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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1978
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert M Kendall, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
William F Lapson, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Acurex Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209 / ; 2091 / ;
Abstract
An inspection apparatus scans the object being sorted and produces a reject signal for rejecting an unwanted object. In the sorting of produce culls (spoiled green or overripe produce) are rejected. The rejector system employs a piston-driven rejector for removing the culls or unwanted object. An air cylinder provides air under pressure to drive the piston. A valve selectively applies from the cylinder in response to the reject signals. A flow restrictor is placed in the air supply line for controlling the acceleration and velocity of the air-driven piston.