EP0346045A3 - Product discrimination system and method therefor - Google Patents
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- Publication number
- EP0346045A3 EP0346045A3 EP89305650A EP89305650A EP0346045A3 EP 0346045 A3 EP0346045 A3 EP 0346045A3 EP 89305650 A EP89305650 A EP 89305650A EP 89305650 A EP89305650 A EP 89305650A EP 0346045 A3 EP0346045 A3 EP 0346045A3
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- Prior art keywords
- method therefor
- discrimination system
- product discrimination
- product
- therefor
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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
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US20468588A | 1988-06-09 | 1988-06-09 | |
US204685 | 1988-06-09 |
Publications (3)
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EP0346045A2 EP0346045A2 (en) | 1989-12-13 |
EP0346045A3 true EP0346045A3 (en) | 1990-06-20 |
EP0346045B1 EP0346045B1 (en) | 1992-09-23 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP89305650A Expired - Lifetime EP0346045B1 (en) | 1988-06-09 | 1989-06-05 | Product discrimination system and method therefor |
Country Status (7)
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EP (1) | EP0346045B1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU614619B2 (en) |
DE (1) | DE68902952T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2013194A6 (en) |
IL (1) | IL90441A (en) |
NZ (1) | NZ229341A (en) |
ZA (1) | ZA894091B (en) |
Families Citing this family (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5156278A (en) * | 1990-02-13 | 1992-10-20 | Aaron James W | Product discrimination system and method therefor |
GB2274165B (en) * | 1990-04-24 | 1994-10-26 | Gersan Ets | Method and apparatus for examining a diamond |
GB9009132D0 (en) * | 1990-04-24 | 1990-06-20 | Gersan Ets | Method and apparatus for examining an object |
US5835200A (en) * | 1990-04-24 | 1998-11-10 | Gersan Establishment | Method and apparatus for examining an object |
Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3993899A (en) * | 1973-12-13 | 1976-11-23 | Gunson's Sortex Limited | Sorting machine with fiber optic focusing means |
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 |
Family Cites Families (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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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 |
JPS61216787A (en) * | 1985-03-19 | 1986-09-26 | 株式会社 安西製作所 | Mechanism deciding, selecting and removing mixed foreign matter |
AU599931B2 (en) * | 1985-10-29 | 1990-08-02 | Roger Frederick Bailey | Optical sorting apparatus |
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1989
- 1989-05-29 IL IL90441A patent/IL90441A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1989-05-30 AU AU35825/89A patent/AU614619B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1989-05-30 NZ NZ229341A patent/NZ229341A/en unknown
- 1989-05-30 ZA ZA894091A patent/ZA894091B/en unknown
- 1989-06-05 DE DE8989305650T patent/DE68902952T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1989-06-05 EP EP89305650A patent/EP0346045B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-06-08 ES ES8901995A patent/ES2013194A6/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Patent Citations (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3993899A (en) * | 1973-12-13 | 1976-11-23 | Gunson's Sortex Limited | Sorting machine with fiber optic focusing means |
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 |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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DE68902952D1 (en) | 1992-10-29 |
NZ229341A (en) | 1991-07-26 |
DE68902952T2 (en) | 1993-02-04 |
IL90441A0 (en) | 1990-01-18 |
EP0346045A2 (en) | 1989-12-13 |
AU614619B2 (en) | 1991-09-05 |
IL90441A (en) | 1992-11-15 |
AU3582589A (en) | 1989-12-14 |
ZA894091B (en) | 1990-11-28 |
EP0346045B1 (en) | 1992-09-23 |
ES2013194A6 (en) | 1990-04-16 |
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