Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 5669511 | Grain sorting apparatus A grain sorting apparatus includes a conveyor belt mechanism for conveying grains, fed by a feed mechanism onto a conveying surface separately from each other at an upstream region with respect to a conveying direction, to a downstream end so that the gra... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5641072 | Method for sorting post-consumed bottles and apparatus thereof The present invention provides a method for sorting post-consumed bottles exactly and efficiently and an apparatus for carrying out the method. The sorting apparatus comprises a supply section, a separating section, a detecting section comprising a first ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5482166 | Meat trim sorting A sorting system is disclosed for reclaiming lean meat from highfat meat trimmings. The sorting system includes a meat dicing machine which receives laterally extending whole meat trimmings and which dices such meat trimmings without grinding or extruding... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5388707 | Apparatus for inspecting the exterior finish of containers and associated method Apparatus and method are provided for inspecting finish dimensions of and detecting finish defects on containers moving sequentially in a predetermined path. More than one container can be inspected simultaneously. The apparatus includes one or more inspe... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5316152 | High rise recycling system A high rise recycling system for a multi-story building comprises a vertical chute extending from the bottom to top floor, discharge openings on each floor, a rotatable chute at the lower end to discharge garbage into a compactor and to discharge recyclab... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5251765 | Apparatus and method for segregating rods of undesirable alloy composition Apparatus and method for segregating elongate cylindrical rods of undesirable alloy composition from rods having a desired alloy composition is disclosed. The apparatus includes a rod segregation table having an upper rod transport side for individually m... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5197607 | Method and apparatus for grading objects in accordance to size In a method and apparatus for grading objects according to their size, the objects are advanced along a broad, flat and divided conveyer path. Image data relating to the size of respective objects is obtained with the aid of a camera scanning against a li... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5147047 | Pellet inspection system A method and apparatus for inspecting cylindrically configured pellets for surface defects is disclosed. At least one axially extending linear portion of the peripheral surface of the pellet is optically sensed. A set of discrete digital values representa... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5135114 | Apparatus for evaluating the grade of rice grains An apparatus for evaluating the grade of rice grains includes a grain supply unit, vibrating troughs on which the rice grains run in their longitudinal posture, flow-down troughs having slits each opening to each of the flow-down troughs, a reflected ligh... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5092470 | Method and apparatus for grading objects in accordance to size In a method and apparatus for grading objects according to their size, the objects are advanced along a broad, flat and divided conveyer path. Image data relating to the size of respective objects is obtained with the aid of a camera scanning against a li... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5058749 | Apparatus for sorting articles according to size An apparatus for sorting articles according to size inlcudes a plurality of moving belt assemblies and an elongated hopper provided above the moving belt assemblies for feeding a plurality of articles to the same. The fed articles are aligned and spaced a... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5044504 | Self-singulating weight sizer A sorter sorts discrete bruisable articles, such as pieces of fruit like apples, with minimum bruising. A continuous conveying chain has a number of discrete article supporting elements connected to it for linear movement with it, and for pivotal movement... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4986423 | Regular-internal mail feeding apparatus A regular-interval mail feeding apparatus is disposed between an automatic mail discriminating/postmarking apparatus and an automatic mail sorting apparatus, in an automatic mail handling system. When various kinds of mails are fed at irregularly interval... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4976356 | Method of and apparatus for optically checking the appearances of chip-type components and sorting the chip-type components A method of optically checking the appearances of chips and sorting the chips comprises the steps of feeding chips onto chip-passage body to cause the chips to run on the chip-passage body in a predetermined direction; during the running of the chips on t... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4957619 | Self-singulating weight sizer A sorter sorts discrete bruisable articles, such as pieces of fruit like applies, with minimum bruising. A continuous conveyor chain has a number of discrete article supporting elements connected to it for linear movement with it, and for pivotal movement... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4934537 | Fish sorting apparatus and method Fish sorting apparatus comprises a lighted viewing conveyor belt arranged to receive fish seriatim and a video camera mounted above the viewing belt and directed downwardly for receiving images of fish on the belt. A second, sorting, conveyor belt is arra... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4901861 | Asynchronous fruit sorter apparatus The present invention relates to a high speed asynchronous fruit sorter, particularly suitable for pit scanning of cherries in order to segregate cherries containing pits from pitted cherries. In a conventional fruit sorting apparatus including a pluralit... