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7156234 Sorting technique for recycle of device units  
The sorting apparatus receives the electromagnetic wave from a storage element of a collected toner cartridge, and specifies the recyclability of the toner cartridge based on information extracted...
6660953 Multi-fire and variable fire diverter conveyor system and method  
A conveyor system ( 10 ) for transporting items in a first direction and diverting the items to the appropriate ones of a plurality of stations ( 50, 52 ) spaced from one another in the first...
6612022 Printed circuit board including removable auxiliary area with test points  
A method for manufacturing a Personal Computer Memory Common Interface Architecture (“PCMCIA”) printed circuit board (“PCB”) includes providing a PCB having a PCMCIA area and an auxiliary...
6580046 Process and configuration for the automated conveying, sorting and loading of baggage items  
A process is provided for the automated conveying, sorting and loading of baggage items in airports having a baggage-conveying facility conveying baggage from a check-in region to a baggage area,...
6151534 Method for processing sheet material such as bank notes  
A method for processing sheet material such as bank notes by collecting measuring data from a plurality of sensor units. From the collected measuring data, deriving measuring results. Then mapping...
5929415 Postage metering refill system that utilizes information contained in information based indicia to audit the franking process  
A system that scans and reads IBI in accordance with the USPS Specification. This invention also improves both the readability and security of the IBI. The apparatus of this invention utilizes a...
5901854 Object sorting and conveying apparatus  
The invention relates to an object sorting and conveying apparatus used in the work for sorting and conveying objects, wherein multiple rotary support elements for mounting objects are disposed at...
5799800 Process and installation for sorting individual goods  
The invention relates to a method for sorting individual articles having identification numbers. The method comprises the steps of allocating each individual article a position number based on a...
5680936 Printed circuit board sorting device  
The present invention contemplates the use of a conveyor transporting circuit boards through a production line. At a point or stage in the production line where testing is to occur, the invention...
5562214 Process and apparatus for sorting material  
An apparatus for optically sorting small objects such as beans has an annular analysis head with an opening through which the objects fall. Three sets of optical fibers are positioned around the...
5550058 System for flexibly sorting particles  
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for flexibly controlling sorting decisions for a flow cytometer or similar instrument at a purity vs. yield ratio of sorted particles, particularly...
5482154 Apparatus and method for detecting chain stretch in a sorting and conveying system  
The conveyor system is made of a plurality of spools connected by chains at each end of the spool. The space between an adjacent pair of spools defines a pocket. An ejector is carried by the chain...
5278768 Autotrip operation of a sorting machine using color sorting  
A dynamic trip level setting apparatus is described for changing the comparison ratio with which products are optically sorted using first and second reflectance color values. The reflectance ratio...
5158183 Buffer system for the temporary storage of flat objects such as letters, and buffer for use in said buffer system  
A buffer system for the temporary separate storage of flat articles such as letters for sorting, video coding or other postal processing, uses a buffer which acts as a mechanical RAM and contains a...
5141111 System and method for inspecting and rejecting defective containers  
A system and method for inspecting and rejecting defective containers comprising a plurality of reflective infrared sensors, an electronic logic control and a container removal device. The system...
5135115 Document sorter and stacker, particularly for document processors  
A document sorter/stacker apparatus includes a plurality of slotted disk assemblies respectively associated with bins or pockets in which high-speed transported documents are to be sorted and...
5067616 Methods of discriminating between contaminated and uncontaminated containers  
Methods of discriminating between contaminated and uncontaminated containers prior to washing is disclosed characterized by the testing of the residue of the container to determine if the residue...
5022532 Unit for grading produce, such as fruits  
The invention is embodied as a unit for grading produce and comprises a transporting device having parallel belts and receptacles which open downwardly and in which produce is arranged, and a...
5020675 Apparatus for sorting conveyed articles  
Apparatus for sorting articles having a roller conveyor for moving articles through an inspection region where they are scanned by a camera. From the scans, the position of boundaries of the...
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...
4981580 Coincidence arbitration in a flow cytomery sorting system  
A coincidence arbitration system for a sorting cytomteter which detects and sorts particles using a flow chamber and a stream of droplets. Those droplets containing selected particles are sorted by...
4963251 Apparatus for sorting and distributing mail pieces  
In an apparatus for sorting and distributing mail pieces, the mail pieces e introduced into an inlet module, then from the inlet module into a transporter and finally to an outlet module. Mail...
4923022 Automatic mailing apparatus  
An automatic mailing apparatus comprises a transfer device, a weighing device, a stamping device, a detecting device and a collecting device. The automatic mailing apparatus is an automatic machine...
4921107 Mail sortation system  
A semi-automatic mail sortation system. The system includes an input for input of information to a processor, and a display and sorting system controlled by the processor. The sortation system also...
4919798 Method and an apparatus for sorting and ejecting articles  
A method and apparatus for sorting articles passing an inspection station and subsequently removing selected articles from a transporting track. The position of the articles to be removed is...
