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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:
Nov. 15, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stanley P Turcheck, Jr, Homer City, PA (US);
James P Martin, Blairsville, PA (US);
Arthur L Dean, Indiana, PA (US);
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
356394 ; 209577 ; 209586 ; 364559 ; 364560 ;
Abstract
A material handling work piece orienter utilizes an array of optical sensors to sense work piece orientation and other characteristics and determines the status of the work piece preparatory to taking action on said work piece. The orienter has the flexibility to be taught numerous work piece orientations and characteristics in a short time with a selective degree of accuracy.