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4852745 | Apparatus for automatically eliminating a group of articles to be treated of which at least one is missing or defective The present invention concerns an apparatus for automatically eliminating a group of articles to be treated of which at least one is missing or defective in this group, this apparatus comprising essentially a detecting cell located above the articles or c... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4792049 | System and process for sorting and conveying articles A system and process for sorting and conveying articles consisting of discarded tires and debris from one site to another site. The system and process receives articles in bulk, and concurrently singularizes and conveys the separated articles. Various phy... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4586612 | Apparatus to produce shingles Apparatus to move rectangular blanks from a receiving station to a loading station position. The apparatus has a support framework and a driven track to move the blanks from the receiving station towards the loading station. A feed station receives the bl... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4373638 | Sorting apparatus Apparatus for sorting ore rocks in which rocks are fed in stream past detector to measure characteristic selected as basis for sorting and into free flight trajectory from which selected individual rocks are deflected according to measure of said characte... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4331227 | Bottle washer discharge sorting arrangement An arrangement for sorting a plurality of bottles, discharged from a bottle washer in random fashion, into spaced single file columns on a plurality of parallel conveyor belts arranged substantially perpendicular to the direction of bottle discharge. Guid... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4280624 | Bottle inspection apparatus The invention relates to an apparatus for inspecting the side walls of transparent bottles for the detection of dirt or foreign bodies therein which eliminates the necessity of rotating the bottle during inspection. The inspection is effected by projectin... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4280623 | Method and apparatus for controlling, orienting and analyzing biological cells in liquid suspension A liquid flow system contains suspended biological cells for the purpose of orienting them, spacing them from each other and analyzing the cells. Many biological cells are not of spherical shape but may be disk-like or rod-like in appearance. The present ... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4273649 | Apparatus and process for weighing articles successively An article weighing machine having a turntable with fixed rakes for directing articles, i.e., fruits or vegetables, on the turntable along prescribed paths into side-by-side metering assemblies where successive articles are placed in successive pockets fo... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4254877 | Weight sizing apparatus A sorting apparatus classifies and discharges articles, such as items of agricultural produce, in accordance with their individual weights. A multichannel conveyor cooperates with a front end singulator which receives the produce from a source of supply a... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4249661 | Conveyor sortation system The invention comprises one or more feed conveyors in communication with a sorting conveyor, so that items placed on the feed conveyors can be transferred to the sorting conveyor. Where more than one feed conveyor is used, their outputs are first run thro... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4175662 | Method and device for sorting particles suspended in an electrolyte The invention discloses a method and apparatus which allows the sorting of particles or cells in accordance with their physical and/or chemical properties such as size, DNA and/or protein content. The present invention is furthermore characterized in that... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4142636 | Apparatus for sorting containers for liquids Apparatus for sorting containers such as bottles according to their shape, size or color in which there is a conveyor along which the containers pass with a plurality of exits. Container recognition apparatus is provided which controls means to direct the... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4136781 | Can sorting apparatus A can sorting apparatus is described for processing over 600 filled metal cans per minute. An infeed conveyor moves alongside a main conveyor in which the main conveyor is moving at a speed greater than the infeed conveyor. A transverse diverter directs t... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4044891 | Can testing conveyor A transporter for conveying articles through a testing or monitoring station. Movement of articles through the test station is controlled at predetermined spaced intervals, and the article is stabilized during monitoring to obtain accurate test data. A re... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4029210 | Bobbin spacer for conveyor system This invention conveys full and empty bobbins between different locations in a manufacturing facility for making communication cables. Most of the manual handling of the bobbins is eliminated by having a closed loop conveyor on to which bobbins are loaded... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4027797 | Automatic air leak testing apparatus and method Batteries are moved along a first roller type conveyor to a leak testing station, above which is located an assembly having a plurality of nozzles matable over battery cell inlets. A first set of alternate cells is supplied with air at a given pressure, a... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4004693 | Apparatus for inspecting the disposition of steel ply cords in pneumatic tires An apparatus for inspecting the disposition of reinforcing steel ply cords in pneumatic tires. The apparatus can inspect a desired number of tires successively in a full-automatic fashion, classifying the inspected tires at the discharging end of the appa... | 01/25/1977 |
| 3955678 | Sorting system In accordance with the invention, a control system is provided for maximizing flow rate and sorting rate by minimizing the spacing between articles of varying length. The system measures the length of the articles and controls their movement into the sort... | 05/11/1976 |
