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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:
Feb. 09, 1982
Filed:
Jan. 23, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph R Perkins, III, Roseville, CA (US);
Sylvester L Woodland, Sacramento, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sortex North America, Inc., Sacramento, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209638 ; 209657 ;
Abstract
A mechanical rejection mechanism for an automatic sorting machine has an inclined surface along which the objects to be sorted move by gravity. A separate section of the surface is movable outwardly by an operating mechanism responsive to an upstream sensor to push rejected objects off the surface toward a reject collecting station.