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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364043 | Fastener inspection system A high-speed fastener inspection system is provided to perform 100 percent inspection of various geometry features and to sort a large number of fasteners at high speed. The inspection system includes a rotary table having an outer periphery, an inner periphery, and... | 04/29/2008 |
| 6979793 | Mail sorting and distributing transfer system To provide a mail sorting and distributing transfer system, which extends transformable time of mail fed from a mail charging line so that the mail can be timely, reliably transferred to conveyor baskets on a mail sorting line, there is a mail sorting and distributi... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6817462 | Recycling device A return device for containers, such as bottles, cups, cans, or the like, comprises an insertion opening for receiving the container and at least one distributing means for transporting the container from the insertion opening to a selectable processing means of the... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6653588 | Auto reject unit An auto reject unit includes a turntable rotatable about an upright axis and held stationary in operation along the upright axis. Driven rollers are mounted upon the turntable for selectively driving an article across the turntable in a direction. A motor... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6571958 | Mail processing double separator and sensing assemblies and methods A double separator assembly used for a mail sorting system. A conveyor system facilitates movement of mail items through the double separator assembly. A substantially nonrotatable component is positioned proximate to the conveyor system. A mail driving a... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6536598 | Glass container inspection machine Two data streams which are not related real-time are operated on so that the input stream can be processed real-time vis-a-vis the output stream. Both streams are clocked by the same encoder and a random tracking signal is imposed on both the input and ou... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6533126 | Produce sizing transport mechanism A produce sizing transport mechanism includes an endless conveyor carrying a plurality of downwardly depending produce retaining members which define an elongated produce retaining zone below at least one portion of the endless conveyor. At least part of ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6479777 | Electronic parts conveying apparatus and method An electronic parts conveying apparatus reduces damage to electronic parts (e.g., chip-type electronic parts) and stabilizes the positions of the electronic parts during a conveying operation. The conveying apparatus has a conveying table having, on its e... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6460707 | Utensil sorting apparatus A utensil sorting apparatus simultaneously sorts and/or orients a plurality of utensils, such as spoons, forks, and knives. A movable conveyor is movably disposed over a template having a plurality of first aperture sized to receive therethrough only the ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6448525 | Capacitor characteristics measurement and packing apparatus Capacitor characteristics measurement apparatus and packing apparatus includes a turntable (1) intermittently driven at a constant pitch to supply capacitors (C) from a parts feeder (8) to a holder section (2) of the turntable (1) in a one-by-one manner. ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439394 | Separator for dry separation of powders A system for dry separation of powders into at least two fractions including a powder to be separated and a separator including a hollow body rotating about an axis and defining a cavity having a powder engaging surface, the surface of the cavity being a ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6427845 | Apparatus for separating plastic bags from cans and/or bottles A method and apparatus for separating cans or bottles from plastic bags and plastic bag parts, including a frame and a perforated drum operably rotatably attached to the frame. The drum has a circular cross section. A divider member is disposed in the int... | 08/06/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6311825 | Recirculation system for a robotic pickup A recirculating device receives parts in bulk which are bunched together. The device includes a cone-shaped rotating disk which receives the parts and redistributes the parts into separate units. The parts are delivered to an inner periphery of the cone o... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6294747 | Inspection machine for surface mount passive component This invention is a visual inspection machine for a surface mount passive component (chip) made up of a rotating circular loader wheel inclined to the horizontal and including an upper exposed wheel surface against which an inventory of chips is placed fo... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6267249 | Transport system for an automatic article grading apparatus A roller element for a roller assembly used in an endless conveyor system for grading/sorting articles. The roller element has a faceted peripheral edge, each facet being of equal length, with approximately 12 facets per unit. Also, a quick-release roller... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6227378 | Sorting system for groups of items having recirculation A sorting system is disclosed, for example for mail items. In the disclosed system, a circulating storage system can receive items from an inlet, and deposit them in an appropriate output receptacle which has been allocated to items in a particular group.... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6213310 | Arrangement for handling banknotes An arrangement for handling banknotes having a banknote magazine (10) which is arranged to permit banknotes (39) to be fed into as well as out from the magazine one by one, and a memory device (44) for storing continuously updated information about the co... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6213309 | Turret feed control apparatus for sorting and distributing articles in a process system An article processing apparatus having a plurality of input conveyors directing articles into a work station and a single turret sorting mechanism. The work station processes articles while, simultaneously, unprocessed articles are fed into the turret sor... