CA1079228A - Red infrared produce grader with color and non-vegetable discretion - Google Patents

Red infrared produce grader with color and non-vegetable discretion

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CA1079228A
CA1079228A CA287,379A CA287379A CA1079228A CA 1079228 A CA1079228 A CA 1079228A CA 287379 A CA287379 A CA 287379A CA 1079228 A CA1079228 A CA 1079228A
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John R. Sherwood
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Sortex Company of North America Inc
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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

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  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analysing Materials By Optical Means (AREA)
  • Spectrometry And Color Measurement (AREA)
CA287,379A 1977-02-04 1977-09-23 Red infrared produce grader with color and non-vegetable discretion Expired CA1079228A (en)

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US05/765,716 US4095696A (en) 1977-02-04 1977-02-04 Produce grader

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US (1) US4095696A (US06330241-20011211-M00004.png)
JP (1) JPS5397482A (US06330241-20011211-M00004.png)
CA (1) CA1079228A (US06330241-20011211-M00004.png)
CH (1) CH639570A5 (US06330241-20011211-M00004.png)
DE (1) DE2746615A1 (US06330241-20011211-M00004.png)
GB (1) GB1546548A (US06330241-20011211-M00004.png)

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US4095696A (en) 1978-06-20
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GB1546548A (en) 1979-05-23
JPS5397482A (en) 1978-08-25
CH639570A5 (de) 1983-11-30

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