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7290665 Automated high-throughput seed sample handling system and method  
A method and apparatus for processing seed or seed samples includes an autonomous sorter which sorts seed by pre-programmed criteria. Optional features can include a counter to autonomously ensure...
7232687 Multiple sorter monitor and control subsystem for flow cytometer  
An optical illumination and monitoring subsystem controls the operation of a flow cytometer having a carrier fluid that flows along a channel coupled to a droplet generator, which controls a point...
7163143 Method of delaying printing of an identity code on a mail item  
The method of handling mail items ( 1 ) in a mail handling machine ( 2 ) comprises steps consisting in delaying printing of an identity code ( 19 ) on a mail item until address information is...
7142118 Management and distribution of surgical supplies within an RFID enabled network  
The present invention contributes to advancements in the art of inventory management and distribution by providing a system and method for processing, distributing, and tracking reusable inventory...
7080737 Method and system for automatically sorting and packing products  
A method is provided for automatically sorting and packing batches of products, such as, for instance, eggs or fruits which are each provided with an origin code. The method includes supplying...
6998558 Suppresion of mail addressing errors using extended client codes  
In order to eliminate addressing errors on postal articles in a process ( 8, 10 ) of sorting, routing, and delivery performed by a postal operator on mail articles ( 3′ ) handed over to the...
6881915 Contrast enhancing marking system for application of unobtrusive identification and other markings  
A method and a system is disclosed for affixing invisible or unobtrusive markings to mail pieces ( 4 ), and subsequently collecting information from the mail pieces for sorting purposes. The system...
6874639 Methods and apparatus employing multi-spectral imaging for the remote identification and sorting of objects  
A marking system for use with a multi-spectral imager for use in high throughput sortation of articles having distorted or irregular surfaces is disclosed. Specific uses include, but are not...
6826446 Postal sorting process including recovery of errors in reading codes affixed to the mail items  
In this postal sorting process, ordered lists (C 11- C 23 ) of the sort codes affixed to the mail items are compiled in the handling sorting offices (CTA 1 , CTA 2 ), these lists being...
6813541 Method for sorting postal articles on automatic sorting devices  
The invention relates to a method for sorting postal articles on automatic sorting devices. According to the invention, the postal articles are read in one or several sorting devices and are...
6795975 Method and apparatus for selective shielding of fabric antennas  
A method and apparatus for selective shielding of fabric antennas incorporates the fabric antenna into the body of wearable garments and provides protection for wearers of the garment while...
6701216 Method for printing a manifest or statement of mailing having a pattern that matches a pattern printed on the edges of mail pieces contained in a tray  
A method for matching a manifest or statement of a mailing with the mail pieces contained in a tray. The method is accomplished by: printing a pattern on the edge of mail pieces; placing the mail...
6695145 Unique sequencing and sorting system for garments in the uniform rental business  
A method for organizing the picking up of soiled garments, cleaning them and returning of them to a customer is disclosed that greatly improves the efficiency and speed of current methods by...
6675065 Method for tagging mail  
A method for tagging the mail pieces in a mail tray and validating the integrity of the mail pieces in the tray. The method is accomplished by: determining the measurement of an edge of each mail...
6562239 Magnetic separation device  
A magnetic biological particle separation device comprising positioning a magnetic arrangement comprising a first magnet to generate a first north-south magnetic field in a plane co-planer with a...
6474387 Sorting device  
A sorting device for reversing a sheet fed from a printer and adhering the tag on the sheet, which includes rollers for conveying the sheet in a forward or backward direction, a sensor for...
6412642 Method of applying marking to metal sheet for scrap sorting purposes  
Application of surface marking to metal stock, such as aluminum sheet, prior to or during scrap-generating manufacturing operations, to provide a detectable mark on pieces of manufacturing scrap...
6311846 Method and apparatus for sorting and acquiring image data for documents  
An apparatus is provided for sorting a group of documents contained with an envelope into selected batches of documents. An envelope feeder feeds a group of envelopes containing documents onto a...
6305548 Method and system for recycling discarded industrial products  
A discarded industrial product recycling system capable of acquiring pertinent data required for processings of discarded industrial products such as discarders, reception dates, persons...
6241460 Offset sorter for envelopes  
Envelopes in a vertical orientation are delivered in sequence to an envelope bundling table from a sheet insertion table where sheets are inserted into envelopes. A stationary vertical wall forms a...
6239397 Process for sorting mailings  
A process of the type disclosed according to DE 196 50 875 for sorting mailings having different properties by using sorting machines not suitable for all properties of the mailings. The unsuitable...
6219647 Method and an apparatus for preprocessing logging of received postal items  
From received postal items patterns are recorded and recorded information representing the recorded patterns is generated. Each received postal item is processed directly after the information is...
6133044 High speed flow cytometer droplet formation system and method  
A droplet forming flow cytometer system allows high speed processing without the need for high oscillator drive powers through the inclusion of an oscillator or piezoelectric crystal such as within...
6110085 Coated roller with permanent identification and method for providing such identification  
The coated roller with permanent identification is characterized in that an externally inducible microtransmitter with a multidigit alphanumerical code is attached at or in the roller core which...
