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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2002
Applicants:
David A. Johnson, Corvallis, OR (US);
Tobin Knighton, Albany, OR (US);
Inventors:
David A. Johnson, Corvallis, OR (US);
Tobin Knighton, Albany, OR (US);
Assignee:
Mitek Holdings, Inc., Chesterfield, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G003/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A feeder for porous battery plates has a vacuum-operated pickup head that is positioned above the plates. The pickup head pulls the top plate off of the stack of plates and moves it to an outfeed device. The opening in the pickup head has an area that is at least 50% of the surface area of the plate. The air flow through the opening in the pickup head is at least 200 CFM and the vacuum at the pickup head is less than 7 inches of water.