Apparatus for sizing and sorting articles
US4687107A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 2, 1985 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S209/939
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus sorts articles according to any combination of plural criteria, including volume or diameter, length, shape, weight, color, density and surface quality. A light sensitive dynamic random access memory and novel processing circuitry are utilized for providing indications of the article's volume, diameter and length.
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