sensor unit, a light source directed to the sensor unit, and an evaluation unit for senso... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7245757 | Method and device for detecting container movement A method and a device for detecting containers, e.g. bottles of glass or plastics, or cans made of metal, wood, glass or plastics, which for recycling of materials thereof or reuse thereof are moved in a lying posture and with their axis parallel to direction of tra... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7220932 | Work unit for conveying bottles between two stations and for rejecting faulty bottles A work unit for conveying bottles between two stations and for rejecting bottles considered faulty, includes a selecting disc, having a vertical axis and featuring radial seats made on its edge, for holding, in cooperation with vacuum ducts, bottles. A first track, ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7205498 | Closure lining and color detector A system is disclosed for detecting or inspecting for a lining of a container closure that is formed of a sheet metal and has a panel on an inside surface of the closure. The panel of the closure has a lining formed thereon. The system according to the present inven... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200975 | Beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, having a transfer device for the transfer of containers from a transfer starwheel to the carousel of a container handling machine A beverage bottling plant for filling bottles with a liquid beverage filling material, having a transfer device for the transfer of containers from a transfer starwheel to the carousel of a container handling machine. A transfer device for container handling machine... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7113272 | Device and method for automatically inspecting objects traveling in an essentially monolayer flow A device and a method for automatically inspecting objects traveling in an essentially monolayer flow. The device comprises a detection unit through which the object flow passes, consisting of the following: elements for applying electromagnetic radiation in the dir... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110590 | Method and return vending machine device for handling empty beverage containers The method of handling an empty beverage container having a bottom end and a mouth region and includes moving the container, from a return vending machine inlet, in a direction towards an outlet thereof. Through use of the method there is detected by means of a vide... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7091738 | Inspection system for active matrix panel, inspection method for active matrix panel and manufacturing method for active matrix OLED panel An inspection system for inspecting characteristics of an active matrix panel before formation of OLEDs includes: a roller contact probe having a conductive material on at least a surface thereof and sequentially contacting pixel electrodes formed on the active matr... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081217 | Method for making plastic materials using recyclable plastics A method of making plastic materials, such as plastic lumber, wherein recyclable plastics are sorted into at least two categories and the recyclable plastics in each category are then shredded and chipped, extruded, and mixed with selected colour concentrates to pro... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7031034 | Articulating camera for digital image acquisition The invention is an apparatus for capturing photographic images from film using a digital camera and encoding image information as digital data to facilitate editing and printing of finished photographs. The apparatus includes a film transport, an optical stage, sen... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7010863 | Optical inspection apparatus and method for inspecting container lean Apparatus for inspecting lean of a container includes a light source positioned beneath a container for directing light energy onto the container bottom as the container is held in position and rotated around an axis. A light sensor positioned beneath the container ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6993176 | Method and device for imaging liquid-filled container The present invention is a method and an apparatus for imaging a liquid-filling container in which a light emitting unit is provided for emitting and irradiating light onto the container and a light receiving unit is provided for receiving the light transmitted thro... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6967716 | Apparatus and method for inspecting multi-layer plastic containers This invention relates to an apparatus and method for inspecting multi-layer plastic containers (10). More particularly, the invention relates to such an apparatus and method whereby optical energy absorbing compounds are added to the materials comprising the... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967319 | Device for checking the neck of a container for the presence of an incline A device for checking a container neck for the presence of an incline is disclosed. A pressure-contact head, which can be lowered onto the container, has means for holding and centering the container. A checking part, which can be moved angularly relative to the hor... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6943692 | Apparatus and methods for on-line monitoring of fluorinated material in headspace of vial Apparatus and methods for monitoring the presence of an analyte in a closed vial wherein a sample contained within the closed vial is conveyed to an analyzer. The analyzer determines a value of a spectral property dependent on analyte concentration at a position wit... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6943877 | Container inspection machine A machine for inspecting a container which is being conveyed along a linear path. The machine has spaced left hand and right hand cabinets in front of the linear path with the space therebetween being space in which an operator can stand to be proximate to the linea... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6914672 | Inspecting apparatus for foreign matter and inspecting mechanism thereof A turn controllable inspection table which have a step between a portion where mount sections on which respective objects being inspected are mounted are formed along a circumference and an inside portion thereof, so that light from a light source illuminating a sid... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6845869 | Sorting and separating method and system for recycling plastics In a sorting and separating method for recycling plastics provided in a mixture of plastics as refuse, said mixture of plastics is sorted and separated according to colours. Fractions of plastics thus obtained, separated according to colours, are sorted and separate... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6822735 | Micro-bubble analyzing apparatus for high-purity glass tube using laser light scattering Enclosed is an apparatus for analyzing micro-bubbles inside a high-purity glass tube by using a laser light dispersion. The apparatus includes: an optical base having a sample stage in a substantially horizontal orientation; a glass tube rotably mounted on the optic... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6822181 | Container diverter The present invention provides a device and method for selectively removing an article from a stream or line of similar articles travelling in a pathway on a transport system such as a conveyor. The invention utilizes a synchronous electric motor which, in response ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6806459 | Measurement of transparent container sidewall thickness Apparatus for measuring sidewall thickness of a container includes a conveyor for moving the container transversely of its axis through an inspection station and simultaneously rotating the container about its axis. A light source and an illumination lens system dir... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6743998 | Method and apparatus for inspection of hot glass containers An opposed pair of inwardly facing radiant energy detecting sensors (20, 22) is positioned to sight on freshly formed glass containers (C) being conveyed on a side by side pair of conveyors (12, 14) to determine if any of the containers is misoriented ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6689978 | Closure lining and color detector A system is disclosed for detecting or inspecting for a lining of a container closure that is formed of a sheet metal and has a panel on an inside surface of the closure. The panel of the closure has a lining formed thereon. The system according to the pr... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6678578 | Device for handling liquid containers Handling of liquid containers in horizontal position in the form of beverage packaging, for example, cans or or bottles of any cross-section, comprising a first and a second conveyor with respective belt, especially in connection with detection of feature... | 01/13/2004 |
