Patents
Patents for B07C 5 - Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches (14,535)
10/1980
10/21/1980CA1088017A1 Machine for the preparation of packs of articles of a pre-determined weight
10/01/1980EP0015920A1 Method and system for detection of microwave reflective matter.
09/1980
09/30/1980US4225242 Four color tomato grader
09/23/1980US4223790 Container inspection system
09/23/1980US4223751 High speed capacitance apparatus for classifying pharmaceutical capsules
09/16/1980US4222488 Methods and apparatus for sorting articles
09/16/1980CA1085605A1 Diameter measuring system for cylindrical objects
09/09/1980US4221297 Electronic fruit grading machines
09/04/1980WO1980001837A1 Process for sorting coarse-to-fine material according to the chemical composition thereof
09/02/1980US4220238 Apparatus for arraying randomly distributed objects
08/1980
08/26/1980US4219120 Method and apparatus for handling both green and dried timber lengths
08/26/1980US4219110 Wafer probe apparatus with pneumatic wafer orienting mechanism
08/20/1980EP0014564A1 A metal sorting system for the separation of non-ferromagnetic metals from fragmented material
08/07/1980WO1980001543A1 Control device for displacement of separator wall of grain classifier
07/1980
07/29/1980US4214663 Transfer apparatus for selectively transferring objects from a delivery conveyor to selected sections of a receiving conveyor
07/15/1980US4213042 Container chipped crown ring detector
07/15/1980US4212398 Particle separating device
07/15/1980US4212397 Separation of materials
07/08/1980US4212075 Electrical component testing system for component insertion machine
07/08/1980EP0015920A4 Method and system for detection of microwave reflective matter.
06/1980
06/24/1980US4209387 Contour and width gauge for paneled containers
06/17/1980US4208273 Separation of coal from waste material
06/17/1980US4208272 Separation of limestone from limestone ore
06/17/1980US4207985 Sorting apparatus
06/17/1980CA1079686A1 Apparatus for deflecting bottles in bottle feeding apparatus
06/10/1980US4207175 Coating calcite and dolomite in ore with carboxylic acid, adding fluorescent dye, exposing to electromagnetic radiation to cause dye fluorescence
06/10/1980CA1079228A1 Red infrared produce grader with color and non-vegetable discretion
06/03/1980US4205752 Color sorting of produce
06/03/1980US4205751 Method and apparatus for sorting timber
06/03/1980CA1078787A1 Manual assist article sorting apparatus
06/03/1980CA1078786A1 Capsule distributor and sorter with stagnation adjustors
06/03/1980CA1078773A1 Odd-shaped container indexing starwheel
05/1980
05/27/1980US4204950 Sorting tomatoes
05/20/1980US4204161 Apparatus for rapidly testing electrochemical cells
05/20/1980US4203522 Method and apparatus for sorting agricultural products
05/20/1980CA1077891A1 Adjustable rotating drum chip thickness classifier
05/20/1980CA1077880A1 Procedure in the quality and/or length sorting of sawn or planed timber
05/14/1980EP0010940A1 Apparatus for measuring the colour of a product
05/06/1980US4201338 Mold identification
05/06/1980US4201302 Method and apparatus for dividing fat and lean meat
05/06/1980CA1076933A1 Method at the trimming of wood
04/1980
04/29/1980CA1076680A1 Method and apparatus for inspecting transparent containers
04/29/1980CA1076413A1 Document detector, stacking, counting and printing system
04/16/1980EP0009955A1 Container coding
04/16/1980EP0009876A1 Capsule sorting apparatus
04/08/1980US4196811 Method and apparatus for the inspection of buttons
04/01/1980US4195737 Method and apparatus for handling elongated articles, such as pieces of timber
04/01/1980US4195736 Egg grading system
04/01/1980US4195735 Rebound sorting device generally for trout and fish eggs
03/1980
03/25/1980US4194634 Method and apparatus for sorting radioactive material
03/18/1980US4193502 Pellet dimension checker
