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7629551 |
Automatic recycling of exhaust tubes for fiber optics
An apparatus and method of recycling exhaust tubes used to manufacture optical fiber includes the automated use of 1) a machine vision system that signals a conveyor system when to stop so that a...
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7624854 |
Item sorting system
An item sorting system includes at least three modules for processing items requiring sorting, a conveyor line to transport the items in a first transport path from the first to the second and to...
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7608794 |
Process and system for sorting and pitting fruit
Drupaceous fruit pieces, including fruit flesh with and without pit matter adhering to the flesh as well as loose pits and pit pieces themselves, are passed through an integrated system of multiple...
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7600642 |
High throughput automated seed analysis system
A transport subsystem conveys seed holding well trays between a plurality of stations. A loading subsystem is positioned at a first station and is operable to load seeds into individual wells of...
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7600643 |
Sorting method and apparatus
Method to sort products whereby the products are transported along a path of conveyance in a conveying device, automatically checked during transport according to at least two predetermined sorting...
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7569788 |
Method and apparatus for sorting particles
A method and apparatus for sorting particles moving through a closed channel system of capillary size comprises a bubble valve for selectively generating a pressure pulse to separate a particle...
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7541557 |
Method for thermographic lump separation of raw material (variants) and device for carrying out said method (variants)
The present interdependent group of inventions pertains to methods of and devices for lump separation of raw material and may be used in ferrous and non-ferrous metal ore dressing, concentration of...
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7513371 |
System for controlling the level of potential pollutants in a waste treatment plant
The invention is an apparatus and method for on-line sorting of waste matter, at the entrance to a waste processing plant, according to the level of specific chemicals, typically chlorine detected...
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7497334 |
Sorting particles
A device for sorting particles. The device may include a channel structure that defines a channel having an inlet and first and second outlets. The device also may include first and second...
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7467717 |
Failed roll condom removal apparatus
An automatic failed roll condom detection and removal apparatus wherein failed roll condoms are rapidly removed from a testing mandrel such that shut down of the testing and handling equipment is...
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7392908 |
Methods and apparatus for sorting particles hydraulically
A method and apparatus for selectively sorting individual particles, such as blood cells of a particular type of interest, from a plurality of particles of different types. Particles of interest...
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7364157 |
Compact backnote dispensing device with banknote length sensor
A compact banknote dispensing device including a storage section for storing one or more banknotes, a discharging unit driven by a first motor for discharging banknotes one-by-one at a first speed,...
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7354401 |
Ultrasound sex determination for sorting of avian hatchlings
A method for making a sex determination in avian hatchlings involves the following activities. A process line is equipped to process an endless plurality of hatchlings. The process line has an...
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7353955 |
Baggage screening system and method
A baggage screening system and method includes providing a plurality of screening subsystems, each including an automated baggage screen device and a feed conveyor for feeding bags to the screen...
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7264972 |
Method and apparatus for sorting biological cells with a MEMS device
A micromechanical actuator for sorting hematopoietic stem cells for use in cancer therapies. The actuator operates by diverting cells into one of a number of possible pathways fabricated in the...
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7260240 |
Method and system for monitoring and controlling workpieces
Methods and systems for monitoring the delivery of workpieces to a position by: storing a digital reference image of the position prior to the delivery of workpieces; storing a digital operating...
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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...
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7229838 |
MEMS actuator and method of manufacture for MEMS particle sorting device
A micromechanical particle sorting chip uses an actuator divided into two parts to direct a component of interest into one of a plurality of possible exit paths, based on detection of a fluorescent...
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7222738 |
Sorting system for multiple conveyor belts
An apparatus and a method for sorting workpieces ( 204 ) includes multiple conveyors ( 201, 202 ), a scanner ( 208 ), an offloading device ( 216 ), a workpiece processor ( 218 ), and a computer (...
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7220594 |
Method and apparatus for sorting particles with a MEMS device
A micromechanical particle sorting chip uses laser light directed through at least one of a reflective and refractive surface to come to a focus in an optically transparent layer. The laser light...
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7210583 |
Card reading systems and methods
A card reader includes a receiving arrangement configured to sequentially receive cards from an upstream process and position the cards to be read. It also includes a first reader configured to...
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7198157 |
Method and apparatus for classifying currency articles
Articles of currency, for example coins, are validated by progressively eliminating candidate target classes in successive classification stages. A Mahalanobis distance associated with a plurality...
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7156238 |
Apparatus for inspecting sealed packages
An apparatus for inspecting sealed packages having volumetric dimensions includes a frame having an inlet and an outlet side, conveyor means for conveying packages along a path of transport from...
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7155938 |
Method and device for loading a glass processing installation
In the method for loading a glass processing installation ( 5 ) with loading portions ( 10 a ), glass plates ( 10, 10 b ) are extracted repeatedly from a storage unit ( 20 ) in a predetermined...
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7145164 |
Media routing control based on a characteristic of the media
A media routing control device and method for qualifying media for use with a sheet-fed device includes a sensor configured to detect a characteristic of a media sheet. The device further includes...
