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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. 18, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Wilton T. Catoe, Temple, TX (US);
Garland R. Wentrcek, Belton, TX (US);
Assignee:
Premark RWP Holdings Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 5/709 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 5/709 ;
Abstract
A collating for collecting sample chips includes a framework supporting a plurality of supply bins housing sample chips and a track running adjacent the plurality of supply bins. The apparatus further includes at least one collection bin shaped and dimension for movement on the track and at least one gantry for transferring sample chips from the plurality of supply bins to the at least one collection bin when the at least one collection bin is aligned with respective supply bins.