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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...
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5917926 |
Optical inspection apparatus and method for articles such as fruit and the like
Apparatus and method for optical inspection of fruit without rotating or otherwise repositioning the article during inspection. Plural mirrors are positioned to view different surface portions of...
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5862919 |
High throughput sorting system
The sorting system provides a high degree of sorting accuracy even in high throughput sorting applications such as high speed wood chip sorting. In one embodiment, a sorting apparatus (10) includes...
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5794788 |
Method and device for sorting materials
To sort materials, in particular plastic parts, the items are carried at known conveying speed past a material recognition system which uses non-contact scanning, for example NIR spectroscopy, of...
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5683000 |
Sorting apparatus
A sorting apparatus for sorting material into desired and undesired pieces or portions includes a moving reflective surface such as a rotating cylindrical drum which is interposed between an...
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5616915 |
Optical sensor for monitoring the status of a bill magazine in a bill validator
A bill validator comprising a removable magazine having reflective surfaces, such as a prism, which reflects light from a light source, such as a light emitting diode, to a photodetector, such as a...
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5563700 |
Method and apparatus for testing the material integrity of a converted can end
An apparatus and method for detecting the presence material irregularities and holes in thin walled opaque objects such as can ends having a generally centrally disposed integral rivet formed...
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5379329 |
Method and apparatus for inspecting end face of pellet
In a method for inspecting a dished end face of a nuclear fuel pellet, a focused beam of light is emitted to a dish of the end face of the nuclear fuel pellet while a parallel beam of light is...
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5184733 |
Apparatus and method for determining the volume, form and weight of objects
An apparatus and method for determining the volume, form and weight of fish or other objects is presented. A linescan camera records a top view of an object and at the same time records a profile...
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5185822 |
Focusing structure in an information reading apparatus
In an automatic sorting system for sorting objects conveyed on a conveyor, a camera is used for pattern recognition of the object being sorted. Due to the difference in sizes of the objects being...
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5158181 |
Optical sorter
A sorter is described that optically differentiates acceptable objects from unacceptable objects. The sorter illuminates the objects as they move in a stream through a viewing zone with both...
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5104523 |
Glass-plate sorting system
A glass-plate sorting system for sorting glass plates being cut into products having a plurality of quality grades to simultaneously obtain products of desired quality grades. A discriminating-type...
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4940850 |
Color sorting apparatus
A color sorting apparatus for granular objects comprises a plurality of sorting units arranged in parallel relation to each other. Detecting positions of the respective sorting units are spaced...
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4923066 |
Small arms ammunition inspection system
An automatic visual inspection system for small arms ammunition which sorts visual surface flaws at high speed according to established standards which can be tailored to fit specific needs. The...
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4911307 |
Photoelectric apparatus for sorting articles according to size
A machine for measuring the size of objects that are in motion in single file includes in one embodiment a collimated light beam that as a narrow horizontal width and a long vertical width. The...
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4863041 |
Optical sorting apparatus
Optical sorting apparatus for sorting individual objects such as beans, nuts, seeds, or other agricultural products is disclosed. The sorting apparatus according to the present invention detects...
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4850491 |
Apparatus for control of a wooden article
Optical fibers control the height and curvture on the perpendicular level of a number of articles on a conveyor while the articles traverse a box in which the optical fibers are placed so that the...
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4723659 |
Apparatus for detecting impurities in translucent bodies
An apparatus including a source for producing a concentrated light beam, such as a laser, a background element spaced from the source against which the light beam is directed, and a transport...
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4666045 |
Pit detecting
A pit detection apparatus (10) and method for detecting the presence of pits or pit fragments (12) in fruit (14) as the fruit (14) passes through a zone of inspection (16) includes a scanning beam...
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4630736 |
Sorting machine utilizing an improved light detection system
A sorting machine comprising a chute for moving a plurality of objects sequentially past a plurality of viewing zones which are spaced apart in the direction of movement of the objects so that the...
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4600105 |
Method and apparatus for sorting objects of ore by monitoring reflected radiation
A method of ore sorting includes distinguishing ore objects or ore containing objects by the light reflected from a laser beam arranged to scan across each of the objects to be sorted. Where the...
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4534470 |
Apparatus and method for processing fruit and the like
Apparatus for processing fruit and the like, particularly for sorting as a function of variables, including color, blemish, size and shape. The apparatus provides an illuminator for substantially...
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4454029 |
Agricultural product sorting
A bichromatic sorter for agricultural products such as coffee beans, peanuts, beans and other types of agricultural products is provided to sort and reject undesired product based on color...
