EP3262337A4 - A light source for a sorting apparatus - Google Patents

A light source for a sorting apparatus Download PDF

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EP3262337A4
EP3262337A4 EP16844834.8A EP16844834A EP3262337A4 EP 3262337 A4 EP3262337 A4 EP 3262337A4 EP 16844834 A EP16844834 A EP 16844834A EP 3262337 A4 EP3262337 A4 EP 3262337A4
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light source
sorting apparatus
sorting
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light
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Gerald R. RICHERT
Danielle Wilson
Timothy Justice
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Key Technology Inc
Key Tech Inc
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Publication of EP3262337A4 publication Critical patent/EP3262337A4/en
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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
EP16844834.8A 2015-09-09 2016-06-29 A light source for a sorting apparatus Withdrawn EP3262337A4 (en)

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US14/849,301 US10113734B2 (en) 2014-06-27 2015-09-09 Light source for a sorting apparatus
PCT/US2016/039985 WO2017044177A1 (en) 2015-09-09 2016-06-29 A light source for a sorting apparatus

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EP3262337A1 EP3262337A1 (en) 2018-01-03
EP3262337A4 true EP3262337A4 (en) 2018-10-31

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