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6204464 | Electronic component handler A high-speed handler for receiving a heap of randomly oriented parallel piped-shaped ceramic components, each component of the type having at least one set of metal terminations located on opposite edges thereof, presenting them in individual seats in con... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6182832 | Easy-to-adjust grader An easily adjustable grader for sizing and sorting food products, especially shellfish such as shrimp. The grader includes a series of parallel rotating rollers attached at either end to drive chains. The drive chains include adjustment levers attached ro... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6179129 | Color sorter assembly and method An article transporting, and preferably also color and/or weight sorting, assembly and method, support the articles (.g. apples or like pieces of fruit), and effect precise rotation (e.g. within about 5°) of all apples transported thereby. This allows ac... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6163000 | Inspecting sorting machine for finished products of plastic film capacitor An inspecting sorting machine for finished products of plastic film capacitor, includes a pneumatic pump, an automatic feeding table, a main inspecting machine, a central processing unit, a number of measuring gauges, a charging and discharging power supp... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6148989 | Conveying and rotating device and its use There is provided a device for individually conveying and rotating pieces within individual cavities for each piece. The device includes a continuous conveyor equipped with a repetitive series of axially mounted brushes matingly cavitatied so as to receiv... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6131744 | System and method for recycling identification tags A recycling system particularly useful for using, sorting and reusing large quantities of animal identification tags for use by producers, feedlots and packing plants is described. In one aspect of the invention, a plurality of unsorted, previously used a... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6123201 | Drum elevator system A drum elevator and method of elevating cigarettes, the apparatus having a series of rotatable cigarette transferring drums including a first plurality of horizontally disposed drums at a first elevation and a second plurality of vertically disposed drums... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5996809 | Flatware sorting machine A flatware sorting machine including a feed bin for holding unsorted flatware, a sorting system for sorting the flatware, and a flatware pick-up and transport system for retrieving the flatware from the feed bin and transporting them to the sorting system... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5994657 | Device and method for sorting mailed pieces A device and method for sorting flat mailed pieces. The mailed pieces are individually transferred to conveying cells which can be conveyed one behind the other along a conveying path and are delivered to receptacles which are arranged along the conveying... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5971162 | Device for manually sorting waste A device including an annular rotary tray (1) surrounding a central space (4) housing a waste infeed and discharge assembly (14). An adjustable flap (10) selectively urges the waste on the rotary tray (1) towards the edge or the center thereof. A loading ... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5819953 | Method and apparatus for sorting capsules Disclosed is an apparatus for sorting capsules of hard or soft gelatin, starch or another material, for faultless and faulty capsules. In the apparatus, capsules are first fed from a supply container holders in a control station, then conveyed in the caps... | 10/13/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5782364 | Device for separating a mixture of objects Device for separating a mixture of objects of flat dimension and objects of spatial dimension with a conveying device comprising at least one conveying carrier. The conveying device comprises two boundaries to which tangents proceeding in the conveying di... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5746323 | Apparatus for high speed inspection of objects A conveying system for tablet inspection is provided. The conveying system includes a hopper assembly for feeding tablets to a conveyor at a controlled rate. The conveyor includes a pair of conveyor belts surrounding a plenum that communicates with a vacu... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5746324 | Refuse sorting device for refuse storage rooms A refuse-sorting device for use at the base of a building's refuse chute, for aiding in category-sorting of refuse. The device includes an open-topped container which is fitted with an openable bottom element. The container is supported for disposition un... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5695070 | Unit for sampling and quality controlling tobacco items, particularly cigarettes A unit for sampling and quality controlling tobacco items, in particular cigarettes, wherein a sample item, fed by a first conveyor along a first given path, is transferred automatically by a selectively operated spoon-shaped diverter along a second path ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5673799 | Machine for testing and sorting capacitor chips and method of operating same A method of continuously testing and sorting large quantities of capacitor chips, including the steps of loading the chips into identical rows of aligned positions in a rotatable member, simultaneously and sequentially rotating the member to advance the c... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5531331 | Sorting of differently identified articles An apparatus is disclosed for sorting differently identified articles, in particular for sorting differently colored gaming chips. The apparatus includes a rotating transfer disc arranged to remove individual chips from a random store and transfer them to... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5529191 | Machine for sorting articles according to a characteristic thereof A plurality of bottle release stations are arranged proximate to the path of movement of a plurality of bottle gripper heads. The gripper heads have grippers which can be switched from a gripping mode to a release mode. Containers of unsorted bottles are ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5423492 | Apparatus for recycling glass containers The apparatus for recycling glass containers comprises an enclosure having at least one customer access opening and a rotatable carousel mounted in the enclosure. The rotatable carousel defines a plurality of glass container receiving recesses for subsequ... | 06/13/1995 |
