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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7371517 | High purity X-chromosome bearing and Y-chromosome bearing populations of spermatozoa Isolated non-naturally occurring populations of spermatozoa (15) having high purity and technologies to differentiate spermatozoa (28) based on characteristics such as mass, volume, orientation, or emitted light including methods of analysis and appara... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371298 | Linear stamp applicator machine and method of operating the same A method for applying tax stamps to individual cigarette packages of different cigarette cartons, having different height dimensions, comprises the provision of a cigarette carton height determination station, a cigarette carton opening station, a cigarette package ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7363856 | Flat bed platesetter system The present invention provides a flat bed platesetter system and a method for its use, particularly for imaging printing plates. For providing a precise, continuous, rapid and format-independent system which is reliable, the present invention suggests to move the pr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364030 | Apparatus for conveying objects An apparatus for conveying objects such as fruits, comprises a first endless conveyor, with conveying elements such as diabolos connected thereto. A conveying position is defined between at least two conveying elements. A second endless conveyor, with product carrie... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7341140 | Off-loading conveyor of produce An off-loading conveyor of produce having utility in the discrimination and separation of watermelons includes a support structure defining a conveying path, an endless flexible element mounted on the support structure to extend and to move along the conveying path ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7293638 | Orientation unit for a fruit sorting and grading machine The present invention relates to an orientation unit for a fruit sorting and grading machine, for rolling apples around their major axes at a fixed rpm depending upon the imaging and processing speed so as to make it possible for the camera to scan the entire periph... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7274202 | Carousel device, system and method for electronic circuit tester A rotatable or translatable carousel configured to facilitate electrical or electronic testing of Devices Under Test (DUTs) in combination with an insertion handler and a test head is disclosed. The carousel is configured to be placed on a test head of a tester in a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7251545 | Ring management system The present invention provides a production system capable of further improving production efficiency and quality. The ring management system comprises size measurement unit 300 for measuring size (l, t) of the ring w, first convey unit 400 for moving ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241955 | Method and apparatus for weighing divided portions An apparatus and method for automatically weighing portions of semi-solid matter using a weigh station having a rotating receptacle which receives the portion so that an accurate weight indication of the portion can be taken, and propels the portion from the weigh s... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228958 | Supporting body, conveyor comprising a number of supporting bodies and method for transversally aligning objects Conveyor (1), comprising a number of supporting bodies (10) arranged successively in an array in order to form transporting positions for objects (P) for transporting between two successive supporting bodies (10), wherein the form of the support... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222839 | Cable slack and guide monitoring apparatus and method for a lift device The present invention is a method and apparatus for monitoring the condition of a cable in a human power amplifying lift system. The method and apparatus employ a cable slack sensor and a cable end sensor to override and prevent the lift from continuing to unwind th... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7212654 | Measurement of fruit particles Apparatus and methods to characterize and measure fruit pieces in food products are provided. A sample is spread on a viewing cell and illuminated. The image is captured by a camera and fed to a computer with imaging software. Information useful for quality control ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182339 | Thickness measuring system, having improved software, for use within a mail handling system, and method of using same A thickness measuring device for measuring the thickness dimension of an article being conveyed along a conveyor system comprises a rotary encoder, and a lever arm pivotally mounted upon the shaft of the rotary encoder. The lever arm has an end portion thereof dispo... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7169548 | Sperm cell processing and preservation systems Methods and apparatus are disclosed for processing sperm cells to accomplish preservation for future use while minimizing the adverse effects of such preservation. Sperm cells may be collected from a male animal and subjected to a first preservation step, including ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165404 | Method for optimizing a large-scale industrial facility, especially a power plant The invention relates to a method for optimizing a large-scale industrial facility, especially a power plant, consisting of m subassemblies (BGj), wherein j=1(1)m) and wherein the following steps are successively carried out: comparing the parameters (KGj) of all su... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7167194 | Printing a code on a product A method for printing is described. The method includes providing a printing system for printing a code on a product moving in a direction. The code is constructed from a plurality of pixels in a first data set indicating the positions of the pixels and generates a ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7088633 | Method and system for providing seamless self-refresh for directed bank refresh in volatile memories A memory system is provided. The system includes a volatile memory having a number of banks and configured to engage in one of a number of operating modes including an auto-refresh mode and a self-refresh mode, and a memory controller configured to direct the volati... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7004330 | Methods and apparatus for watermelon sizing, counting and sorting Methods and apparatus for sizing watermelons by weight in which a conveyor belt carries watermelons from a loading station to a weigh station and finally to a discharge station where they are directed to one of several bins depending on their weight. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004331 | Methods and apparatus for watermelon sizing, counting and sorting Methods and apparatus for sizing watermelons by weight in which a conveyor belt carries watermelons from a loading station to a weigh station and finally to a discharge station where they are directed to one of several bins depending on their weight. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6998559 | Detection system for sorting apparatus The present invention relates to a system for determining characteristics of products of generally unequal size, e.g. apples, which are conveyed on product carriers, such as rollers of a conveying apparatus, and pass the system, the system comprising a detection dev... | 02/14/2006 |
