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Wearable Device For Feeding and Observing Birds and Other Flying Animals
A device for feeding and observing flying animals comprising a hat, a support mounted on the hat and extending outward from the hat, and a feeder mounted on the support.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7261198 | Bi-directional package divert mechanism and method of use A bi-directional package divert mechanism used for sorting mail and other packages and items into appropriate bins for future delivery. The mechanism includes a downward extending moving mechanism which is capable of moving items into one of two directions, both per... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7248348 | Detection method and device for detecting quality of optical element A detection method for detecting quality of an optical element includes the following steps. Firstly, a point light source is provided. Then, the point light source is allowed to penetrate through the optical element, thereby forming a first optical image on an opti... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243801 | System for removing plastic from recycled material A system for separating pieces of plastic bag from ground yard debris and the like, e.g., asphalt shingles. A conveyor conveys the debris material along a conveyor path and an agitator bounces the conveyor to cause the lighter plastic to reposition to the top of the... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7216013 | Singulation detection system for objects used in conjunction with a conveyor system A system and method for reliably detecting singulated parcels traveling on a conveyor belt by comparing parcel characteristics before and after parcel agitation. First, parcel characteristics are evaluated. Then parcels are agitated to promote a change in characteri... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7165918 | Air conveyance system An apparatus for conveying articles from one or more input streams to at least two output streams using air to support, convey and divert the articles is disclosed. The apparatus uses a plurality of primary air passageways to support and convey the articles and a pl... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7124876 | Diverter A paddle diverter assembly according to the present invention includes an arm and an actuator for actuating the arm to move toward a diverting position. The actuator is adapted to permit the arm to move away from the diverting position upon impact with the object to... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119299 | Work inspection system A work inspection system 2 includes: a conveyor table 7 vertically positioned, and conveying works W stored in work-storing pockets 9; a work inspection apparatus for inspecting the works stored in the work-storing pockets 9 of the convey... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7102741 | Printing/inspection unit, method and apparatus for printing and/or inspecting and accepting/removing specified pellet-shaped articles from a conveyer mechanism A pellet-shaped article inspection unit is structured for use with a conveyer mechanism having a plurality of carrier bars, each carrier bar being structured to convey a plurality of pellet-shaped articles along a predetermined path. The article inspection unit incl... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080962 | Air conveyance apparatus An apparatus for conveying articles from one or more input streams to at least two output streams using air to support, convey and divert the articles is disclosed. The apparatus uses a plurality of primary air passageways to support and convey the articles and a pl... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7041926 | Method and system for separating and blending objects A method for separating objects, such as stones, wherein each object is dropped through a predefined path, such as a drop tube. Then, for each object, the time when the object passes through a predefined point in the path is determined, as are selected characteristi... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6975747 | Method and system for monitoring and controlling workpieces Methods and systems for monitoring the delivery of workpieces to a position by: storing a digital reference image of the position prior to the delivery of workpieces; storing a digital operating image of the position during delivery of workpieces; performing image a... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6923098 | Method and apparatus for inspecting and cutting elongated articles A cutting wheel assembly for cutting elongated articles having a cylindrical housing which defines a longitudinal cavity and a circular outer periphery. A plurality of cutting blade support rings are rotatably mounted about the outer periphery of the housing. A plur... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6501544 | Inspection apparatus for surfaces of spheres An apparatus for inspecting surfaces of spheres such steel balls, on which sequentiality of cleaning and screening steps is attained without danger of rusting, and inspection accuracy and efficiency are enhanced, comprises a cleaning device for cleaning t... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6381516 | Modular off-line micro device processing system An off-line micro device processing system is provided having a longitudinally extending feeder/processing/buffer system for providing processed micro devices to a pick point. A portable robotic system has a longitudinally extending robotic system body ex... | 04/30/2002 |
| 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 |
| 4895643 | Machine with automatic transport of articles In a machine having automatic article transport individual identical articles are conveyed along a conveyor path (21) past various processing stations. A clock (12) is associated with the conveyor path. Furthermore, a characteristic detection apparatus (1... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4818380 | Method and apparatus for sorting articles An automatic article sorting apparatus sorts out articles by their sizes. The apparatus includes a conveyor mechanism for conveying the articles, and an image pickup unit for producing images of the articles as they are conveyed by the conveyor mechanism.... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4776466 | Surface inspection apparatus Objects to be inspected are transferred successively in one direction on a conveyor and irradiated by a light source and photosensed by a single optical image sensor only, such as a video camera. The optical image sensor is so arranged that it simultaneou... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4711357 | Automated system and method for transporting and sorting articles An automated system and method for transporting and sorting various types of articles, such as parcels and sacks of mail. The system is comprised of a primary conveyor track and a plurality of secondary conveyor tracks which intersect the primary conveyor... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4707250 | Machine with automatic transport of articles In a machine having automatic article transport individual identical articles are conveyed along a conveyor path (21) past various processing stations. A clock (12) is associated with the conveyor path. Furthermore, a characteristic detection apparatus (1... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4284198 | Method and apparatus for regulating the timing of operation of means for influencing cigarettes or the like Selected or successive cigarettes of a series of cigarettes which are conveyed in a making and/or processing machine are acted upon by ejecting, perforating and/or other cigarette influencing instrumentalities during travel along a selected section of the... | 08/18/1981 |
