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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7395934 | Batching with feedback correction A method and apparatus are disclosed for automatically batching objects into portions, comprising conveying and weighing objects. An appropriate bin for each of the weighed objects is selected, wherein each bin is provided with a weighing means. Accordingly, the tot... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395744 | Chad diverting apparatus An apparatus for diverting chad in a paper printer including a paper supply, a cutting mechanism for cutting the paper perpendicular to the path of the paper and a diverter flap positioned downstream of the cutting mechanism, the diverter flap being biased to reside... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7279644 | Conveyed product weight display system A series of products, such as bacon packages each having bacon slices carried by a card, are successively conveyed across an endless conveyor weighing scale to determine the weight of each product, and the products are then conveyed by an endless conveyor along a li... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7258237 | Grader apparatus A method for weighing and portioning items utilizing a robot device. The robot device includes a grip, e.g., a suction cup, to remove an item from a delivery station to a receiving area for placement into a particular batch. The method involves placing the items at ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7165681 | Device and method for sorting of bent elongated articles A device for sorting bent elongated articles, in particular rods or tubes, having a measuring span with an inclined plane, down which the articles roll. A separating system provided at the outlet end of the measuring span sorts the bent articles from the straight ar... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7111737 | Method and a station for checking the integrity of packages, in particular single-dose packages A method and work station (SV) for checking the integrity of packages (2), in particular single-dose packages uses a first pressing device (4) for applying a reference force to one or a group of packages (2) for a predetermined time interval (Dt... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7044306 | Automated picking, weighing and sorting system for particulate matter An automated machine is used to handle and manipulate individual pieces of particulate matter. The particulate matter is contained in a bin. The machine operates to pick single individual pieces of the particulate matter from the bin. The picked individual pieces ar... | 05/16/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6712220 | Sorting and packaging products The invention relates to a method and apparatus for packaging products, such as vegetables and fruits, utilizing a sorting machine which method includes the steps of determining per product the characteristics of the respective products, such as, for instance, deter... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6712221 | Method and apparatus for weight controlled portioning of articles having non-uniform weight A batching of currently supplied articles with non-uniform weights into portions of a uniform target weight is effected by passing the articles through a weighing station (6, 8) to a distribution system (12), in which the articles (4) are select... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6651821 | Tilting platform checkweighing device 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 anoth... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6580046 | Process and configuration for the automated conveying, sorting and loading of baggage items A process is provided for the automated conveying, sorting and loading of baggage items in airports having a baggage-conveying facility conveying baggage from a check-in region to a baggage area, from where they are transported for loading into aircraft. ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6536599 | Method and system for portioning and orientating whole fish or other elongate, non-symetrical articles A method and system for packaging batches of elongate, non-symmetrical products that are soft and/or flexible in nature, such as fish, in which the products are arranged in mutually reversed orientations for maximized utilization of package space. The pro... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6533125 | Method and apparatus for batching-out items such as poultry pieces A batcher apparatus having a weighing station (4) for arriving items and a sorting-out station (6) with transfer mechanism for selectively transferring the weighed items to a plurality of receiver stations (18, 18', 18"). According to the invention two or... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6521854 | Article classifying system An article classifying system includes a conveyor 9 for conveying mail pieces 1, a weighing conveyor 18, and a sorting conveyor 26. A length measuring unit 5 measures the length of the mail pieces while they are being conveyed by the conveyor 9. Also, the... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6478162 | Weight sorter The invention provides a weight selecting apparatus capable of automatically performing calibration, and provides a weight selecting apparatus capable of certainly carrying objects to be inspected with a relatively simple mechanism and performing weight m... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6435191 | Tobacco separator Apparatus for separating particles contained in threshed leaf tobacco includes a plurality of separating chambers, each including a separation chamber and having a fan system for establishing a generally upward air flow. A covered, high speed conveyor of ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6407346 | Rotary check weigher A check weigher for a bagging system includes a compartmentalized rotatable drum positioned immediately beneath a chute receiving bags from a conveyor system of a bagger. The rotatable drum is maintained upon a scale adapted to determine the tare weight o... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6308835 | Continuous self-cleaning sluice This invention is a moving table for separating valuable heavy particles from an orebearing slurry of heavy consistency. The system uses reversing polarity as well as lateral oscillation. It also uses at least two tables to provide multiple stages of prog... