AU614619B2 - Product discrimination system and method therefor - Google Patents

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AU614619B2
AU614619B2 AU35825/89A AU3582589A AU614619B2 AU 614619 B2 AU614619 B2 AU 614619B2 AU 35825/89 A AU35825/89 A AU 35825/89A AU 3582589 A AU3582589 A AU 3582589A AU 614619 B2 AU614619 B2 AU 614619B2
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Gerald Ray Richert
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/342—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour
    • B07C5/3425—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour of granular material, e.g. ore particles, grain

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  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
  • Spectrometry And Color Measurement (AREA)
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DE (1) DE68902952T2 (es)
ES (1) ES2013194A6 (es)
IL (1) IL90441A (es)
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US5156278A (en) * 1990-02-13 1992-10-20 Aaron James W Product discrimination system and method therefor
GB9009132D0 (en) * 1990-04-24 1990-06-20 Gersan Ets Method and apparatus for examining an object
GB2274165B (en) * 1990-04-24 1994-10-26 Gersan Ets Method and apparatus for examining a diamond
US5835200A (en) * 1990-04-24 1998-11-10 Gersan Establishment Method and apparatus for examining an object

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AU534431B2 (en) * 1979-01-19 1984-01-26 H F & Ph F Reemtsma, GmbH & Co. Sorting forein bodies from a material
AU569796B2 (en) * 1985-03-19 1988-02-18 Anzai Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Apparatus for detecting and removing foreign substances from materials
AU599931B2 (en) * 1985-10-29 1990-08-02 Roger Frederick Bailey Optical sorting apparatus

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GB1449519A (en) * 1973-12-13 1976-09-15 Gunssons Sortex Ltd Light-sensitive sorting machine
US4150287A (en) * 1978-02-01 1979-04-17 Amf Incorporated Optical system for use with color sorter or grader
US4454029A (en) * 1981-05-27 1984-06-12 Delta Technology Corporation Agricultural product sorting

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AU534431B2 (en) * 1979-01-19 1984-01-26 H F & Ph F Reemtsma, GmbH & Co. Sorting forein bodies from a material
AU569796B2 (en) * 1985-03-19 1988-02-18 Anzai Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Apparatus for detecting and removing foreign substances from materials
AU599931B2 (en) * 1985-10-29 1990-08-02 Roger Frederick Bailey Optical sorting apparatus

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DE68902952D1 (de) 1992-10-29
EP0346045A2 (en) 1989-12-13
EP0346045B1 (en) 1992-09-23
IL90441A (en) 1992-11-15
ZA894091B (en) 1990-11-28
EP0346045A3 (en) 1990-06-20
NZ229341A (en) 1991-07-26
AU3582589A (en) 1989-12-14
IL90441A0 (en) 1990-01-18
DE68902952T2 (de) 1993-02-04
ES2013194A6 (es) 1990-04-16

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