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...
6003677 Method for the automated processing of ATM envelopes  
A method of processing groups of envelopes that have contents contained therein. The method prints information on at least one side of an envelope and then separates that side from the rest of the...
5990437 System for sorting articles  
A system for sorting articles, the system having a track which defines a route starting at at least one loading point, the route continuing on to a plurality of destination points and arriving back...
5964354 Garment sorter  
A garment sorting apparatus has a screw conveyor, a flexible chain, a steel frame and a garment identifier. The screw conveyor supplies hanger-supported shirts and pants to the chain which moves...
5960402 Information management apparatus dealing with waste and waste recycle planning supporting apparatus  
An information management apparatus dealing with waste in a waste recycling system comprises an information management device for managing information on waste of each depository, and a device of...
5959288 Apparatus for sorting various kinds of sheets of paper  
An apparatus for sorting sheets includes a sorting section having boxes, a separating section, and a printing section, the latter two of which are respectively located on both sides of the sorting...
5957296 Method and device for distributing letter-post items  
A method for distributing letter-post items, for which the letter-post items are separated and the address information affixed to the items is read, provides that for letter-post items belonging to...
5881886 Optically-based methods and apparatus for sorting garments and other textiles  
A method is disclosed for sorting textiles, as is a system that operates in accordance with the method. The method includes steps of (a) providing a plurality of textiles to be sorted, each of the...
5842577 Method and apparatus for sorting and acquiring image data for documents  
An apparatus is provided for sorting a group of documents contained with an envelope into selected batches of documents. An envelope feeder feeds a group of envelopes containing documents onto a...
5785181 Permanent RFID garment tracking system  
A permanently attached identification device which is a button sized RFID tag having a unique number. The RFID tag is applied to the garment on the first visit and the identification number is then...
5772040 Workpiece conveying apparatus used with workpiece inspection device  
Workpieces in which, for example, wire bonding has been performed are inspected to determine if they are defective or not by an inspection device. Workpieces which have been found to be defective...
5602039 Flow cytometer jet monitor system  
A direct jet monitor illuminates the jet of a flow cytometer in a monitor wavelength band which is substantially separate from the substance wavelength band. When a laser is used to cause...
5554842 Luminescent facing marks for enhanced postal indicia discrimination  
A postal indicia is disclosed that contains markings thereon which may be used to distinguish between availability or non availability of additional security and sorting information. The foregoing...
5547084 Article sorting method and system  
An article sorting method and a system to perform the method, in which a plurality of articles having different sorting destinations are sorted out in a highly efficient manner by one carriage. The...
5538138 Method and device for sorting items provided with address information  
A method for sorting items provided with address information includes passing the items successively through a scanning device for generating a video image of each item, a mechanical storage track...
5522509 Method for sorting tableware of restaurant, tableware used for the same method, adjusting apparatus and tableware sorting apparatus  
This invention is provided to automate an adjusting job of a restaurant and to realize automatic sorting of tableware and to improve an operating efficiency of a restaurant job. Resonance tags are...
5508499 Method and apparatus for the univocal and permanent connection of containers for medical use to a given patient  
The apparatus comprises a device for the transfer (13) of containers (12) which takes containers (12) from a magazine for containers (11) to convey them in succession to a delivery station (16)...
5436843 Systems and methods for recycling resources and circulating products  
A resource recycling system and a product circulation system, wherein a search is made for information regarding specifications and production methods for a recovered product and an original...
5423432 Water-dissipatable polyesters and amides containing near infrared fluorescent compounds copolymerized therein  
Provided are water-dissipatable, sulfo-containing polyesters and polyester-amides having copolymerized therein thermally stable near infrared flourophoric compounds. The polymers are useful in...
5419439 Apparatus and method for automatic multiple level sortation of laundry  
Apparatus and method for performing multiple level sortation operations upon a number of randomly ordered garments. The garments are identified by unique identification data, which can be scanned...
5397819 Thermoplastic materials containing near infrared fluorophores  
Provided is a method for tagging thermoplastic containers using near infrared fluorescing compounds or copolymerized residues readily capable of detection. Also provided is a method for identifying...
5375722 Carton monitoring system  
A carton glue monitoring system includes a conveyor moving a plurality of cartons in a first direction. An encoder provides pulses at a rate proportional to conveyor line speed. A glue applicator...
5323704 Device for the identification of a flexible roller shell  
A device for the identification of a roller shell includes a microchip incorporated into a flexible material roller shell for printing presses. A scanning device excites the microchip for emitting...
5299693 Method and apparatus for extracting selected materials  
An apparatus for removing recyclable or other selected items from a load of mixed trash. An identifier generating a non-visual identifying signal is secured to the item and is used in conjunction...
5292004 Process for addressing to a recipient  
A process for sending to a recipient either a message, especially computer information, or items such as a document, envelope, letter, packet, parcel, load and others. It allocates to each message,...
5251761 Method of collecting recyclable materials  
A method of handling recyclable materials through the use of distinctive, and relatively rugged plastic bags is provided. Such bags are furnished to one or more communities as part of a recycling...
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