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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8042692 | Mailpiece conveyor device with servocontrol on reject rate A device for conveying flat articles, in which device the flat articles are moved in series while being at a pitch one from the next that is normally constant, includes a synchronization device for compensating for a certain amount of variation in said pitch. This d... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7309872 | Paper sheets thread part or paper sheets thread part detection method A paper sheets feature detector 20, through which a banknote 21 is carried and passed is provided with a carrying-in sensor part 22, a transmissive and reflective line light sensor 23, a magnetic sensor 24, a thickness sensor 27... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7292949 | Method and apparatus for estimating surface moisture content of wood chips Method and apparatus for estimating surface moisture content of wood chips employing a surface moisture measurement obtained from a non-contact surface moisture sensor, which measurement is calibrated with values of a set of optical parameters, such as HSL color cam... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7247865 | System and method of detecting, neutralizing, and containing suspected contaminated articles A comprehensive system and method of rendering the mail safe for handling and for detecting and containing suspect pieces and which can be fitted or retrofitted into mail and package processing facilities with relative ease. The system of the present invention inclu... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7137502 | Mail tray singulator and method of use A mail tray singulator for controlling the handling, movement and sensing of mail trays or other mail items into a single file arrangement on a conveyor system for downstream processing. The mail tray singulator includes conveyor modules configured at preferably rig... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7133742 | Device and method for processing slaughter animals and/or parts thereof provided with a transportation system A device for processing slaughter animals or parts thereof, for example poultry, comprises a transport system with an endless track and a chain of chain elements which can be moved along the track, wherein a plurality of chain elements are set up as carriers to carr... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7126074 | Method for sorting a group of objects A sorting method and apparatus which permits a high sorting speed during the sorting of a group of objects is disclosed. The method and apparatus can be carried out automatically and with simple equipment in some preferred embodiments. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121399 | Small item pneumatic diverter A small item pneumatic diverter for high speed diversion of articles, such as fruit, from a moving conveyor in a product handling system. The pneumatic diverter is particularly suited for diversion of small, relatively fragile articles after they have been optically... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7096743 | Device for measuring the bending strength of flat consignments An apparatus for measuring the flexural rigidity in the longitudinal direction of flat items of mail transported one after another on a conveying path includes a control device, a sensor for detecting the edges of the items of mail and signaling the control device w... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7079912 | System and method for high speed control and rejection The present invention provides a system and method for high speed control and rejection of out-of-specification products, such as cigarettes, in a manufacturing process. Sensors are placed at strategic locations along a production line, with the signals from the sen... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7017903 | Sheet conveying apparatus There is provided a sheet conveying apparatus which is capable of easily distinguishing between a sheet bundle containing abnormal sheets, such as multi-fed sheets, and a normal sheet bundle. When it is determined that there is no abnormality in the conveyance of sh... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6977353 | Apparatus and methods for identifying and processing mail using an identification code Apparatus and methods consistent with the present invention identify and sort a mailpiece with destination information by sorting the mailpiece using a code on the front of the mailpiece, if there is a code on the front of the mailpiece. If the mailpiece does not ha... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6974035 | Method and system for producing a moisture content map for use in moisture sorting green veneer using light transmission Disclosed is a method and system for sorting a plurality of green wood veneer sheets into a plurality of subsets of sheets, the subsets including a “driest” subset, a “wettest” subset, and one or more “intermediate” subsets. The system has a light source... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6896117 | Apparatus for processing a sheet The present invention provides an apparatus for processing a sheet. When a medium having various patterns detected by a plurality of detecting sections for individually detecting plural kinds of features from a sheet, each detecting section detects plural kinds of f... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6805245 | Object sorting system An object sorting system automatically inspects a plurality of objects and sorts acceptable objects from defective objects. The system includes a feed conveyor, a barrier, a sorting camera, at least one rejection valve and a processor. The feed conveyor receives a p... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6273267 | Article delivery system In an article delivery system, articles each having sorting information are handled, and the articles are arranged in proper delivery order through a plurality of arrangement paths so as to help the delivery of the articles. This system includes a sorting... | 08/14/2001 |
| 5977501 | Sortation and sequencing system A sortation and sequencing system for sorting a plurality of different items into discrete orders and putting the items into a predetermined sequence within each discrete order or group of orders. The system includes an induction station for accepting ite... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5915568 | Multiple station CD-ROM testing system A multiple station CD-ROM testing system includes a conveyance device, a first gripping device, a multiple station testing device having a number of testing stations arranged in a vertically stacked fashion, a second gripping device, a collection device, ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5873470 | Sorting apparatus Sorting apparatus has a conveyor belt or equivalent mechanism for moving particles at a speed sufficient to generate a stream of particles in air, which particles can be graded such that selected material can be removed. The grading or sorting is conducte... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5814829 | Multistation surface inspection system An inspection system and an inspection method, the method including detecting flaws on a surface, determining the size, count, and position of flaws on the surface, providing a representation of the detected flaws by size, count, and position on a display... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5692621 | Sorting apparatus Sorting apparatus has a conveyor belt or equivalent mechanism for moving particles at a speed sufficient to generate a stream of particles in air, which particles can be graded such that unacceptable material can be removed. The grading or sorting is cond... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5640000 | Automatic process for labelling and checking blood bags returning from analysis and machine for implementing same The chassis (1) of the machine supports a fixed supply table and three successive transfer conveyor belts (3, 14, 19) capable of routing the blood bags towards discharge chutes mounted at the other end. Stations (4, 20) for reading the codes and labels on... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5287599 | Ductwork with sensor and pivoting gate for fiber impurity removal An apparatus for separating foreign matter from a pneumatically conveyed stream of textile fibers has a pneumatic duct in which the textile fibers are conveyed by an air stream; a waste container; first and second coupling openings for maintaining communi... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5238122 | Sorting method and apparatus A method and an apparatus for sorting garments of different types and sizes. The garments are sorted according to different selection criteria, such as type and size, and put together in delivery groups respectively assigned to one buyer. To make such a m... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5165551 | Apparatus and method for detecting defects in an article An apparatus for detecting defects in discrete articles, such as fasteners having an indexable article carrier with a plurality of article holders on the article carrier for supporting articles in a holding position so that each article in the holding pos... | 11/24/1992 |
| 4953710 | Automated apparatus for inspecting columnar bodies by eddy current method An automated apparatus for inspecting columnar bodies by an eddy current method includes a stockup zone, a feed zone and eddy current inspection equipment with the feed zone. The columnar bodies are fed via guide equipment end to end in an abutting relati... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4946587 | Automated gauging apparatus To qualify the heights of inwardly projecting nuclear fuel rod-positioning stops formed in the sidewall of tubular ferrules 12 utilized in fuel bundle spacers, an automated gauging apparatus, seen in FIG. 6, is provided to handle successive ferrules on an... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4923067 | Automated drill sorting system and method Drill bits (16) are delivered in a mixed, bulk form, in a random orientation, into an alignment unit (30). Aligned drill bits (16) move from the alignment conveyor (30) into the upper end of a singulator (36). Singulated drill bits (16) are delivered by t... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4901860 | Apparatus for testing and classifying cigarettes or the like Plain or filter cigarettes are tested at a first station by two or more testing devices each of which monitors the cigarettes for the presence or absence of a particular defect. The testing devices generate defect signals which are delayed by shift regist... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4876658 | Method and apparatus for systematically testing objects including tennis balls A computer-controlled object testing and measuring apparatus having a plurality of stations including a control center for initiating, controlling and terminating each procedure at each station. The control center also controls transport and handling of t... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4838435 | Installation for processing photograph envelopes An installation for processing of photograph envelopes intended to equip a large photography processing laboratory. The installation includes a picking station, a bar code reading station, a thickness detection station, a station for recognition of shapes... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4787620 | Method and apparatus for controlling the withdrawal of articles A Method of Controlling the Withdrawal Process is carried out in a Singling Device and Arrangement to increase the throughput of singled shipments such a letters, postcards and the like from a singling device to a conveyor, the delivery of successive ship... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4735323 | Outer appearance quality inspection system An outer appearance quality inspection system comprising a mechanism for aligning objects to be inspected, a mechanism for transporting the aligned objects, light projectors for illuminating a light within a predetermined wavelength range against the obje... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4691830 | Inspection and sorting of molded containers as a function of mold of origin A completely automated system for inspection and sorting of molded containers, such as glass bottles, as a function of mold cavity of container origin. In a first system section, finished containers are one hundred percent inspected for defects, and a cav... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4690751 | Method for sorting out certain containers, such as industrial containers, bottle crates etc. from a stock of containers and a device on a container for the identification of a to be sorted out container Containers, e.g. bottle crates, industrial containers, of a common issue (Fxx1), e.g. a manufacturing series, are provided with a specific marking which indicates that they belong together. The mixing up of the various issues (Fxx1 . . . Fyz1 . . . Fzz2) ... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4627540 | Automatic mail processing apparatus In an automatic mail processing apparatus, a mail reject mechanism is disposed between a reading and sorting unit and labeling unit. The mail reject mechanism includes a reject member movable between a first position outside of a convey unit and a second ... | 12/09/1986 |
| 4610361 | Conveyor and associated control system for sorting poultry carcasses A conveyor system for sorting poultry carcasses comprises a plurality of poultry carcass carriers arranged successively to convey a plurality of carcasses along a closed path past a plurality of data input stations and then a plurality of carcass release ... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4597495 | Livestock identification system An apparatus for identification of animals passing through a packing plant including an elevated track extending through the packing plant for guiding carcasses through various processes and testing stations. A plurality of trolleys, one for each carcass,... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4586612 | Apparatus to produce shingles Apparatus to move rectangular blanks from a receiving station to a loading station position. The apparatus has a support framework and a driven track to move the blanks from the receiving station towards the loading station. A feed station receives the bl... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4541530 | Recovery of metallic concentrate from solid waste Separation of metallic particles from non-metallic particles of processed solid waste such as garbage to obtain a metallic concentrate, including use of such separation as the mid-step in a process which begins with homogenizing and magnetically treating ... | 09/17/1985 |