03/18/1980CA1073783A1 Method and installation for inspecting elongated workpieces such as boards
03/11/1980US4192999 Control device for automatic color-sorting apparatus
03/11/1980CA1073408A1 Method and apparatus for sorting radioactive material
02/1980
02/19/1980CA1072214A1 Control system for computer controlled identification of bottles
02/12/1980US4187945 Plural path weight sorting system
02/12/1980CA1071582A1 Diamondiferous separation by pulsed x-ray fluorescence
02/06/1980EP0007650A1 Handling apparatus for dual in-line packed (DIP) integrated circuits
02/05/1980US4187545 Article orientation determining apparatus
02/05/1980US4186836 Differential reflectivity method and apparatus for sorting indiscriminately mixed items
01/1980
01/29/1980US4185709 Document weighing apparatus
01/29/1980US4185672 Integrated tree processing mill
01/23/1980EP0007248A2 Apparatus and method for classifying empty beverage containers
01/23/1980EP0006932A1 Method and apparatus for sorting and stacking timber
01/22/1980US4184598 Manually operated position detector for a conveyor article sorter
01/09/1980EP0006410A1 Method and apparatus for weighing and grading fowls hanging from shackles
01/08/1980US4182452 Method for sorting cops, and spintubes used therein
01/08/1980US4182451 Container level height detector
01/08/1980US4182044 Gauging device for tapered rollers or the like
01/01/1980US4181603 Capsule sorting apparatus
12/1979
12/18/1979US4179032 Methods of and apparatus for conveying, orienting, testing and sorting articles
12/04/1979US4176750 Sorting system and apparatus
11/1979
11/27/1979US4175664 Seal arrangement for a separating mechamism
11/20/1979US4175236 Method and apparatus of cavity identification of mold of origin
11/15/1979WO1979000952A1 Separation of coal from waste material
11/15/1979WO1979000950A1 Separation of calcium-containing material from ore
10/1979
10/30/1979US4172526 Method and apparatus for sorting capsules
10/30/1979US4172513 Article handling apparatus using air flow to provide article orientation
10/30/1979CA1065436A1 Method and apparatus for video inspection of articles of manufacture
10/23/1979US4171744 Document classifier
10/16/1979US4171262 Apparatus for eliminating metallic contaminations from a fibre transporting duct in spinning preparation
10/16/1979US4171158 Inspection system and method
10/16/1979US4171051 Apparatus for serially transporting, testing and orienting cylindrical components
10/09/1979US4170306 Control apparatus for sorting products
10/09/1979US4170290 Lift and feed mechanism for high speed integrated circuit handler
10/09/1979CA1064135A1 Method and means for internal inspection and sorting of produce
10/04/1979WO1979000721A1 Method and system for detection of thin metal layers in packaged articles
09/1979
09/18/1979US4168458 Method and apparatus for detecting, signalling, and sorting inaccurately formed articles produced by a tool machine
09/18/1979US4168005 Apparatus for separating objects of a particular kind from a stream of falling objects
09/06/1979WO1979000669A1 Article handling apparatus
09/04/1979US4166973 Method and system for detection of thin metal layers in packaged articles
09/04/1979US4166949 Apparatus for identifying and registering bottles
08/1979
08/28/1979US4166029 Using pulsed signals to sort sheets on a conveyor according to size
08/28/1979US4165939 Apparatus for inspection and dimensional measurement by sequential reading
08/22/1979EP0003597A1 Method and device for inspecting unopened packages in respect of the completeness of contents
08/21/1979US4165277 Glass containers
08/14/1979US4164291 Sorting apparatus
08/07/1979US4163991 Arrangement for examining objects
07/1979
07/25/1979EP0003111A1 Device for the lateral deviation of selected objects from a first conveying device constructed a conveyor band to a second conveying device
07/17/1979US4161251 Inspection fixture