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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
May. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Joseph Novak, Kingwood, TX (US);
Kaizar Hashim Colombowala, Katy, TX (US);
Robert Otto Brandt, Jr, Wilmington, NC (US);
Roy A Peets, Albany, GA (US);
Assignee:
Uncle Ben's, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
209579 ; 209580 ; 209587 ; 209588 ; 209639 ;
Abstract
The present invention sorts unselected product from selected product using a chute having a grain separating section, a cross section to orientate the product, and a grain stabilizing section; a laser with a laser line transmitted through the product; a photo detector and processor to receive and analyze the light transmitted through the product to determine which product are unselected; and a separator to separate the selected and unselected product.