4909930 Foreign object separation apparatus  
A foreign object separation apparatus which utilizes a camera which views a flow of material being conveyed in order to develop an electronic control signal indicative of the presence of foreign...
4879025 Apparatus for sorting parts  
A sorting device suitable for sorting defective parts from a stream of parts is disclosed. The parts may be non-magnetic. A sorting disc having a number of recesses disposed around its periphery...
4869813 Drill inspection and sorting method and apparatus  
Apparatus for inspecting and sorting drills oriented in the same direction in a hopper assembly. The hopper assembly feeds the drills, one at a time, and places them in a predetermined ready...
4858768 Method for discrimination between contaminated and uncontaminated containers  
A method for discriminating between contaminated and uncontaminated containers prior to washing is disclosed characterized by the testing of the residue of the container to determine if the residue...
4848590 Apparatus for the multisorting of scrap metals by x-ray analysis  
Apparatus for sorting pieces of non-ferrous scrap metal into a plurality of components, each component being a particular metal type, feeds the pieces into a vertically disposed sorting zone. The...
4836386 Sorting system  
An apparatus for sorting tires and the like. A series of tire transport apparatus are utilized to each selectively draw from a conveyor containing tires of a variety of types and sizes a specific...
4832204 Package handling and sorting system  
The invention relates to a package handling and sorting system which sorts small packages according to destination, segregating those with the same destinations for combined shipments. The system...
4792392 Dump gate control system  
A system for controlling a dump gate in a conveyor system (e.g. carrying printed copy from a high-speed printing press to stackers) detects a marker carried by a marred product (e.g. a metal tab...
4778060 Tire processing system  
An apparatus for sorting tires according to an alphanumeric code printed directly on the tread surface of each tire. Green (uncured) tires are supplied on a feed conveyor, single file, to a...
4750731 Sheet storing appartus  
In a serial connection of plural sheet sorters, each sorter is capable of checking the state of downstream sorters and, in case an assigned sorter is not in a normal state, the sheets are stored in...
4746020 Method and an apparatus for marking faults on rapidly moving material webs  
In a method of marking faults on rapidly moving material webs the material web is moved past a fault detection scanning device, which cyclically scans the web transverse to its longitudinal...
4693373 Slide archival storage and retrieval system  
A computer-controlled slide previewer, sorter, projector tray loader and archiving system. Slides are held in a stack in a hopper in a known sequence. A slide release mechanism is provided to...
4610361 Conveyor and associated control system for sorting poultry carcasses  
A conveyor system for sorting poultry carcasses comprises a plurality of poultry carcass carriers arranged successively to convey a plurality of carcasses along a closed path past a plurality of...
4567988 Apparatus and method for sorting and distributing objects  
In a system for conveying objects bearing indicia of destination addresses to associated receptacles, the indicium on each object is converted to an address code identifying a particular...
4566595 Device for classifying handled objects  
A device for classifying handled objects. This device comprises a mechanical sorting system and an electronic control system. The former comprises two storage devices, each organized in the form of...
4561545 Sorting conveyor  
Sorting apparatus conveying articles through an inspection station includes an operator manipulated indicator which cooperates with an orthogonal sensing matrix beneath the conveyor to provide...
4549659 Particle sorting apparatus utilizing controllable corona discharge needle  
Selection means is provided for particles following a free flight trajectory path, those particles having a preselected characteristic, such as fluorescence under x-ray bombardment, being detected...
4542808 Order filling system  
An order filling apparatus includes an elongated belt conveyor having a bin-on switch and a bin-off switch at opposite ends thereof. A plurality of item dispensers are positioned along the...
4520447 Sorter with automatic discharging unit  
A sorter with an automatic discharging unit has: a preliminary stacking section having a discharging mechanism for stacking therein paper sheets intended to be stacked in a given stacking section...
4516497 Printer with automatic stacker  
A printing system for printing characters in various fonts and formats onto webs of sheet stock of various sizes includes apparatus for cutting the web into various lengths to accommodate various...
4503977 Postal matter sorting apparatus  
An apparatus for sorting postal matter or mail to a plurality of stacking bins arranged in a row in accordance with the result of optically scanning and reading ZIP codes and taking out the mail...
4503976 Envelope tracking system for mail sorting machines  
An improved envelope tracking and control system for a mail sorting machine of the type which reads a sorting code imprinted on each envelope and deposits the envelope in the proper sorting bin by...
4502676 Document handling machine with double collector and method of operation  
Rows (14, 16) of documents are conveyed in a shingled "two-up" fashion between low speed input rollers (18) and then to high speed rollers (22) which burst the shingled documents. After bursting,...
4501365 Transfer system  
An improved rejector for selectively transferring articles from a conveyor or conveyor-like device, to a delivery region such as a second conveyor based upon one or more signals which may be...
4488610 Sorting apparatus  
Mail sorting apparatus feeds mail items past a printing postage meter into a hopper from which the items are dropped successively into sorting bins which revolve along a circular path. Collection...
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