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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 1984
Filed:
May. 27, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Elias H Codding, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Delta Technology Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209581 ; 209585 ; 209587 ; 250226 ; 356419 ; 356425 ;
Abstract
A bichromatic sorter for agricultural products such as coffee beans, peanuts, beans and other types of agricultural products is provided to sort and reject undesired product based on color characteristics of the product in at least two component colors. Problems of synchronization between component color signals are overcome by the optical scanning portion of the sorter. The complexity of the electronics portion of the sorter is materially reduced by multiplexing or time sharing certain functions the electronics must perform.