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7326871 Sorting system using narrow-band electromagnetic radiation  
A system for sorting articles includes a detector system having a plurality of narrow bandwidth sources of electromagnetic energy sequentially illuminating articles passing through the detector...
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...
7012242 Method for optoelectronically inspecting pharmaceutical articles  
In a method for optoelectronically inspecting pharmaceutical capsules ( 2 ) in a capsule filling machine ( 1 ), the pharmaceutical capsules ( 2 ) are fed in single file from a station ( 3 ) where...
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...
6927354 Tribocharging and electrostatic separation of mixed electrically insulating particles  
An apparatus for tribocharging particles of electrically insulating materials has a rotatable drum ( 1 ), made of a metallic material, for containing the particles. The drum has an inlet ( 11 ),...
6795179 Metal scrap sorting system  
A system for sorting randomly positioned, irregularly shaped scrap metal particles on a moving conveyor employs laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), and includes an image detector for...
6774333 Method and system for optically sorting and/or manipulating carbon nanotubes  
A method, apparatus, and system for optically sorting and/or manipulating carbon nanotubes by creating an optical dipole trap with a focused light source (e.g., a laser) are described in detail...
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...
6717087 Monitoring device for the sealing web width  
Apparatus and method for monitoring the width of the transverse sealing web of a sealed, cut package unit in which products are packaged and which is transported further in a cyclic or continuous...
6636577 Laser induced fluorescence water measurement system for nuclear reactors  
A water monitoring system for a nuclear reactor is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the water monitoring system includes a fiber optic cable having a first end and a second end, with the first...
6545240 Metal scrap sorting system  
A system for sorting randomly positioned, irregularly shaped scrap metal particles on a moving conveyor employs laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), and includes an image detector for...
6531672 Apparatus for sorting and counting spherical objects  
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for efficiently and accurately sorting spherical objects based on their diameters. The apparatus of the present invention comprises a...
6509537 Method and device for detecting and differentiating between contaminations and accepts as well as between different colors in solid particles  
The invention concerns a method and a device for detection of and differentiation between base materials, colors and contamination in granulate-like or tablet-shaped substances, characterized in...
6380503 Apparatus and method using collimated laser beams and linear arrays of detectors for sizing and sorting articles  
An apparatus and a method for sizing and sorting articles in an article stream. A scanning station includes a plurality of laser line beam generators and a linear array including a plurality of...
6313423 Application of Raman spectroscopy to identification and sorting of post-consumer plastics for recycling  
A high accuracy rapid system for sorting a plurality of waste products by polymer type. The invention involves the application of Raman spectroscopy and complex identification techniques to...
6305551 Sorting apparatus  
The invention concerns a sorting apparatus for granular products (7, 8), such as peas, nuts, raisins, and suchlike, with a detection system (3), a removal system (4) and a transport device (1),...
6005211 Method and apparatus for sorting articles using a matrix of conveyor cells  
An efficient package sorting system in which a stationary matrix of multi-directional conveyor cells sorts packages to a plurality of destination locations. In a preferred embodiment, the matrix...
5998212 Method 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...
5986230 Method and apparatus for sorting product  
The present invention sorts unselected product from selected product using a chute having a grain separating section, a cross section to orientate the product, and a grain stabilizing section; a...
5955741 Methods of measuring currency limpness  
Measuring the limpness of a note is necessary to separate a worn note out of circulation. Several methods are disclosed which can be used either alone or in combination to test for limpness. One...
5894938 Glass cullet separation apparatus  
A glass cullet separation apparatus according to the present invention includes a hopper (1), a rotary feeder (6), an inclined guide plate (14), a conveying belt (17), and a foreign glass...
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...
5865990 Method and apparatus for sorting grain  
The present invention sorts imperfect grains from perfect grains using a chute having a grain separating section, a cross section to orientate the grains, and a grain stabilizing section; a laser...
5804143 System for high-speed measurement and sorting of particles  
A system for sorting particles is arranged such that the presence or absence of multiple parameters is determined for each particle in a flow of particles, and a logic condition is determined based...
5730299 Automated insert verification for inserting machine and method  
An automation and verification device for an insert machine which assembles stacks of inserts. The inserts are located in electronically selectable hoppers and are encoded with an electronically...