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4351437 |
Method and apparatus for examining objects
Potatoes carried on a roller table conveyor are presented in transverse rows at an inspection area illuminated by a lamp from a first direction and observed by a line imaging camera along a second...
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4349112 |
Pellet inspection apparatus
Apparatus for inspecting nuclear fuel pellets in a sealed container for diameter, flaws, length and weight. The apparatus includes, in an array, a pellet pick-up station, four pellet inspection...
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4280625 |
Shade determination
The invention relates to the measurement of the shade of a particle. The particle is illuminated with light of variable intensity and viewed against a background level of illumination. A...
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4122952 |
Photometric sorters
In the photometric sorting of objects each object is examined in each of a predetermined number of zones for the presence or absence of one or more predetermined surface characteristics. The...
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4020950 |
Apparatus for inspecting and sorting buttons
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for inspecting and sorting buttons and the like. The inspection means includes a main chamber having a first aperture opening with a diameter...
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4020949 |
Bottle inspection device
A bottle check detector is disclosed which detects both vertical and horizontal checks in the neck portion of a transparent glass bottle that may be of a rectangular half-gallon size, a circular...
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3932042 |
Container inspection apparatus and method of inspection
Apparatus for and method of inspecting transparent containers of the type used for food and beverages for the presence of dirt, foreign objects and manufacturing defects, such as birdswings. The...
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3917069 |
Article sorting equipment
Article sorting equipment, particularly for hard fruit, comprises operator inspection via an optical system, or automatic optical inspection, of articles passing along a conveyor, and article...
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3816746 |
APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING HARDWARE ITEMS
An apparatus for automatically examining the surfaces of hardware items progressing along a track toward a first receiving location and for urging the items toward a second receiving location when...
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3814931 |
INSPECTION APPARATUS AND MEANS
Apparatus and means are provided for the quality control of hard shell pharmaceutical capsules comprising a set of collets or holders arranged side-by-side in a row for supporting and moving...
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3812349 |
APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING CIGARETTES OR THE LIKE
An apparatus for examining an end of a cigarette or the like to determine whether packed tobacco is present to substantially the edge of the cigarette wrapper. In accordance with the invention...
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3799682 |
APPARATUS FOR FEEDING POLISHED MACHINE PARTS PAST OPTICAL SCANNING MEANS TO ENABLE INSPECTION OF THE POLISHED PARTS
A machine is disclosed which automatically orients, feeds, tests and sorts polished machine parts. Testing involves optical scanning and sensing. Optical scanning is accomplished by use of a laser...
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3709598 |
OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR CAPSULE INSPECTION
Medicinal-capsule inspection apparatus. Successive capsules spun on their axis in an inspection position are illuminated by intense light originating at a single lamp filament and reflected onto...
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3703235 |
CIGARETTE TESTING APPARATUS
Apparatus for testing the tobacco ends of cigarettes comprises means for compressing the cigarette ends sideways by means of compressed air. The degree of compression produced by the air may be...
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3662883 |
BIRD SWING DETECTOR
Apparatus for inspecting glass containers to determine the presence of the defect termed "bird swing." Containers to be inspected are moved in series on a moving belt conveyor to an inspection...
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3650397 |
SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING AND CLASSIFYING OBJECTS SUCH AS SCREWS, BOLTS AND THE LIKE WHILE IN MOTION
Inspection and grading system for threaded objects comprising sequential detection, measurement, and comparison of major and minor diametral values of a threaded object while in motion. Such values...
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3628657 |
METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AN OPAQUE OBJECT IN A TRANSLUCENT SUBSTANCE
The apparatus of the present invention serves to detect a pit or a pit fragment that may remain in a peach half because of an imperfect pit removing operation. Toward this end, a conventional gas...
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3563379 |
CONTAINER FILL LEVEL INSPECTION APPARATUS
Apparatus for inspecting a moving series of containers to detect improperly filled and empty containers and reacting to reject the same from those properly filled, and including an inspecting head...
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3545610 |
PHOTOMETRIC SORTING APPARATUS
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3528544 |
METHOD FOR INSPECTING LIQUIDS FOR DETECTION OF FOREIGN SOLID MATTERS
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3415370 |
Empty bottle bottom and neck inspection machine using radiation sensitive means
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3386574 |
High speed item handling apparatus
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3386579 |
Method of and apparatus for detecting light-deflecting flaws in hollow glass articles
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3386576 |
Machine for manufacturing sacks having folded bottoms from transversely fed tube sections
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3385434 |
Apparatus for classifying objects according to their internal structure
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3382975 |
Apparatus for sorting comestible and other objects
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3373869 |
Towel sorter having an infrared detector
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