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| 7659486 | Method and apparatus for sorting contaminated glass A method, apparatus and system for sorting contaminated glass from a stream of glass particles used light of a wavelength suited to inducing fluorescence in the contaminated glass pieces. Automatic cleaning mechanisms are included in some embodiments to facilitate r... | 02/09/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7339660 | Illumination device for product examination An illumination device for use with a product inspection machine inspecting products according to at least one characteristic. The invention also pertains to an illumination device for use in sorting machines that optically sort or separate nonstandard fungible obje... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7319990 | Produce identification and pricing system for checkouts A produce identification and pricing system and method for a supermarket checkout or other retail outlet where produce is handled. The produce identification and pricing system and method determines produce type and grade. A price database contains price information... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7209575 | Method for visual inspection of printed matter on moving lids A method for visual inspection of printed matter on moving lids is disclosed. An associated visual inspection system is also disclosed. ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7173709 | Multi-grade object sorting system and method A paper sorting system allows the high speed determination of color, glossiness and the presence of printed matter for individual sheets of paper in a stream of waste paper. Sorting criteria may be selected from a plurality of predefined options to sort the paper st... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173708 | Method and apparatus for detecting damage in plant products A method and apparatus of sorting plant products based on damage to the plant products is disclosed. A beam emitter emits an illumination light toward the outer surface of a plant product. A beam detector detects substantially a single wavelength of a reflected ligh... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156234 | Sorting technique for recycle of device units The sorting apparatus receives the electromagnetic wave from a storage element of a collected toner cartridge, and specifies the recyclability of the toner cartridge based on information extracted from the received electromagnetic wave. The sorting system then sorts... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7119899 | Particle sensor system A device is illustrated for detecting particles in a fluid that can detect smaller particles without the need for added power or space and can be implemented inexpensively. The device utilizes two mirrors and a photo-diode. The housing of the photo-electric diode is... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7103215 | Automated detection of pornographic images A method of detecting pornographic images, wherein a color reference database is prepared in LAB color space defining a plurality of colors representing relevant portions of a human body. A questionable image is selected, and sampled pixels are compared with the col... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7019822 | Multi-grade object sorting system and method A paper sorting system allows the high speed determination of color, glossiness and the presence of printed matter for individual sheets of paper in a stream of waste paper. Sorting criteria may be selected from a plurality of predefined options to sort the paper st... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6936784 | Illumination source for sorting machine An illumination source for a machine vision viewer for a sorter that provides a flow of articles along a scan line includes an elongated, cylindrical shroud with illumination sources mounted interior of the shroud. The illumination sources are arranged longitudinall... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6904168 | Workflow system for detection and classification of images suspected as pornographic An enterprise based workflow server based system to detect and classify images as potentially of pornographic nature. The system is based on two independent stages. The first stage is an automatic stage which eliminates most images that are positively non pornograph... | 06/07/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6784996 | Color sorting apparatus for granular object with optical detection device consisting of CCD linear sensor An optical detection device for use in a color sorting apparatus for granular objects includes a CCD linear sensor. The CCD linear sensor comprises a plurality of light receiving elements arranged in one row each of which is capable of detecting red, green and blue ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6578712 | Methods and apparatus employing multi-spectral imaging for the remote identification and sorting of objects A multi-spectral imager and the applications of same for the marking and coding of, for example, textiles, linens, garments, documents and packages for high-speed machine identification and sortation. Specific uses include garment and textile rental opera... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6506991 | Method and apparatus for sorting waste paper of different grades and conditions Method and apparatus for sorting waste paper pieces of different grades and conditions. The method includes moving a plurality of waste paper pieces in a conveying direction on at least one sorting belt, each waste paper piece having a surface, irradiatin... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6504124 | Optical glass sorting machine and method A glass sorting machine optically sorts glass cullet according to different color characteristics by irradiating the cullet with red, green and blue light as the cullet are passed through a sensing region between a light source and light sensors responsiv... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6488155 | Methods and apparatus employing multi-spectral imaging for the remote identification and sorting of objects A multi-spectral imager and the applications of same for the marking and coding of, for example, textiles, linens, garments, documents and packages for high-speed machine identification and sortation. Specific uses include garment and textile rental opera... