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)
07/1979
07/03/1979CA1057856A1 Method and a device for automatic pattern recognition of liquid containers
07/03/1979CA1057704A1 Photoelectric sorting of chipped nuclear fuel pellets
06/1979
06/26/1979CA1057378A1 Method and apparatus for video inspection of articles of manufacture
06/19/1979US4158766 Inspection of elongated workpieces such as random length boards
06/19/1979US4158625 Method and apparatus for detecting and screening foreign matters
06/19/1979US4158624 Apparatus for deflecting bottles in bottle feeding apparatus
06/05/1979US4157139 Apparatus for sorting and/or handling disc-like members
05/1979
05/22/1979US4155466 Transfer mechanism
05/22/1979US4155455 Eddy current and variable reluctance test apparatus for rollers and the like
05/15/1979US4154672 Standardization of penetrating radiation testing system
04/1979
04/19/1979WO1979000215A1 Method and apparatus for sorting and stacking timber
04/17/1979US4150287 Optical system for use with color sorter or grader
04/10/1979US4148397 Selector logic for weight sorting systems
04/10/1979US4148213 Apparatus for discarding leaky packages from a row of filled sealed packages
04/03/1979US4147930 Object location detector
04/03/1979US4147620 Metal and rock from wood chips
04/03/1979US4147619 Agriculture
04/03/1979US4147618 Method and apparatus for measuring product contents
04/03/1979US4147249 Machine for handling containers continuously passing on a moving band and, more particularly, glass bottles
03/1979
03/27/1979US4146467 Apparatus for detecting and rejecting downed and damaged containers
03/27/1979US4146136 Pit detector for food products
03/27/1979US4146135 Spot defect detection apparatus and method
03/27/1979US4146134 Cold end for glass container production line
03/27/1979US4145916 Cap inspection apparatus
03/27/1979CA1051538A1 Inspection apparatus and method for hot glass containers
03/20/1979US4144970 Inspection apparatus for filled capsule
03/20/1979CA1050923A1 Sorter apparatus
03/13/1979US4143770 Method and apparatus for color recognition and defect detection of objects such as capsules
03/13/1979US4143769 Apparatus for sorting and separating discrete articles
03/13/1979US4143751 Circular sortation apparatus and methods
03/13/1979CA1050469A1 Lumber sorting apparatus
03/06/1979US4142636 Apparatus for sorting containers for liquids
02/1979
02/27/1979US4141493 Container and apparatus having a sensor for return deposit payout of such container
02/27/1979CA1049448A1 Method and apparatus for detecting flaws in circular tablet
02/13/1979CA1048606A1 Apparatus for automatic adjustment of frequency of mechanical resonators
02/06/1979US4138017 Device for selecting and removing unsatisfactory capsules before filling satisfactory capsules with chemicals
01/1979
01/30/1979US4136781 Can sorting apparatus
01/30/1979US4136779 Ampule score line detection
01/30/1979US4136778 Linen sorter
01/30/1979US4136454 Apparatus for gauging the thickness of moving laminar material
01/23/1979US4135306 Closure testing means and method
01/23/1979CA1047113A1 Apparatus for automatic adjustment of frequency of mechanical resonators
01/16/1979US4135204 Automatic glass blowing apparatus and method
01/16/1979US4134498 Multiplexed sorting apparatus
01/09/1979US4133098 Apparatus for sorting successive articles moving along a path
01/02/1979US4132314 Electronic size and color sorter
01/02/1979US4132313 Automatic device for sorting flat articles
12/1978
12/26/1978US4131540 Fruits
12/20/1978EP0000033A2 Apparatus for eliminating metallic contaminations from a fibre transporting duct in spinning preparation
12/19/1978CA1044761A1 Apparatus for sorting mechanical resonators according to inherent frequency
12/19/1978CA1044482A1 Optical system to optimize field of view uniformity in a multi-color produce sorter
12/12/1978CA1044349A1 Inspection machine memory
12/12/1978CA1044173A1 Automatic article sorting apparatus
12/05/1978US4128174 High-speed integrated circuit handler
12/05/1978CA1043823A1 Egg weighing apparatus
11/1978
11/28/1978US4127773 Characterizing and identifying materials
11/21/1978US4126226 Ore separator
11/14/1978CA1042530A1 Method and apparatus for identifying a bottle
11/14/1978CA1042319A1 Integrated tree processing mill
11/07/1978US4124112 Odd-shaped container indexing starwheel
10/1978
10/31/1978US4123352 Apparatus for detecting flaws in circular tablet
10/31/1978US4122953 Method and apparatus for grading articles
10/31/1978US4122952 Photometric sorters
10/31/1978US4122951 Machine for the automatic detection of blemishes in olives and other fruits
10/31/1978US4122941 Machine for the preparation of packs of articles of a pre-determined weight
10/24/1978US4121716 Doubles and thickness detector and sorter
10/24/1978CA1041128A1 Apparatus for detecting and dispensing articles of preselected weights suspended from shackles
10/17/1978US4120591 Color detection device
10/17/1978US4120403 Photoelectric apparatus for sorting variegated articles according to size
10/17/1978US4120402 Color sorter including a foreign object reject system
10/17/1978CA1040666A1 Automatic continuous mail handling system
10/03/1978US4118730 Scanning apparatus and method
10/03/1978US4117935 Apparatus for and method of measuring product mass
09/1978
09/26/1978US4116339 Sorting system and apparatus
09/26/1978CA1039235A1 Fish characteristic detecting and sorting apparatus
09/26/1978CA1039224A1 Fish characteristic detecting and sorting apparatus and method
09/19/1978CA1038893A1 Method of weighing pieces of mail
09/12/1978US4113609 Magnetic can sorter
09/12/1978US4113105 Device for checking envelopes for enclosed documents
09/12/1978CA1038334A1 Synchronized two signal photoelectric produce sorting system
08/1978
08/29/1978US4109857 Automatic unit price setting apparatus of electronic digital display scale with printing device
08/29/1978CA1037425A1 Feed groomer for an electronic sorting device
08/22/1978US4108762 Transparent container inspection apparatus
08/15/1978US4107523 Equipment for automatically monitoring the verticality of bottles
08/15/1978US4106628 Sorter for fruit and the like
08/08/1978US4105123 Fruit sorting circuitry
08/01/1978US4104156 Detachable sling letdown apparatus for lumber sorter
07/1978
07/11/1978US4099620 Rejector drive system for sorting apparatus
07/04/1978US4098407 Lumber sorting apparatus
06/1978
06/27/1978US4097373 High speed particle sorter using a field emission electrode
06/27/1978US4096950 Sorting systems and sensing devices for use therewith
06/27/1978US4096949 Apparatus for performing a three-way sort
06/20/1978US4095696 Produce grader
06/13/1978US4095092 Aquatic animal counting
06/13/1978US4094413 Poultry weighing and packing method
06/13/1978US4094410 Methods of and apparatus for conveying, testing and sorting articles and straightening their leads
05/1978
05/30/1978US4091931 Fruit sorting method and apparatus
05/23/1978US4090610 Apparatus for rejecting excessively thick articles
05/16/1978US4089420 Apparatus for sorting bottles and the like
05/09/1978US4088227 Multiplexed sorting apparatus with test circuitry