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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2024
Applicant:
Sortera Technologies, Inc., Markle, IN (US);
Inventors:
Nalin Kumar, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Manuel Gerardo Garcia, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Isha Kamleshbhai Maun, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
SORTERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Markle, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/342 (2006.01); B07C 5/34 (2006.01); B07C 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/3422 (2013.01); B07C 5/34 (2013.01); B07C 5/342 (2013.01); B07C 5/04 (2013.01); B07C 2501/0054 (2013.01);
Abstract
A material sorting system sorts materials utilizing an x-ray fluorescence and/or a vision system that implements a machine learning system in order to identify or classify each of the materials, which are then sorted into separate groups based on such an identification or classification determining that the materials are composed of either wrought aluminum, extruded aluminum, or cast aluminum. The system is capable of sorting between cast aluminum alloys and also between wrought aluminum alloys.