USRE33357E - Optical inspection apparatus for moving articles - Google Patents
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- USRE33357E USRE33357E US07/072,987 US7298787A USRE33357E US RE33357 E USRE33357 E US RE33357E US 7298787 A US7298787 A US 7298787A US RE33357 E USRE33357 E US RE33357E
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
- B26D5/00—Arrangements for operating and controlling machines or devices for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
- B26D5/007—Control means comprising cameras, vision or image processing systems
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N21/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
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US06/496,992 US4520702A (en) | 1982-06-14 | 1983-05-27 | Inspection and cutting apparatus |
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US06/699,938 Reissue US4581632A (en) | 1983-05-27 | 1985-02-08 | Optical inspection apparatus for moving articles |
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US5085325A (en) * | 1988-03-08 | 1992-02-04 | Simco/Ramic Corporation | Color sorting system and method |
US5305894A (en) * | 1992-05-29 | 1994-04-26 | Simco/Ramic Corporation | Center shot sorting system and method |
US5318173A (en) * | 1992-05-29 | 1994-06-07 | Simco/Ramic Corporation | Hole sorting system and method |
US5335791A (en) * | 1993-08-12 | 1994-08-09 | Simco/Ramic Corporation | Backlight sorting system and method |
EP0672468A1 (en) * | 1994-03-15 | 1995-09-20 | Key Technology, Inc. | Integrated food sorting and analysis apparatus |
US5662034A (en) * | 1996-03-08 | 1997-09-02 | Utz Quality Foods, Inc. | Potato peeling system |
US5713456A (en) * | 1995-04-20 | 1998-02-03 | Key Technology, Inc. | Bulk product stabilizing belt conveyor |
US5752436A (en) | 1996-10-24 | 1998-05-19 | Utz Quality Foods, Inc. | Potato peeling apparatus |
US5813542A (en) * | 1996-04-05 | 1998-09-29 | Allen Machinery, Inc. | Color sorting method |
US6334092B1 (en) * | 1998-05-26 | 2001-12-25 | Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. | Measurement device and measurement method for measuring internal quality of fruit or vegetable |
US6357658B1 (en) | 1999-04-28 | 2002-03-19 | Peripheral Dynamics, Inc. | Apparatus and methods for scanning documents including OMR, bar-code, and image data |
US6374714B1 (en) * | 1999-02-26 | 2002-04-23 | Silvatech Corporation | Combined grading and trimming method for sawmill |
US20020181805A1 (en) * | 1999-06-22 | 2002-12-05 | Loeb Helen S. | Apparatus and methods for image scanning of variable sized documents having variable orientations |
US20070000365A1 (en) * | 2005-06-29 | 2007-01-04 | Edwin Hirahara | Method for digital die cutter for containerboard packaging |
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US4042114A (en) * | 1976-05-19 | 1977-08-16 | Accusort Corporation | Feed wheel for a sorting apparatus |
US4057352A (en) * | 1976-05-13 | 1977-11-08 | Genevieve I. Hanscom | Color grading apparatus utilizing infrared light source |
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US4186836A (en) * | 1978-04-10 | 1980-02-05 | Ore-Ida Foods, Inc. | Differential reflectivity method and apparatus for sorting indiscriminately mixed items |
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US5085325A (en) * | 1988-03-08 | 1992-02-04 | Simco/Ramic Corporation | Color sorting system and method |
US5305894A (en) * | 1992-05-29 | 1994-04-26 | Simco/Ramic Corporation | Center shot sorting system and method |
US5318173A (en) * | 1992-05-29 | 1994-06-07 | Simco/Ramic Corporation | Hole sorting system and method |
US5335791A (en) * | 1993-08-12 | 1994-08-09 | Simco/Ramic Corporation | Backlight sorting system and method |
EP0672468A1 (en) * | 1994-03-15 | 1995-09-20 | Key Technology, Inc. | Integrated food sorting and analysis apparatus |
US5526437A (en) * | 1994-03-15 | 1996-06-11 | Key Technology, Inc. | Integrated food sorting and analysis apparatus |
US5713456A (en) * | 1995-04-20 | 1998-02-03 | Key Technology, Inc. | Bulk product stabilizing belt conveyor |
US5843508A (en) * | 1996-03-08 | 1998-12-01 | Utz Quality Foods, Inc. | Potato peeling system |
US5662034A (en) * | 1996-03-08 | 1997-09-02 | Utz Quality Foods, Inc. | Potato peeling system |
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