ZA834924B - Electronic blemish scanner - Google Patents

Electronic blemish scanner

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Publication number
ZA834924B
ZA834924B ZA834924A ZA834924A ZA834924B ZA 834924 B ZA834924 B ZA 834924B ZA 834924 A ZA834924 A ZA 834924A ZA 834924 A ZA834924 A ZA 834924A ZA 834924 B ZA834924 B ZA 834924B
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ZA
South Africa
Prior art keywords
blemish
scanner
electronic
electronic blemish
blemish scanner
Prior art date
Application number
ZA834924A
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
George A Mills
Original Assignee
Pennwalt Corp
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Publication date
Application filed by Pennwalt Corp filed Critical Pennwalt Corp
Publication of ZA834924B publication Critical patent/ZA834924B/xx

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Classifications

    • 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
    • B07C5/3422—Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour using video scanning devices, e.g. TV-cameras

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Sorting Of Articles (AREA)
  • Investigating Materials By The Use Of Optical Means Adapted For Particular Applications (AREA)
ZA834924A 1982-09-30 1983-07-06 Electronic blemish scanner ZA834924B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/430,084 US4534470A (en) 1982-09-30 1982-09-30 Apparatus and method for processing fruit and the like

Publications (1)

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ZA834924B true ZA834924B (en) 1984-03-28

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ZA834924A ZA834924B (en) 1982-09-30 1983-07-06 Electronic blemish scanner

Country Status (9)

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US (1) US4534470A (es)
EP (1) EP0105453B1 (es)
JP (1) JPS5973089A (es)
AU (1) AU563735B2 (es)
BR (1) BR8305174A (es)
ES (1) ES8405644A1 (es)
IL (1) IL68395A0 (es)
MX (1) MX154518A (es)
ZA (1) ZA834924B (es)

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AU1643683A (en) 1984-04-05
BR8305174A (pt) 1984-05-02
EP0105453A2 (en) 1984-04-18
IL68395A0 (en) 1983-07-31
JPS5973089A (ja) 1984-04-25
MX154518A (es) 1987-09-24
ES524799A0 (es) 1984-06-16
AU563735B2 (en) 1987-07-23
ES8405644A1 (es) 1984-06-16
EP0105453B1 (en) 1989-08-09
EP0105453A3 (en) 1985-11-21
US4534470A (en) 1985-08-13

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