Class 209/937 - LAUNDRY SORTING

Subclass of Class 209 - Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Definition: Apparatus for sorting laundry.
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 05/13/2008

Number	Title	Issue Date
7370765	Apparatus for sorting laundry pieces A device for sorting of laundry pieces comprises a transport device for transporting different types of laundry pieces, a first collection device for receiving a first type of laundry pieces and disposed in a receiving relationship to the transport device, a second ...	05/13/2008
7284667	Apparatus for separating laundry articles There is provided an apparatus and methods for separating an article of laundry from a bundle of articles. The bundle is located in a truck which is clamped into a carriage by means of clamping arm or attached to guide rails. The truck is moved by suitable drive mea...	10/23/2007
7277773	Material handling apparatus and method A material handling apparatus comprising a material delivery configuration configured with a first end and a second end, a transfer configuration connected to the first end of the garment delivery rail, a movable material handling arrangement configured to transfer ...	10/02/2007
7268313	Garment processing system and method thereof A method for processing garments. Soiled garments corresponding to a route are received and washed. The garments are configured for processing and stored based on the route. From storage, the garments may be transferred to a sorter and sorted based on a determined s...	09/11/2007
6997326	Apparatus for separating laundry articles There is provided an apparatus and methods for separating an article of laundry from a bundle of articles. The bundle is located in a truck which is clamped into a carriage by means of clamping arm or attached to guide rails. The truck is moved by suitable drive mea...	02/14/2006
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
6360867	Belt carrier for dispensing machines A carrier assembly including a carrier container (e.g., a box) and a bag (e.g., a flexible transparent plastic bag) for holding an article, e.g., a garment belt. The garment belt has scanner-readable indicia associated with it (e.g., a bar code is dispose...	03/26/2002
6292709	Method and device for online processing of forwarding mail The invention relates to a method and a device for the online processing of mail items to be forwarded. In the process, an image of the mail item is taken and the mail item is stored in an intermediate storage area. Following digitizing, the areas with in...	09/18/2001
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
6085914	Soft article sorting system A garment sorter for semi-automating the sorting of bulk used clothing, and a method of sorting such clothing. Bales of clothing are uncompressed, and single articles of clothing are fed to an operator. Equally, the system can be used for sorting loose cl...	07/11/2000
6050421	Automatic laundry tie-off apparatus and method An automated laundry sorting system is disclosed of the type wherein previously-laundered laundry items on hangers are tagged with electronic identification devices and sorted into predetermined groups. The improvement includes an automatic joining appara...	04/18/2000
5687850	Conveyor system with a computer controlled first sort conveyor A sorting conveyor system is disclosed having a computer controlled first sort conveyor stage and a final sort conveyor stage. Articles to be sorted are identified and loaded onto a first sort conveyor which sorts the articles into groups and routes each ...	11/18/1997
5687851	Method of sorting a plurality of individually conveyed articles into groups in at least one sorting step Described is a method of sorting a plurality of individually conveyed articles in groups in at least one sorting step in a suspension-type conveyor, the articles being introduced in substantially unsorted manner into a first conveyor circle and being deli...	11/18/1997
5673798	Procedure for efficiently reading chips sewn on garments placed in automatic sorting and collection chambers This invention involves a procedure for efficiently reading chips sewn on garments placed in the collection chamber of automatic sorting systems, consisting in moving said garments with ID chip in the collection chamber when the chips are not read by the ...	10/07/1997
5441158	Feeding system for a garment sorter A feeding system for a sorting conveyor is provided which includes a feeder having a tubular support member upon which a plurality of unordered hangers is supported. The tubular support member is inclined and is joined to an inclined slide rail which allo...	08/15/1995
5388703	Sorting method There is described a method of sorting a plurality of individually conveyed articles in a suspension-type conveyor apparatus, wherein the articles circulate along a first conveyor circuit in unsorted fashion and are transferred from there individually and...	02/14/1995
5377814	Transport carrier for use in an article sorting system A sorting system in which uniquely coded garments are hung on transport carriers, also having unique identification bar codes. The garment transport carriers include a connector for removably attaching garments or garment hangers and a hook which engages ...	01/03/1995
5305896	Apparatus for separating crossed garment hangers An apparatus for detangling a plurality of conventional garment hangers located on a common supporting rail, comprising a generally cylindrical elongated rigid barrel having a plurality of spaced elongated bristles fixedly attached to the barrel projectin...	04/26/1994
5301809	Sorting conveyor A sorting conveyor for hanger-supported goods with sorting stations on opposite sides of the conveyor including a track, a moving chain supported by the track with a plurality of hanger pendants extending from the chain for transporting the goods, the pen...	04/12/1994
