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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:
Sep. 11, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael R. Grubbs, Nashville, TN (US);
Garry R. Kenny, College Grove, TN (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Sorting Technologies, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/731 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/731 ;
Abstract
A paper handling system includes first and second inclined conveyors. The first inclined conveyor operates at a first speed and has an output end. The second inclined conveyor operates at a second speed and is operably positioned to receive paper output from the first inclined conveyor. The second speed is greater than the first speed. The inclined conveyors are preferably inclined at an angle in the range from 15° to 35°. By transporting the paper up the inclined conveyors, upper layers of paper are allowed to slide down over lower layers of paper thereby creating a thinner stream of paper.