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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7469789 | Method and device for separating letters Method and device for separating letters by transporting a pile of non-separated and unordered letters by a conveyor band in a continuous flow of essentially non-superposed letters which are largely distributed on said conveyor band. At least one retention plate whi... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7322459 | Differential speed conveyor accumulation system and method A product conveying and accumulation system and method employs a primary product transporting conveyor with accumulation and re-circulating sections. The conveyor is configured to receive products from an upstream destination and discharge products to a downstream d... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 5806686 | Sorting device and its use The present invention provides a unique mechanical method and device for sorting pieces (e.g. vegetables and fruits) of any desired size from unsorted and irregularly sized pieces. The device includes a pair of elongated cylindrical brushes, one of which ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5351833 | Method for selecting wood stock to form panels of predetermined size The present invention represents a further extension of the automation of the various steps of the wood gluing process. This invention presents a method for automatically selecting and transmitting to further work stations appropriately size pieces of sto... | 10/04/1994 |
| 4776467 | Sorting apparatus for sorting articles An apparatus for sorting articles each having a predetermined thickness comprises conveying belt for carrying and conveying the articles in one direction and a first sorter provided through an interval substantially equal to a predetermined thickness of t... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4733770 | Transfer station A transfer station is disclosed for transferring mineral material from a longwall conveyor to a loading conveyor. The loading conveyor has two straight portions joined by a curved portion, one of the straight portions extending in the longitudinal directi... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4723661 | Rotary puck conveying, accumulating and qualifying mechanism A rotary puck conveying, accumulating and qualifying mechanism for accommodating articles of various sizes. A puck is provided having a predetermined outer peripheral surface and including an article retaining aperture disposed therein. The article retain... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4624369 | Method of and apparatus for sorting slide fasteners Slide fasteners are fed longitudinally one at a time along a path by at least one stream of air flowing along the path, and are then introduced into a clearance or gate which is narrow enough to prevent the passage of sliders so that when the slide fasten... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4609110 | Seed separating apparatus and method An apparatus and a method for the separation of seeds from seed-containing fruit rag or the like, particularly the separation of seeds from citrus fruit rag, which essentially consists of seeds, seed sacks and membranes to which the seeds adhere, and of a... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4541532 | Side kick solids separator A machine for removing oversize solids such as large rocks from other material carried by a conveyor. This separator has a wheel with external spokes which radiate outward from its circumference and which is mounted above the conveyor at an angle to the c... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4380294 | Apparatus for assorting articles according to size An apparatus for assorting articles, such as fruits, according to size, the apparatus having a conveyor which includes a pair of belts disposed in transversely upwardly divergent, V-shaped relation for transporting articles rested on the belts through a p... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4368820 | Apparatus for sorting electrical contact pieces An apparatus (100) and method for sorting a batch (200) of electrical contact pieces (11, 11') into two groups. The apparatus is characterized by a tiltable frame (72) concentrically mounting an assembly of a rotatable circular table (74) in spaced relati... | 01/18/1983 |
| 4341311 | Method and apparatus for sorting rivets A method of sorting rivets or similarly shaped articles, and apparatus therefor. Rivets are directed along a track to a notch where they are supported in a shank-down attitude against a rotating gauging wheel having a plurality of gauging holes conforming... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4295570 | Automatic selection and delivery apparatus of assembled mechanical parts Disclosed is an automatic selection and delivery apparatus adapted to discriminate between correctly and incorrectly assembled bodies consisting of a plurality of assembled parts and at the same time deliver to a delivery chute only those bodies which hav... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4280626 | Product separation and granulation system A system for initially separating injection molded plastic parts from the sprue and runner assemblies formed therewith. The system is primarily intended for in situ use with an injection molding machine and includes a hopper-like structure having a suppor... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4171747 | Heads on shrimp sorter Shrimp are introduced individually onto a rotating disk inward of an adjustable gauging strip fixed above the disk's surface. Shrimp passing under the gauging strip under the influence of centrifugal force and are channeled to a first output chute. Those ... | 10/23/1979 |
| 3971390 | Stone trap for threshing and separating machine The stone trap of the present invention is used in cooperation with the crop elevator of a threshing and separating machine. The crop elevator has an opening positioned in its bottom wall along the path of the incoming crop material. A pivotally mounted d... | 07/27/1976 |
