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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Sortera Technologies Inc., Markle, IN (US);
Inventors:
Lakshmi Chellappan, Markle, IN (US);
Manuel Gerardo Garcia, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Hoang Triet Giang Le, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Casey Hughlett, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
SORTERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Markle, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06V 10/20 (2022.01); B07C 5/342 (2006.01); B07C 5/346 (2006.01); B65G 43/08 (2006.01); G01N 23/223 (2006.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 43/08 (2013.01); B07C 5/342 (2013.01); B07C 5/346 (2013.01); G01N 23/223 (2013.01); G06V 10/255 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); B65G 2203/044 (2013.01); B65G 2811/0673 (2013.01); G01N 2223/643 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sorting system conveys a heterogeneous mixture of material pieces past an XRF system and a vision system. A classification of a material piece is changed to a high copper content aluminum alloy when the XRF system classifies the material piece as a low copper content aluminum alloy and the vision system determines that the material piece is a thin strip material piece. The reclassified material piece is then sorted accordingly.