5673113 Analysis device for the automatic grading of products, in particular of fruits or vegetables  
The invention relates to an analysis device for the automatic grading of products, in particular of fruits or vegetables, comprising punctiform lighting means (4, 8, 12) capable of generating a...
5652432 Cylindrical body inspection apparatus utilizing displacement information and reflected light information  
The present invention relates to a cylindrical body inspection apparatus characterized in comprising: a) rotating mechanism for supporting and rotating a cylindrical body; b) sensor comprising a...
5628410 Classifying or sorting  
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for classifying or sorting objects by projecting and irradiating an object through an irradiation zone and then examining the radiation emitted by...
5615777 Egg candling system  
A light beam such a laser beam is used to scan the surface of an egg for flaws such as pin holes, cracks, thinned shell regions, etc. The light beam is vibrated with a rocking/rotating movement to...
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...
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...
5505313 Method and apparatus for detecting diamonds in a plurality of objects  
In order to sort ore from associated mineral material, a method and apparatus of classifying an object is provided, the method including feeding the object along a feed path, irradiating the object...
5414295 Avalance diode incorporated in a bipolar integrated circuit  
A reference diode is formed in an N-type insulated well. An avalanche diode includes a P-type deep region having a high doping level, beneath which is formed an N-type overlapping buried layer, a...
5414195 System and method for on-line monitoring and control of heavy metal contamination in soil washing process  
The concentrations of residual heavy metal contaminants in the particulate material in a slurry produced in a particulate material washing process are monitored on-line and can be used to control...
5275787 Apparatus for separating or measuring particles to be examined in a sample fluid  
A particle-separating apparatus discharges a liquid drop by providing discharging energy within a receptacle for receiving a particle-suspending fluid. Thermal energy can be used to generate a...
5213218 Pellet reject apparatus and method  
A pellet diameter inspection system has a laser scanning apparatus operable for detecting and measuring the outside diameter of the pellets, a pellet transfer apparatus operable for transferring...
5206699 Sensing a narrow frequency band of radiation and gemstones  
In order to sort diamond-bearing ore particles conveyed on a wide belt, exciting radiation strikes the belt along an extended line. Diamonds are detected by passing the emitted radiation through a...
5201921 Process for identifying plastics by addition of fluorescent dye  
Process for rendering a plastic identifiable by adding 5 to 10,000 ppb of a fluorescent marker to the plastic during or after is manufacture.
5199576 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...
5160978 Automated drill bit recognition system  
The invention is an apparatus and method for determining and identifying drill bit type in a simple manner that does not involve complex mathematical techniques. The invention utilizes a laser...
5143224 Method and apparatus for separating diamonds from associated gangue  
A method for separating diamonds from associated gangue in a diamondiferous material. The method comprises the steps of mixing the diamondiferous material with water to form a slurry and passing...
5141110 Method for sorting plastic articles  
A method of sorting a mixed group of plastic articles, such as PET and PVC containers, involves individually subjecting each article to a beam of electromagnetic radiation, and detecting a change...
5042947 Scrap detector  
Disclosed is a process and apparatus to analyze metal particles to determine their composition and to generate a sorting signal. The particles are exposed to a pulsed laser beam by which they are...
5022531 Pack-comprising bundle processing apparatus with pack counting means  
A bundle processing apparatus includes a receiving conveyor for receiving a plurality of bundles, each bundle including a number of packs and each pack including a plurality of paper sheets, a...
4987539 Apparatus and method for multidimensional characterization of objects in real time  
A system for characterizing objects to be sorted in real time and making sorting decisions using lasers to excite fluorescing dyes used to tag objects such as cells which flow through the laser...
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...
4939081 Cell-separation  
A method and apparatus for separating particles by means of a contra-flow centrifuge, wherein a monitor system is used to analyze or control the separation process. The monitor system used impinges...
4887721 Laser particle sorter  
Method and apparatus for sorting particles, such as biological particles. A first laser defines an optical path having an intensity gradient which is effective to propel the particles along the...
4866283 Optical inspection of food products  
An optical inspection system for using laser-induced luminescence to detect the quality of organic materials, such as peanuts. The inspection system comprises an excitation means for illuminating a...
4778593 Method and apparatus for discriminating minute particles  
In order to discriminate minute particles such as biological particles or organic polymers, a suspension of minute particles is formed into a particle stream with the individual particles...
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