| RE38880 | Inspection handler apparatus and method An apparatus for processing electronic circuit devices includes an infeed station, a first inspection station, an inverter station, a second inspection station, a sorting station, and an outfeed station. A linear transport mechanism having side edges transports a fi... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6905030 | Tilting platform checkweighing method A checkweighing station includes a weigh platform mounted on a load cell which in turn is mounted on a rotatable shaft so that the entire assembly can be rotated to tilt the platform in one direction for an acceptable weight of a weighed item and in another directio... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6293408 | Inspection handler apparatus and method An apparatus for processing electronic circuit devices includes an infeed station, a first inspection station, an inverter station, a second inspection station, a sorting station, and an outfeed station. A linear transport mechanism having side edges tran... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6276536 | Method of measuring ripeness and texture of vegetable or fruit and measuring instrument A method for measuring the ripeness and the texture of a fruit, the method comprising a step for applying a vibration having sequentially hanging frequencies to a fruit to be measured, a step for measuring the intensity of the vibration applied to the fru... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6236008 | Automated shuttle sorter for conveyors A conveyor sorter includes a shuttle moving transversely to the conveyor direction to place in the path of articles either a pass-through conveyor or a diverting conveyor. The shuttle is mounted on a reversible belt drive and preferably has two diverting ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 5427252 | Automated system and method for sorting and stacking reusable cartons A system and method for automatically processing a supply of cartons, in flattened form and of different types, in accordance with a selectable number of plural, different and separately identifiable carton types. Unsorted cartons are removed in successiv... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5370237 | Method and apparatus for attaching connectors to a cable A conductor handling apparatus uses a rotating disk to move a single conductor to a first position on a path where a conductor identifier is located. The conductor identifier identifies the conductor by completing a circuit used to detect a signal on the ... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5292007 | Method of and apparatus for continuous non-destructive testing of bar-shaped specimens Method of and apparatus for continuous non-destructive testing of bar-shaped specimens formed of iron-containing material of specific quality characteristics, where the bar-shaped specimens, such as pipes, move on a roll table (2) along an elongated path ... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5279729 | Bobbin sorting device A bobbin sorting device including a color sensor for distinguishing trays on which different kinds of bobbins are conveyed, characterized in that a metal plate is attached to each tray having one of different colors, and a detector is provided near the co... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5267727 | Printer system with paper mismatch controls A system and method which compares document requirements to the printer capability and determines the best match therebetween. When a mismatch occurs, the system determines the best match between size, color, weight and type by determining a mismatch magn... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5244100 | Apparatus and method for sorting objects An apparatus for sorting objects according to preselected weight and/or visually ascertainable criteria. Each object is singulated and transported between adjacent pairs of a plurality of roller assemblies attached to a conveyor chain to be freely rotatab... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5207331 | Automatic system and method for sorting and stacking reusable cartons A system and method for automatically processing a supply of cartons, in flattened form and of different types, in accordance with a selectable number of plural, different and separately identifiable carton types. Unsorted cartons are removed in successiv... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5193690 | Method of and apparatus for automatically inspecting an exposed and bent lithographic plate A method of automatically inspecting an exposed and bent lithographic plate having an image thereon to determine whether the image is in proper registration relative to the plate. The plate has front, rear, and opposite side edges. The method comprises th... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5178234 | Checkout apparatus A checkout apparatus comprises a reading section for reading article codes of articles, and a first feeding section for feeding the articles whose article code are read by the reading section. The checkout apparatus further comprises a distributing sectio... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5156278 | Product discrimination system and method therefor A product discrimination system using an off-loading conveyor with rotatably mounted bow tie rollers to convey product units past a sensing station. The sensing station includes four receptors arranged along the conveying path for sensing the physical att... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5152401 | Agricultural commodity condition measurement The instant invention pertains to ascertaining the condition (i.e. texture, maturity and extent of damage (if any)) of an agricultural commodity by: (a) inputting band-limited vibrations (i.e. limited to a specific frequency band); (b) sensing vibrational... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5150307 | Computer-controlled system and method for sorting plastic items A computer-controlled system and method for separating and sorting plastic items is provided. The computer-controlled system first comprises a first component for separating, singulating and orientating the plastic items, a second component for identifyin... | 09/22/1992 |
