Reject bin interlock system and method of securing objects rejected by an inspection device
US9354104B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C9/00896
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A combination of a hardware-secured reject bin and a programmed controller that together function to create an interlock that limits access to a reject bin to only those users with specific access rights. Access is gained by entering a user ID or some other authorized reject bin user access information into the user interface of a checkweigher controller or another controller in communication with a checkweigher controller. Access attempts and events may be tracked and the removal of objects from an interlocked bin may be recorded to provide for improved object traceability.
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