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6264039 | Method for precious metal recovery from slag The present invention, therefore, provides stage crushing method for recovering precious metals from slag produced by a coal burning furnace or boiler comprising: a plurality of crushing steps, wherein each crushing step produces slag particles having suc... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6114636 | Apparatus for weighing small articles such as gelatin capsules The capsules or other products (1) are fed by a vertically arranged tube-shaped conveyor (4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 112, 13) in single file and taken up one at a time by a tangential wheel (16) which is fitted with reference teeth (18), with each tooth supporting... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5998740 | Method and apparatus for weight controlled portioning of articles having non-uniform weight A batching of currently supplied articles with non-uniform weights into portions of a uniform target weight is effected by passing the articles through a weighing station (6, 8) to a distribution system (12), in which the articles (4) are selectively allo... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5834706 | Method and apparatus for verifying the contents of packages delivered to or leaving a warehouse Apparatus and method for handling of packages containing goods in a warehouse and for verifying contents of the packages includes conveying the packages through consecutive stations; performing a plausibility check on the packages by generating and output... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5772045 | Selector for badly-filled capsules The selector for badly-filled capsules consists of a constantly rotating ring-shaped capsule transfer plate which has an infeed for the capsules to be selected and an outfeed for the selected capsules, above which a substantially vertical suction mouth is... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5516617 | Photoreceptor material reclaim method There is disclosed a photoreceptor material reclaim method comprising: (a) centrifuging a first photoreceptor coating solution comprised of a liquid, a photoreceptor material, and impurities, resulting in a residue composition comprised of a lower density... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5499719 | Takeaway/correction conveyor system for food product machine A stand-alone takeaway and correction conveyor system for a food loaf slicer or other food product machine that produces groups of food products that must be held to close tolerance as to weight or some other readily measurable characteristic includes two... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5383561 | Weight checker-sorter A weight checker-sorter successively weighs products each expected to contain a specified number of articles all weighing about the same, and uses a standard weight value to determine whether weighed products each contains the intended number of articles.... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5205418 | Screen for the sifting of materials of differing weight Screen for the sifting of materials of differing weight, in which at least part of the screening orifices is covered by elastic diaphragms formed by lamellae.... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5103983 | Refuse receiving device A refuse device for receiving and separately holding heavy articles and light refuse articles. The device includes a first and second open-topped refuse receptacle and a pivoting flap overlying the receptacles. The flap is pivotable between a first positi... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5101977 | Solid waste sorting system The present invention is addressed to an apparatus and method for carrying out the effective separation or classification of MSW into fractions with improved efficiency. This improved efficiency is achieved inter alia through the use of various separation... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4760925 | Refuse sorting apparatus A sorting installation for separating a first type of articles (relatively light and substantially two-dimensional) from a second type of articles (relatively heavy and substantially three-dimensional), includes a travelling conveyor belt having an articl... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4752384 | Method for recycling cans A method and apparatus for recycling cans is disclosed. Discrimination of overweight conductive material from acceptable conductive materials from a mixed material input, while maintaining a high level of acceptable material recovery is achieved by contro... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4635798 | Flash sorting apparatus An apparatus and method utilizing pressurized air discharged through nozzles to segregate a mixture of elements having either different geometrical characteristics or different masses. The mixture is placed in a container having a conveyor track, and is f... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4506892 | Ball and tube game apparatus and method A toy or game comprising an elongated transparent tube, the tube containing a column of sand and a sphere or ball. According to the method of the invention, the sphere is moved through the column of sand from one end of the tube to the other.... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4403669 | Apparatus for weighing continuously-moving articles particularly useful for grading produce Apparatus for weighing continuously moving articles, and particularly useful for grading produce, comprises a plurality of parallel lines of trays for receiving the articles to be weighed, a weighing device at a weighing station in each line, and drive me... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4294691 | Hydrodynamic blueberry sorting Blueberry sorting, i.e. classifying, and apparatus therefor, to separate ripe berries from unripened berries and stems, by dynamically immersing all of the berries beneath the surface of a water bath, the unripened berries being controllably allowed to ri... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4225424 | Hydrodynamic blueberry sorting Blueberry sorting, i.e. classifying, and apparatus therefor, to separate ripe berries from unripened berries and stems, by dynamically immersing all of the berries beneath the surface of a water bath, the unripened berries being controllably allowed to ri... | 09/30/1980 |
