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7607544 Apparatus for use to check potatoes or similar items  
Apparatus for use to check potatoes or similar items, the apparatus including a feeding device for advancing the potatoes in a plurality of rows, a conveying device adapted to receive the rows of...
7602942 Infrared and visible fusion face recognition system  
A face detection and recognition system having several arrays imaging a scene in the infrared and visible spectrums. The system may use weighted subtracting and thresholding to distinguish human...
7591374 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...
7588151 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...
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...
7557922 Detection system for use in a sorting apparatus, a method for determining drift in the detection system and a sorting apparatus comprising such detection system  
The present invention is related to a detection system for inspecting a continuous stream of products comprising means for determining the detection system induced variations in its output signal....
7518079 Method of sorting paving stones  
Use of more exotic laying patterns in connection with establishing paving stones of concrete blocks for e.g. paving on yards, are not widely used for cost reasons, as the automated laying machines...
7449655 Apparatus for, and method of, classifying objects in a waste stream  
Apparatus for classifying objects in an input waste stream comprises a hyperspectral sensor, means for moving objects in the input waste stream relative to the sensor and through a sensing region...
7378642 Counting apparatus and method for a poultry processing plant  
A counting system for a poultry processing plant that uses conveyors is disclosed. Two types of conveyors are addressed, one where poultry hang from the conveyor and one where the carcasses are...
7364043 Fastener inspection system  
A high-speed fastener inspection system is provided to perform 100 percent inspection of various geometry features and to sort a large number of fasteners at high speed. The inspection system...
7341156 Systems and methods for sorting, collecting data pertaining to and certifying recyclables at a material recovery facility  
Systems and methods for collecting data pertaining to glass, plastic and/or paper composition within an input stream that includes recyclable material. The data collected can pertain, for example,...
7335847 Method and apparatus for foreign-body separation from a material flow  
Method and apparatus for the separation of foreign bodies from a material flow, in particular a tobacco stream. Method is characterized in that at least a portion of the material from the material...
7335903 Detachable bill acceptor mounting arrangement  
A detachable bill acceptor mounting arrangement includes a face panel of a vending machine, the face panel having two protruding locating plates at two sides and an angled guide groove at each...
7322574 Separator sheet handling assembly  
The present invention is embodied in a separator sheet handling assembly 10 that includes a lifting assembly 20 adapted to receive a pallet 12 containing a stack of separator sheets 14 . The...
7297930 Device for measuring width by light attenuation difference  
A device for measuring the width L of a mail item on the fly in a mail handling machine in which mail items are caused to move parallel to a reference wall, the device comprising: a detector device...
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...
7262380 Determination of characteristics of material  
A system for automatically inspecting matter for varying composition comprises one or more detection stations through which one or more streams of matter are advanced and particular materials...
7244902 Method for classifying wine and coffee  
A method for classifying beverages of natural origin, such as wine or coffee. Classification is carried out by means of NIR spectroscopy and corresponding numerical-mathematical conditioning of the...
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...
7205498 Closure lining and color detector  
A system is disclosed for detecting or inspecting for a lining of a container closure that is formed of a sheet metal and has a panel on an inside surface of the closure. The panel of the closure...
7202434 Method of sorting objects comprising organic materials  
A method of sorting sorting objects within a bulk of objects from a heterogeneous population is provided. The bulk of objects to be sorted has an inherent variation, and at least one class, having...
7111740 Sorting apparatus, sorting method and alignment apparatus  
This invention provides a seed-sorting apparatus that includes an alignment trough having a plurality of grooves into which the seeds are distributed, a line sensor camera for inspecting the seeds,...
7071469 Process for identifying objects using an optical spectrometer and a transport system  
A process and an apparatus are useful for identifying articles which are at least partly made from at least one polymer. The process and apparatus use an optical spectrometer and a transport...
7068368 Two-side multiple lamp online inner part inspection apparatus  
An internal qualities inspection system having a receiving tray for placing an inspecting object thereon with a receiving seat and a transmission light passage formed in the receiving tray is...
7049621 Apparatus and method for detecting the orientation of textile products such as stockings and socks  
The orientation of textile articles such as stockings and socks having closed or open toe are detected by a method and apparatus, in a plant for the automatic treatment of articles in which the...
7041926 Method and system for separating and blending objects  
A method for separating objects, such as stones, wherein each object is dropped through a predefined path, such as a drop tube. Then, for each object, the time when the object passes through a...
6994201 Bill acceptor  
A bill acceptor is constructed to include a housing, the housing having a base for holding a banknote for examination, a first light emitter adapted to emit infrared light onto the banknote carried...
