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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2005
Applicant:
James Malatesta, Hockessin, DE (US);
Inventor:
James Malatesta, Hockessin, DE (US);
Assignee:
Tritek Technologies, Inc., Hockessin, DE (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An object sorting apparatus and method using chutes for transporting objects to selected locations. The chutes include one or more openings through which a fluid may be forced to reduce friction between the objects and the chute. Diverters are operatively aligned with the chutes for directing the objects to selected chutes. A momentum mechanism imparts forward motion to the objects to move them along the chutes along the chutes.