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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2012
Peter T. Jones, Kennewick, WA (US);
Brandon T. Hall, Walla Walla, WA (US);
David W. Hufford, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Timothy L. Justice, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Tracy L. Mcgowen, Waltsburg, WA (US);
Gerald R. Richert, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Roydan T. Tomlinson, College Place, WA (US);
Jean-francois Pellet, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Quentin F. Kemph, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Peter T. Jones, Kennewick, WA (US);
Brandon T. Hall, Walla Walla, WA (US);
David W. Hufford, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Timothy L. Justice, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Tracy L. McGowen, Waltsburg, WA (US);
Gerald R. Richert, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Roydan T. Tomlinson, College Place, WA (US);
Jean-Francois Pellet, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Quentin F. Kemph, Walla Walla, WA (US);
Key Technology, Inc., Walla Walla, WA (US);
Abstract
A sorting apparatus is described, and which includes a conveyor which transports a produce stream for inspection. The conveyor has various regions formed in part of ridges, troughs and apertures which reduce the weight of the produce stream, as well as reduces the vertical and horizontal components of motion of the produce stream, as the produce stream progresses from one end to the other.