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7119299 |
Work inspection system
A work inspection system 2 includes: a conveyor table 7 vertically positioned, and conveying works W stored in work-storing pockets 9 ; a work inspection apparatus for inspecting the works...
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7103438 |
System and method for searching and verifying documents in a document processing device
A method of processing barcoded tickets in a document processing device including receiving a stack of barcoded tickets in an input receptacle of a document processing device. Each barcoded ticket...
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7083049 |
Method of regulating sorting systems and a sorting system suitable for carrying out this method
A method of regulating sorting systems, in particular multi-stage sorting systems, in paper production and a sorting system working in accordance with the method are described, in which the fiber...
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6994218 |
Apparatus for sorting cells and cell alignment substrate of the same
An apparatus for sorting cells includes a cell alignment portion applying a process to a cell-suspending fluid with a great number of cells and arraying the cells with a spacing between each cell,...
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6856847 |
Method of identifying bottlenecks and improving throughput in wafer processing equipment
Throughput in a semiconductor wafer processing system, such as in-line photolithography equipment, is improved by identifying and correcting bottlenecks in the flow of wafers through multiple,...
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6799685 |
Medication packing apparatus
A medicine packing apparatus feeds medicine in accordance with prescription data and then separates and packs the medicine by one dose. A discriminating mechanism ( 4 ) determines the type of...
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6762383 |
Sorting system
Articles entered into a sorting system are identified by means of an article identification device 1 . An allocation ratio is selected from an allocation ratio table 7 based on the identifying...
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6722506 |
Method for weight controlled batching out of articles having non-uniform weight
A method of batching out items in a weight controlled manner from an incoming flow of the items, the items having non-uniform weights, by allocating the items to a plurality of receiver stations....
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6696655 |
Device and method for sorting out metal fractions from a stream of bulk material
The invention relates to a device and a method for blowing out metal fractions from a stream of bulk material that is conveyed by bulk material means. The device comprises blow-out nozzles which...
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6691874 |
Sheet stacking device
A sheet stacking device, comprised of a sheet support bed having a plurality of side-by-side rollers that are freely rotatable about an associated roller axis. A drive assembly moves the sheet...
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6589792 |
Method and apparatus for flow cytometry
A flow cytometer ( 20 ) capable of utilizing an imaging system including a sensor ( 88 ) to determine various properties of the flow cytometer ( 20 ). Importantly, the imaging allows for...
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6588476 |
Method and apparatus for producing a faultless material web, as well as faultless material web
The problem of the invention is to provide a material web, comprising a supporting web and information carriers positioned thereon, in which the supporting web is constructed as a continuous web...
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6482652 |
Biological particle sorter
An automated particle sorter having a fluid flow path, which places single biological particles in an optical cuvette. An exciting light irradiation system having a light source emits a source of...
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6390756 |
Transfer of cartridges containing flat articles
An apparatus for automatically transferring and handling cartridges containing flat articles. The method and apparatus robotically transfers filled cartridges from the output compartments of a...
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6381294 |
Disc sorting apparatus and method
A disc sorting apparatus and method is provided for sorting discs of different identities. When discs are received they are conveyed to a sorting arrangement for sorting the discs into respective...
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6372506 |
Apparatus and method for verifying drop delay in a flow cytometer
An apparatus and method for verifying the drop delay in a flow cytometer, which is indicative of the time that elapses from a moment at which a particle of interest is detected at an interrogation...
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6351676 |
Computer controlled separator device
A computer controlled separator device is disclosed. The computer control system monitors the operation of the separator device and makes any adjustments necessary to maintain optimal operation. An...
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6347709 |
Method and apparatus for transferring packing units
A method of transferring packing units from a receiving station to a stack building station includes the steps of delivering the packing units to the receiving station in a plurality of rows and in...
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6343234 |
Computer controller for a separator device
A computer controlled separator device is disclosed. The computer control system monitors the operation of the separator device and makes any adjustments necessary to maintain optimal operation. An...
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6332540 |
Device for isolating small polymeric beads from a suspension of such beads
A device for separating polymeric beads from a suspension of such beads comprising a flow cell through which the suspension of beads flows, and a radiation source which the stream of beads crosses....
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6303889 |
Method and apparatus for sorting documents into a pre-defined sequence
A method and apparatus are provided for sorting documents. The documents are scanned to determine a characteristic of each document and then sorted in response to the scanned characteristic. In...
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6300584 |
Loading/unloading control apparatus of semiconductor device and control method thereof
The present invention relates to a loading/unloading control apparatus of a semiconductor device and a control method thereof in which a time for loading/unloading a semiconductor device can be...
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6279750 |
Method and device for distributing mail items
The invention relates to the distribution of mail items with information on the surface of the mail items. Distribution occurs successively by means of various sorting machines. Sorting in...
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6276535 |
Method for providing instructions to a mail sorting apparatus
The method of the present invention relates generally to a method for sorting mailpieces using a mail sorting apparatus. In one embodiment of the present invention, instructions are provided to the...
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6264042 |
Bilateral sorter
A system for sorting objects includes an upstream and a downstream conveyor positioned to sequentially receive and convey an object along a first path, and a sorting conveyor belt positioned...
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