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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8030589 | Method for detecting and sorting glass A cost efficient and reliable method for online sorting of special glass which works independent of the color of glass and the shape of the material. The scrap glass stream to be detected is thereby irradiated by UV absorption or transmission values of the scrap gla... | 10/04/2011 |
| RE40394 | Teleoperated robotic sorting system A method and apparatus are disclosed for classifying materials utilizing a computerized touch sensitive screen or other computerized pointing device for operator identification and electronic marking of spatial coordinates of materials to be extracted. An operator p... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7232687 | Multiple sorter monitor and control subsystem for flow cytometer An optical illumination and monitoring subsystem controls the operation of a flow cytometer having a carrier fluid that flows along a channel coupled to a droplet generator, which controls a point at which droplets break off from the carrier fluid, and a droplet sor... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7133573 | Document skew accommodation A method to be used within a document image capture device, such as a document scanner (10) of detecting and measuring the document skew (25) while the document is still entering the imaging area and then effecting a rotation of the camera to accommoda... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7097095 | Modular mail preparation system A mail preparation system for processing a mail piece comprises a magazine section to hold the mail piece and a feeder for feeding the mail piece into a transport path in a vertical position. Mail processing equipment may be placed along the transport path for proce... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7081594 | Optical paper sorting method device and apparatus An optical paper sorting system uses diffuse reflectance to identify a sheet of paper, conveyed on a conveyor, as either white or groundwood grade. A light source illuminates a sheet of paper and an optical collection system collects and filters the light diffusely ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6996456 | Robot with tactile sensor device Methods and apparatuses for calibrating and teaching a robot to accurately work within a work environment. The present invention preferably provides one or more tactile sensor devices that may be operatively coupled with a robot or positioned at one or more desired ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6888082 | Analyzing method and device for automatically sorting products such as fruit A method of analysing products arranges above a conveyer line three successive analysing stations having, in the first station, two cameras arranged in such a way that their optical axes form a V centred on the products and has a vertex angle in the range between 90... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6888083 | Apparatus and method for monitoring cover sheet webs used in the manufacture of diapers An apparatus and method for detecting defects in the cover sheets used to manufacture diapers is disclosed. A linear sensor is used to detect defects in the cover sheet web before it is combined with the absorbent material to form a diaper. When a defect is detected... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884956 | Color-based sorting apparatus A color-based sorting apparatus comprising, a material supplying device provided so as to discharge and supply the grains stored therein, a color detecting device detecting a color of each of the grains passing through a setting region, a sorting processing section ... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6874639 | Methods and apparatus employing multi-spectral imaging for the remote identification and sorting of objects A marking system for use with a multi-spectral imager for use in high throughput sortation of articles having distorted or irregular surfaces is disclosed. Specific uses include, but are not limited to, document sorting, garment and textile rental operations, laundr... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6660227 | Device and method for detecting, isolating and eliminating hazardous microbiological polluting agents A device for detecting, isolating and exterminating hazardous microbiological agents contained inside delicate objects such as envelopes and packages commonly used in worldwide mail and transport systems which may be safely used in houses, is very economi... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6433293 | Method and device for detecting dirt as present on articles, for example eggs Method and device for detecting dirt on eggs is provided which comprises exposing the eggs to ultraviolet light, capturing images of the exposed eggs resulting in images formed of pixels, and determining within the images, surface areas of dirt by correla... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6212824 | Methods for classifying plants for evaluation and breeding programs by use of remote sensing and image analysis technology Methods for classifying plants by remote sensing and image analysis technology are presented. These methods are useful for evaluating plants and for selecting plants for a plant breeding program which has as its goal to selectively alter phenotype. The me... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6124560 | Teleoperated robotic sorting system A method and apparatus are disclosed for classifying materials utilizing a computerized touch sensitive screen or other computerized pointing device for operator identification and electronic marking of spatial coordinates of materials to be extracted. An... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5988057 | Postal cancellation machine An apparatus for canceling postage on individual mailpieces of a stack of mixed mail includes an apparatus for separating individual mailpieces from the stack of mixed mail; structure for feeding the separated individual mailpieces along a feed path; a me... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5955741 | Methods of measuring currency limpness Measuring the limpness of a note is necessary to separate a worn note out of circulation. Several methods are disclosed which can be used either alone or in combination to test for limpness. One method measures the note's ability to reflect light or trans... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5883711 | Method and device for selecting low-pressure mercury discharge lamps The invention relates to a method of selecting low-pressure mercury discharge lamps each provided with a discharge vessel which supports a luminescent layer on an inner surface, by which method the luminescent layer is excited and the low-pressure mercury... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5807605 | Lubricant soluble fluorescent agent and method for its use in a system for detection of lubricant coatings A method for visualization of a lubricant coating on a surface of an article includes dissolving a fluorescent agent into a lubricant. The method then includes applying the fluorescenated lubricant to coat a surface of the article. The coated article is t... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5801819 | Distinguishing natural from synthetic diamond In order to provide a simple, safe and compact apparatus for distinguishing natural, colorless, or near-colorless diamond from synthetic diamond, the apparatus is equipped with a chamber in which a flash lamp irradiates a stationary diamond with irradiati... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5752607 | Process for distinguishing plumbing parts by the coatings applied thereto A process to distinguish plumbing parts, either individually or as combined into a plumbing product, in which one of two types of coatings have been applied to the parts, with the parts being visually indistinguishable by the type of coating. The parts ar... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5669510 | Method and device for selecting low-pressure murcury discharge lamps A method of selecting low-pressure mercury discharge lamps comprising a luminescent layer, the luminescent layer being excited and the low-pressure mercury discharge lamps being selected in dependence on the emission spectrum of the visible light emitted ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5615778 | Process to sort waste mixtures The present invention relates to a process to sort waste mixtures by irradiating the waste objects with electromagnetic and/or acoustic waves, by picking up the waves emanating from each irradiated waste object in a signal processor to identify it, and by... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5602039 | Flow cytometer jet monitor system A direct jet monitor illuminates the jet of a flow cytometer in a monitor wavelength band which is substantially separate from the substance wavelength band. When a laser is used to cause fluorescence of the substance, it may be appropriate to use an infr... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5501344 | Process for the identification of randomly shaped and/or plane materials by determination of the structure of the materials through application of electromagnetic and/or acoustic waves Acoustic or electromagnetic wave energy (UV-, visible or infrared, preferably electromagnetic, particularly UV- or visible) is applied to randomly-shaped or plane materials or mixtures of such materials, whereby the materials are irradiated and the struct... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5448074 | Color region analyzer for detecting and separating polyvinyl chloride from polyethylene terephthalate An apparatus used for quality control in the plastics recycling industry for quality control of recycled post consumer clear plastics beverage containers by their ultraviolet black light reflected color, and sends information to a personal computer connec... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5419438 | Apparatus and method for sorting post-consumer articles according to PVC content In a preferred embodiment, a sorting apparatus according to the present invention includes a conveyor belt for carrying a stream randomly-arranged articles, at least some of which are post-consumer plastic articles made of PVC and others of which are made... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5418169 | Chromosome characterization using single fluorescent dye Chromosomes are characterized by fluorescent emissions from a single fluorescent dye that is excited over two different wavelengths. A mixture containing chromosomes is stained with a single dye selected from the group consisting of TOTO and YOYO and the ... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5414195 | System and method for on-line monitoring and control of heavy metal contamination in soil washing process The concentrations of residual heavy metal contaminants in the particulate material in a slurry produced in a particulate material washing process are monitored on-line and can be used to control the washing process. In alternative embodiments of the inve... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5405014 | Method and device for the detection and identification of harmful substances in beverage bottles in filling lines A method and device for detection and identification of liquid, solid, and gaseous foreign substances of beverages and/or beverage residues in re-usable bottles, especially in plastic bottles and other containers. Electromagnetic radiation traverses the w... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5397004 | Method to identify objects and a device to implement such a method The present invention relates to a method to identify objects by radiating them with electromagnetic waves in UV to IR ranges and processing the waves incidenting from the object by means of an electronic signal processing unit, whereby the waves incident... | 03/14/1995 |
| 5375722 | Carton monitoring system A carton glue monitoring system includes a conveyor moving a plurality of cartons in a first direction. An encoder provides pulses at a rate proportional to conveyor line speed. A glue applicator applies a glue strip having a fluorescent material added th... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5331167 | Method and apparatus for inspecting heat-resistant multilayer containers made of synthetic resin The present invention relates to a method of inspecting a heat-resistant multilayer container made of synthetic resin characterized by projecting a light to an upper end portion of a mouth portion of a heat-resistant multilayer container manufactured by t... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5264700 | Method for telecamera-checking products wrapped with transparent material A method for telecamera-checking of products (1) wrapped with transparent material, in particular packets of cigarettes, in which a product (1) wrapped with transparent material is illuminated by an ultraviolet lamp (6) and is scanned by a telecamera (4),... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5002072 | Cigarette manufacture A cigarette making machine includes one or more conveyor bands (12,14,28) or other parts of non-metallic material from which pieces can break off and become entrained in the tobacco, including means (30,42) for detecting such pieces in the tobacco by dire... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4924088 | Apparatus for reading information marks An apparatus for reading information marks comprising a strobe light activating or reflecting information marks manually placed on objects or wood products. A camera is used for reading the marks. One or more detectors are used to recognize marks and colo... | 05/08/1990 |