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6335501 | Optical paper sorter An optical paper sorter that uses diffuse reflectance to identify a sheet of paper as either white or non-white. An illuminating fiber optic bundle carries light from a tungsten halogen lamp onto a sheet of paper. A receiving trifurcated fiber optic bundl... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6252189 | Detecting defective peel-bearing potatoes in a random mixture of defective and acceptable peel-bearing potatoes A system and method of operation performing automated optical inspection to remove peel-bearing defective potato pieces from a random mixture of peel-bearing defective and acceptable potato pieces use near infrared light as a source of illumination. The s... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6252188 | Sorter for agricultural products A sorter is provided for sorting unacceptable agricultural products or foreign objects from acceptable ones. Preferably, the sorter is a monochromatic one performed as the products pass in streams past an illuminated viewing station. The view station incl... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6233051 | Measurement apparatus for measuring internal quality of object The present invention relates to an internal quality measuring apparatus for measuring an internal quality of an object, and the apparatus has a conveying device, a detecting device, a light projecting device, a light receiving device, an analyzing device... | 05/15/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6144004 | Optical glass sorting machine and method A glass sorting machine optically sorts glass cullet according to different color characteristics by irradiating the cullet with red, green and blue light as the cullet are passed through a sensing region between a light source and light sensors responsiv... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6137581 | Measurement apparatus for measuring internal quality of object The present invention relates to an internal quality measuring apparatus for measuring an internal quality of an object, and the apparatus has a conveying device, a detecting device, a light projecting device, a light receiving device, an analyzing device... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6137074 | Optical glass sorting machine and method A glass sorting machine optically sorts glass cullet according to different color characteristics by irradiating the cutlet with red, green and blue light as the cullet are passed through a sensing region between a light source and light sensors responsiv... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6100488 | Granular material color sorting apparatus utilizing fluid jets with an injection delay control unit A granular material sorting apparatus comprises a transfer device for causing material grains to fall down, optical detector units mounted along the falling-down locus of the material grains, an injection nozzle device for injecting air to the material gr... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6013887 | Color-sorting machine for granular materials A color-sorting machine for granular materials optically detects raw material grains falling along a substantially fixed path and sorts out no-good grains by color. An optical detection unit to this end comprises a condenser lens, a plurality of optical f... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5884775 | System and method of inspecting peel-bearing potato pieces for defects A system and method of operation performing automated optical inspection to remove peel-bearing defective potato pieces from a random mixture of peel-bearing defective and acceptable potato pieces use near infrared light as a source of illumination. The s... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5845784 | Jam resistant channel slide for sorting machine A multiple channel gravity-fed slide for a sorting machine is disclosed wherein the heights of the divider ribs between channels are at least high enough to define the channels and keep normally sized products flowing within the respective channels. At le... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5813542 | Color sorting method A method of classifying objects comprises the steps of sensing a multiple color image of at least a portion of the object and producing color signals indicative of a plurality of colors in response to sensing the multiple color image. The color signals ar... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5779058 | Color sorting apparatus for grains The color sorting apparatus includes a grain guide device, a grain feeder, an illumination device for illuminating the grain, an optical detector consisting of an optical detection section for receiving the light from the illuminated grain and a backgroun... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5703784 | Machine vision apparatus and method for sorting objects An object is sorted into different classes by producing a video image of the object. The signal level discontinuities in the image are evaluated by first deriving a video signal gradient of each pixel in the image. Then the number of pixels in three diffe... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5693484 | Method of classifying and counting cells in urine A reagent for analyzing cells in urine and a method for analyzing cells in urine with the use of the reagent are provided. The present invention discloses a reagent for analyzing cells in urine which comprises solution(s) containing a fluorescent dye, an ... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5638961 | Cereal grain color sorting apparatus In a color sorting apparatus comprising: a grain guide device); a grain feed device; optical detecting devices including illuminating devices for illuminating the grain, light-receiving sensors for receiving the intensity of light from the illuminated gra... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5626236 | Method and apparatus for handling objects An apparatus for sorting objects or articles of produce according to preselected visually ascertainable criteria. Each object is singulated and transported between adjacent pairs of plural rollers attached to a conveyor chain so as to be freely rotatable ... | 05/06/1997 |
