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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Multisorb Technologies, Inc., Buffalo, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jason Kerkeslager, Amherst, NY (US);
Mark Brug, Lackawanna, NY (US);
Brian D. Kamas, Cheektowaga, NY (US);
Assignee:
Multisorb Technologies, Inc., Buffalo, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/14 (2006.01); B65B 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/14 (2013.01); B65G 47/1464 (2013.01); B65B 2220/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for orienting articles includes a bowl having a sidewall and angled relative to horizontal, a disc disposed in the bowl and rotatable relative to the bowl, the disc having a radius proximate its outer periphery defining a groove sized to receive one of the articles in a predetermined orientation, and a diverter for diverting canisters contained in the groove through an outlet in the sidewall of the bowl.