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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Joseph Novak, Kingwood, TX (US);
Kaizar Hashim Colombowala, Katy, TX (US);
Robert Otto Brandt, Jr, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
Uncle Ben's, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209579 ; 209580 ; 209588 ; 209639 ;
Abstract
The present invention sorts imperfect grains from perfect grains using a chute having a grain separating section, a cross section to orientate the grains, and a grain stabilizing section; a laser with a laser line transmitted through the grains; a photo detect or and processor to receive and analyze the light transmitted through the grains to determine which grains are imperfect; and a separator to separate the perfect and imperfect grains.