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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Applicants:
Johan Calcoen, Lueven, BE;
Carlo Janssens, Londerzeel, BE;
Jeroen J. W. Erinkveld, Nijmegen, NL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Key Technology, Inc., Walla Walla, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B07C 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for selectively removing or sorting undesirable articles wherein a product stream is transported by a conveyor, and then interrogated by an optical scanner and sorting processor to inspect and label the articles according to user specified criteria. Articles labeled or classified as undesirable articles are removed by an ejector or removal station while desirable or acceptable articles are passed.