6974035 Method and system for producing a moisture content map for use in moisture sorting green veneer using light transmission  
Disclosed is a method and system for sorting a plurality of green wood veneer sheets into a plurality of subsets of sheets, the subsets including a “driest” subset, a “wettest” subset, and...
6936784 Illumination source for sorting machine  
An illumination source for a machine vision viewer for a sorter that provides a flow of articles along a scan line includes an elongated, cylindrical shroud with illumination sources mounted...
6919556 System and method for monitoring and evaluating solid and semi-solid materials  
An system and method for monitoring and evaluating solid and semi-solid materials. In an embodiment adapted for pharmaceutical manufacturing, a rotating platter is provided which contains a...
6888082 Analyzing method and device for automatically sorting products such as fruit  
A method of analysing products arranges above a conveyer line three successive analysing stations having, in the first station, two cameras arranged in such a way that their optical axes form a V...
6888083 Apparatus and method for monitoring cover sheet webs used in the manufacture of diapers  
An apparatus and method for detecting defects in the cover sheets used to manufacture diapers is disclosed. A linear sensor is used to detect defects in the cover sheet web before it is combined...
6855901 Process and apparatus for spectroscopic identification and sorting of barrier materials  
An apparatus and process that makes use of spectral information in the mid-infrared range (400 to 4500 cm −1 ) to identify recyclable materials containing barrier polymers from recyclable...
6834759 Flower sorter  
An apparatus is provided for sorting flowers which includes a conveyor positioned in an endless conveyor chain having attached thereto, at predetermined intermediate distances, forks movable...
6817474 Color sorting apparatus for granular objects with function to sorting out foreign magnetic metal matters  
A magnetic metal removing device for color sorting apparatus includes a hollow feeding roll. Within a hollow portion of the feeding roll, a magnet is arranged such that it closely opposes to a part...
6818849 Apparatus and method for detecting abnormal balls  
An apparatus for detecting and removing abnormal balls among a large number of balls, most of which are good separate balls, comprising (a) a rotatable, cylindrical, ball-holding means comprising a...
6791683 Sorting grain during harvesting  
A method for segregating qualities of an agricultural product during processing of the product comprises the step of setting a desired range of a measurement value ( 2 ). The measurement value...
6778276 System and method for sensing white paper  
A method is provided for sorting white paper from a stream of paper wherein the concentration of white paper is less than the concentration of non-white paper. The method includes identifying the...
6747230 Method and device for sorting wafers  
A method and a device for sorting wafers from an initial state into an end state. The wafers are at least partly identifiable as elements of a finite sequence based on an information carrier. In...
6734383 Method and device for sorting products according to emitted light  
A method for sorting products including the steps of conveying the products in a product stream, scanning the products in the product stream casting light onto the products on the basis that...
6727452 System and method for removing defects from citrus pulp  
A system and method of the present invention removes defects from citrus pulp. An advancing mechanism advances citrus pulp along a predetermined path of travel into an inspection zone. A citrus...
6674037 Apparatus and method for transporting and sorting flowers  
A method and apparatus for transporting and sorting flowers or other stem-shaped or elongate products with a conveyor provided with arm-fork units which are moved along a transport path in a...
6657722 Side multiple-lamp type on-line inside quality inspecting device  
An object of inside-quality inspection being conveyed on a conveyer is irradiated sideways with beams of light from projection lamps concentratedly. A photodetecting device detects light...
6646218 Multi-band spectral sorting system for light-weight articles  
An article sorting apparatus and method is disclosed and which conveys a mixture of articles on a conveyor belt and through an inspection zone, and which includes at least one illumination source...
6610953 Item defect detection apparatus and method  
A method and apparatus is provided which addresses the drawbacks of the prior art and which incorporates two separate imaging devices, one near-infrared and one mid-infrared imaging device which...
6604636 Document counter  
A method of processing documents of value. The method including detecting a visible pattern on at least one side of a document; detecting the response of at least one side of the document to...
6570115 Method for sorting mail  
In the method, each envelope ( 1 ) is provided with an envelope number that can be read by humans and by machine. The control system of a sorting machine ( 4 ) is coupled to an e-mail system. The...
6497324 Sorting system with multi-plexer  
A system for sorting articles includes a feed conveyor for launching the articles across an airspace toward a first destination. A light source shines light energy on the articles in the airspace....
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...
6481579 Article grading apparatus  
A multi-stream singulator has two continuously laterally adjacent streams of cups, which carry and advance articles to be graded to a discharge zone. Articles from the discharge zone are received...
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