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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:
Jan. 22, 1985
Filed:
Mar. 22, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Toshio Yoshida, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Toyo Shokuhin Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha, Yokohama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B / ; G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364479 ; 141183 ; 222 63 ; 198341 ; 318616 ; 364478 ; 364174 ;
Abstract
A system for controlling and synchronizing the operation of a conveyor system and an article supply system. An encoder monitors the operation of a standard reference or dispensing device along with a rate detecting device. This information is fed into a computer employing a microprocessor. The microprocessor provides an output to a drive system for a conveyor or the like to be synchronized with a supplying or dispensing system.