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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. 19, 1988
Filed:
May. 17, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Sommerfield, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Raymond E Babb, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Peco Controls Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364478 ; 364185 ; 198503 ; 1984644 ; 198856 ;
Abstract
A control system is provided for a processing container line to detect the occurence of a jam or other malfunction within the line. The system compensates for the initialization of the line when a number of containers enter the line before any are discharged therefrom. The system also allows for a tolerable limit on the number of containers which may become 'lost' in the processing line without indicating a jam in the line.