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Class Information
Number: 209/580
Name: Classifying, separating, and assorting solids > Sorting special items, and certain methods and apparatus (e.g., pocket type and light responsive sorting, etc.) for sorting any items > Condition responsive means controls separating means > Sensing radiant energy reflected, absorbed, emitted, or obstructed by item or adjunct thereof > Infrared, visible light, or ultraviolet > Color detection
Description: Methods and apparatus wherein color of items is sensed.
Sub-classes under this class:
Patents under this class:
| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7608794 |
Process and system for sorting and pitting fruit |
Oct. 27, 2009 |
| 7571818 |
Color and size matching of wooden boards |
Aug. 11, 2009 |
| 7518716 |
Granular product inspection device |
Apr. 14, 2009 |
| 7449655 |
Apparatus for, and method of, classifying objects in a waste stream |
Nov. 11, 2008 |
| 7355140 |
Method of and apparatus for multi-stage sorting of glass cullets |
Apr. 8, 2008 |
| 7351929 |
Method of and apparatus for high speed, high quality, contaminant removal and color sorting of glass cullet |
Apr. 1, 2008 |
| 7326871 |
Sorting system using narrow-band electromagnetic radiation |
Feb. 5, 2008 |
| 7205498 |
Closure lining and color detector |
Apr. 17, 2007 |
| 7202434 |
Method of sorting objects comprising organic materials |
Apr. 10, 2007 |
| 7102741 |
Printing/inspection unit, method and apparatus for printing and/or inspecting and accepting/removing specified pellet-shaped articles from a conveyer mechanism |
Sep. 5, 2006 |
| 7095420 |
System and related methods for synthesizing color imagery |
Aug. 22, 2006 |
| 7016043 |
Quality evaluation method and apparatus for non-bran rice |
Mar. 21, 2006 |
| 6983848 |
In-field selection and clarification of harvested processor tomatoes |
Jan. 10, 2006 |
| 6936784 |
Illumination source for sorting machine |
Aug. 30, 2005 |
| 6888082 |
Analyzing method and device for automatically sorting products such as fruit |
May. 3, 2005 |
| 6884956 |
Color-based sorting apparatus |
Apr. 26, 2005 |
| 6845869 |
Sorting and separating method and system for recycling plastics |
Jan. 25, 2005 |
| 6817474 |
Color sorting apparatus for granular objects with function to sorting out foreign magnetic metal matters |
Nov. 16, 2004 |
| 6610953 |
Item defect detection apparatus and method |
Aug. 26, 2003 |
| 6600829 |
Computer process for controlling a system for sorting objects by surface characteristics |
Jul. 29, 2003 |
| 6557446 |
Apparatus for cutting and sorting diagnostic strips |
May. 6, 2003 |
| 6444936 |
Device for sorting products depending on measured parameter, and method for operating same |
Sep. 3, 2002 |
| 6427128 |
Apparatus and method for evaluating quality of granular object |
Jul. 30, 2002 |
| 6412642 |
Method of applying marking to metal sheet for scrap sorting purposes |
Jul. 2, 2002 |
| 6410872 |
Agricultural article inspection apparatus and method employing spectral manipulation to enhance detection contrast ratio |
Jun. 25, 2002 |
| 6313422 |
Apparatus for sorting waste materials |
Nov. 6, 2001 |
| 6298522 |
Apparatus for removing foreign material from a fiber processing line |
Oct. 9, 2001 |
| 6249935 |
Apparatus for removing foreign material from a fiber processing line |
Jun. 26, 2001 |
| 6212824 |
Methods for classifying plants for evaluation and breeding programs by use of remote sensing and image analysis technology |
Apr. 10, 2001 |
| 6191859 |
Optical systems for use in sorting apparatus |
Feb. 20, 2001 |
| 6179129 |
Color sorter assembly and method |
Jan. 30, 2001 |
| 6152282 |
Laned conveyor belt |
Nov. 28, 2000 |
| 6100487 |
Chemical treatment of aluminum alloys to enable alloy separation |
Aug. 8, 2000 |
| 6100488 |
Granular material color sorting apparatus utilizing fluid jets with an injection delay control unit |
Aug. 8, 2000 |
| 6097493 |
Device for evaluating quality of granular objects |
Aug. 1, 2000 |
| 6087608 |
Method and apparatus for recognizing foreign substances in and separating them from a pneumatically conveyed fiber stream |
Jul. 11, 2000 |
| 6078018 |
Sorting apparatus |
Jun. 20, 2000 |
| 6056127 |
Delivery system for sorting apparatus |
May. 2, 2000 |
| 6043445 |
Apparatus for color-based sorting of titanium fragments |
Mar. 28, 2000 |
| 6013887 |
Color-sorting machine for granular materials |
Jan. 11, 2000 |
| 5994656 |
Color sorting machine for cereal grain or the like having dust collecting device |
Nov. 30, 1999 |
| 5986230 |
Method and apparatus for sorting product |
Nov. 16, 1999 |
| 5966217 |
System and method for distinguishing an item from a group of items |
Oct. 12, 1999 |
| 5954206 |
Optical inspection system |
Sep. 21, 1999 |
| 5946494 |
Method for minimizing the number of input terminals used in an operator |
Aug. 31, 1999 |
| 5933244 |
Method of article identification through color determination |
Aug. 3, 1999 |
| 5924575 |
Method and apparatus for color-based sorting of titanium fragments |
Jul. 20, 1999 |
| 5911327 |
Method of automatically discriminating and separating scraps containing copper from iron scraps |
Jun. 15, 1999 |
| 5894938 |
Glass cullet separation apparatus |
Apr. 20, 1999 |
| 5887073 |
High speed mass flow food sorting apparatus for optically inspecting and sorting bulk food products |
Mar. 23, 1999 |
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