5299134	Computer control system and method for scanning and loading articles on a conveyor A system and method and loading articles onto a sorting conveyor. An exemplary embodiment of the system includes a computer processor to control system function, a scanning device for identifying articles to be sorted, a conveyor for transporting articles...	03/29/1994
5238122	Sorting method and apparatus A method and an apparatus for sorting garments of different types and sizes. The garments are sorted according to different selection criteria, such as type and size, and put together in delivery groups respectively assigned to one buyer. To make such a m...	08/24/1993
5193686	Apparatus for loading articles An apparatus loads hooked members supporting articles onto a conveyor. The conveyor has a plurality of latches, wherein each latch is adapted to receive and support a respective hooked member. A loading member is adapted to successively receive the hooked...	03/16/1993
5143201	Carrier assembly A carrier assembly is adapted to releasably support hooked members for supporting articles to be conveyed. Each carrier assembly has a frame and several integral biasing and latch members, each pivotally supported on the frame by a pin member. Each pin me...	09/01/1992
5125513	Apparatus and method for automatically assembling randomly ordered laundered stems in a selected order An apparatus and method are provided for sorting laundry. The method includes laundering a plurality of items each having a separable tag portion of a laundry ticket bearing bar coded identification data associating an item of laundry with a laundry ticke...	06/30/1992
5072822	Article sorting system A sorting system in which uniquely coded garments are hung on trolleys, also having unique identification bar codes. The trolley bar code is read as it progresses through the sorting system and is compared with a computer data base of garment information ...	12/17/1991
5058750	Plant for the sorting of suspended articles and the use hereof A plant for the sorting of suspended articles (a, b, . . . z), e.g. hanger-suspended clothing (10), where each article is provided with an identification, which at a lead-in conveyor (12) is introduced into the plant's electronic control system (14, 15, 1...	10/22/1991
4991719	Method and apparatus for sorting randomly positioned items minimizing sorting conveyor movement Improved methods and apparatus are provided for sorting and arranging garments in a selected order which have been sequentially placed in an unordered sequence. The garments are identified by a marking affixed to each garment, and each garment is arranged...	02/12/1991
4979705	Laundry bags and frame apparatus The demountable frame apparatus has front and back support rails thereon. A plurality of laundry bags each has an open top, closed bottom and continuous sidewalls. The sidewalls have support loops adjacent the open mouth. Two rods support each laundry bag...	12/25/1990
4943198	Apparatus for separating laundry articles This apparatus for separating wet laundry articles (e.g., bed sheets) has an air cylinder-operated entry clamp which picks up a pile of such articles outside the entry end of the apparatus and lifts them into the apparatus, an entry conveyor which helps m...	07/24/1990
4907699	Method and apparatus for sorting randomly positioned garments minimizing serting conveyor movement Improved methods and apparatus are provided for sorting and arranging garments in a selected order which have been sequentially placed in an unordered sequence. The garments are identified by a marking affixed to each garment, and each garment is arranged...	03/13/1990
4849999	Laundry transfer and counting apparatus The invention includes an apparatus for and method of moving textile articles such as pieces of laundry or the like comprising an enclosed passageway having two opposing open ends, and at least one bend between the two open ends; a vacuum source coupled w...	07/18/1989
4473373	Method of laundering and delivering linens A method for linen handling in a hospital or similar institutions uses non-iron sheets with color coded thread and corresponding color net containers to simplify and facilitate handling and distribution of linens. A daily bed care unit has a set of linens...	09/25/1984
4239435	Apparatus and method for assemblying randomly arranged articles Apparatus and methods for selectively distributing a plurality of unordered articles at a plurality of receiving stations in predetermined orders are provided in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. The present invention contemplates a ...	12/16/1980
4165555	Hook-and-pile strips for socks and the like A pair of flexible pile patches and flexible hook patches that are hinged together are formed by cutting transversely a strip of flexible material having parallel strips of pile and hooks. An area between the pile and hook strips acts as a hinge, and the ...	08/28/1979
4136778	Linen sorter A method, system, and attachment for sorting articles, such as laundry or the like whereby each article includes as a part thereof a quantity of each of a number of different materials of the type which each produce secondary radiation at a characteristic...	01/30/1979
4036365	Linen sorter with a conveyor mounting individual linen pickers A method, system, and attachment for conveying sorting articles, such as laundry or the like whereby each article is grasped by one of a plurality of separated pickers mounted on a conveyor and moved vertically past a detector which identifies the article...	07/19/1977
4013551	Device for sorting of goods An arrangement for sorting of refuse or laundry into various kinds of goods, comprising a transportation system in which the refuse or laundry is transported in conveyance shafts from a number of depositing places to a common collecting place with separat...	03/22/1977
3995924	Apparatus for sorting clothes An automatic clothes sorter adapted for use with a standard clothes hamper, whereby the interior of the hamper is divided into four equal-sized, removable, bag compartments of a durable material for receiving soiled clothing, the clothing being sorted and...	12/07/1976

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