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Billet orientation system

US3937318A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 18, 1974
Grant dateFeb 10, 1976
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Expiry dateApr 18, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65D88/68
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of, and an apparatus for, uniformly orientating elongated billets of sugar cane or the like having lengths within a pre-determined range of lengths and falling under the influence of gravity in a randomly orientated stream of billets are provided.

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