| 4240017 | Control method in an intermittently moving mechanism and a shift register for carrying out the method The present invention discloses a control method, and a shift register for carrying out the control method, for use with an intermittently moving mechanism designed to automatically perform various inspections and operations with respect to a product, whe... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4236639 | Method of automatically sorting thin sheet articles A method and apparatus for automatically sorting packets of thin sheet articles such as securities, bank notes and the like which are bound in a stack by a band. A series of modular units are provided in which the band and the stack are mechanically separ... | 12/02/1980 |
| 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 |
| 4186836 | Differential reflectivity method and apparatus for sorting indiscriminately mixed items Sorting apparatus and method comprise a viewing area, a removal area, and a conveyor for passing a thin bed of indiscriminately mixed items first through the viewing area and then through the removal area. Radiant energy, which includes bands of two mutua... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4186837 | Automated film cartridge and mailer sorting and correlating apparatus A conveyor moves a series of cartridges containing undeveloped film and sender-identified mailers in correlated side-by-side relation from a loading station past a cartridge sensing station, a dual labeling station, and a plurality of discharge stations. ... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4172524 | Inspection system An inspection system for detecting excessive particulate matter in serially presented liquid filled vials. Vials are advanced by an in-feed star wheel, a rotating vial deck and an out-feed star wheel having the same number of vial locations and vial orbit... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4170306 | Control apparatus for sorting products A control apparatus for processing the electrical signals generated by an optical ratiometric color sorting scanner, said apparatus generating signals to cause the rejection of articles which differ in color and/or size from predetermined limits. In the s... | 10/09/1979 |
| 4164291 | Sorting apparatus Sorting apparatus comprises a locating device for defining an array of selectable sites and for generating for each site (when selected) a signal or signals identifying that site, a conveyer for conveying objects to be sorted past the array of sites and, ... | 08/14/1979 |
| 4158624 | Apparatus for deflecting bottles in bottle feeding apparatus The invention relates to bottle feeding apparatus in which bottles in an upright position are moved continuously in a stream along a path, means being provided for deflecting the mouth of a bottle transversely of the direction of its forward movement to t... | 06/19/1979 |
| 4147619 | Electronic sorting apparatus Apparatus for sorting items, such as peeled whole potatoes, which, in the absence of abnormalities, exhibit a substantially uniform light reflectivity, includes an illumination chamber through which the items to be sorted are passed successively as a stre... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4146135 | Spot defect detection apparatus and method An on-line detector for peach pits and peach pit fragments and the like remaining in peach halves following a pitting operation includes a sealed housing bordered on one side by an inclined view plate disposed between a feeding belt and a take-away belt. ... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4133098 | Apparatus for sorting successive articles moving along a path Apparatus for use in sorting a succession of articles which are moving along a path, the apparatus comprising: a plurality of receiving devices arrangeable to move adjacent to the succession of articles travelling along the path, so that over at least a p... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4132314 | Electronic size and color sorter Disclosed is apparatus for sorting objects, e.g. tomatoes, according to both size and color. A preferred embodiment can sort the objects into fourteen size/color categories and yet requires only two photodetectors. The objects travel on a conveyor belt pa... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4106628 | Sorter for fruit and the like Apparatus for automatically sorting fruit and the like by weight or color, or both, using conveyance system to move objects to be sorted past an electromechanical weighing station and an optical color sensing station which, in conjunction with sequential ... | 08/15/1978 |
| 3991883 | Method and apparatus for identifying a bottle Bottles transparent to a laser beam are molded with marks on a wall thereof. The marks serve to identify each bottle with its respective mold. The bottles are rotated and moved in a procession through an inspection area where a laser beam is directed thro... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3991605 | Method and apparatus for testing the wrappers of cigarettes and the like A first signal is generated indicative of the gas permeability of the wrapper of the article being tested. A second signal is generated indicative of the porosity of the material of the wrappers of the articles being tested. The first and second signals a... | 11/16/1976 |
| 3980180 | Transmissive article sorting apparatus A sorter for reclaiming particles, such as glass particles, of a predetermined color or transmissivity utilizes a belt conveyor having a longitudinal row of openings over which particles are positioned for being conveyed past a light source and light sens... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3980181 | Color sorting apparatus Apparatus for sorting a random stream of articles moving along a wide path in a product flow according to their color. When an article having an unacceptable color is detected, a signal is generated to activate an ejector to remove the unacceptable articl... | 09/14/1976 |
