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Class Information
Number: 209/587
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 > Reflected from item
Description: Methods and apparatus wherein said radiation is reflected from an item.
Patents under this class:
| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7432507 |
Plastic identifying apparatus and plastic identifying method |
Oct. 7, 2008 |
| 7410063 |
Method and system for sorting particles sampled from air |
Aug. 12, 2008 |
| RE40394 |
Teleoperated robotic sorting system |
Jun. 24, 2008 |
| 7370765 |
Apparatus for sorting laundry pieces |
May. 13, 2008 |
| 7341156 |
Systems and methods for sorting, collecting data pertaining to and certifying recyclables at a material recovery facility |
Mar. 11, 2008 |
| 7335847 |
Method and apparatus for foreign-body separation from a material flow |
Feb. 26, 2008 |
| 7262380 |
Determination of characteristics of material |
Aug. 28, 2007 |
| 7173207 |
Apparatus at a spinning preparation machine for detecting waste separated out from fibre material |
Feb. 6, 2007 |
| 7173708 |
Method and apparatus for detecting damage in plant products |
Feb. 6, 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 |
| 7081594 |
Optical paper sorting method device and apparatus |
Jul. 25, 2006 |
| 6994201 |
Bill acceptor |
Feb. 7, 2006 |
| 6983848 |
In-field selection and clarification of harvested processor tomatoes |
Jan. 10, 2006 |
| 6891119 |
Acceleration conveyor |
May. 10, 2005 |
| 6834759 |
Flower sorter |
Dec. 28, 2004 |
| 6818849 |
Apparatus and method for detecting abnormal balls |
Nov. 16, 2004 |
| 6805245 |
Object sorting system |
Oct. 19, 2004 |
| 6747230 |
Method and device for sorting wafers |
Jun. 8, 2004 |
| 6743998 |
Method and apparatus for inspection of hot glass containers |
Jun. 1, 2004 |
| 6706989 |
Automated high-throughput seed sample processing system and method |
Mar. 16, 2004 |
| 6683266 |
Apparatus for inspecting gel covering seed |
Jan. 27, 2004 |
| 6678578 |
Device for handling liquid containers |
Jan. 13, 2004 |
| 6674037 |
Apparatus and method for transporting and sorting flowers |
Jan. 6, 2004 |
| 6646218 |
Multi-band spectral sorting system for light-weight articles |
Nov. 11, 2003 |
| 6639167 |
Device and method for pellet sorting |
Oct. 28, 2003 |
| 6637600 |
Waste plastics separator |
Oct. 28, 2003 |
| 6639166 |
Method and apparatus for inspection of hot glass containers |
Oct. 28, 2003 |
| 6635840 |
Method of sorting and categorizing seed |
Oct. 21, 2003 |
| 6610953 |
Item defect detection apparatus and method |
Aug. 26, 2003 |
| 6606405 |
Wood chips analyser |
Aug. 12, 2003 |
| 6600829 |
Computer process for controlling a system for sorting objects by surface characteristics |
Jul. 29, 2003 |
| 6578712 |
Methods and apparatus employing multi-spectral imaging for the remote identification and sorting of objects |
Jun. 17, 2003 |
| 6566646 |
Image input apparatus for reading conveyed items using air flow cooling of illumination windows |
May. 20, 2003 |
| 6557446 |
Apparatus for cutting and sorting diagnostic strips |
May. 6, 2003 |
| 6533126 |
Produce sizing transport mechanism |
Mar. 18, 2003 |
| 6509537 |
Method and device for detecting and differentiating between contaminations and accepts as well as between different colors in solid particles |
Jan. 21, 2003 |
| 6506991 |
Method and apparatus for sorting waste paper of different grades and conditions |
Jan. 14, 2003 |
| 6497324 |
Sorting system with multi-plexer |
Dec. 24, 2002 |
| 6488155 |
Methods and apparatus employing multi-spectral imaging for the remote identification and sorting of objects |
Dec. 3, 2002 |
| 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 |
| 6417471 |
Device for recognizing coins |
Jul. 9, 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 |
| 6403908 |
Automated method and apparatus for playing card sequencing, with optional defect detection |
Jun. 11, 2002 |
| 6353197 |
Determination of characteristics of material |
Mar. 5, 2002 |
| 6335501 |
Optical paper sorter |
Jan. 1, 2002 |
| 6311846 |
Method and apparatus for sorting and acquiring image data for documents |
Nov. 6, 2001 |
| 6313423 |
Application of Raman spectroscopy to identification and sorting of post-consumer plastics for recycling |
Nov. 6, 2001 |
| 6301380 |
Fold inspection device for transparent overwrap film |
Oct. 9, 2001 |
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