ZA834925B - Apparatus and method for processing fruit and the like - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for processing fruit and the like

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Publication number
ZA834925B
ZA834925B ZA834925A ZA834925A ZA834925B ZA 834925 B ZA834925 B ZA 834925B ZA 834925 A ZA834925 A ZA 834925A ZA 834925 A ZA834925 A ZA 834925A ZA 834925 B ZA834925 B ZA 834925B
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South Africa
Prior art keywords
processing fruit
fruit
processing
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ZA834925A
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English (en)
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George A Mills
Gerald Richert
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Pennwalt Corp
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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
    • B07C5/3422—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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ZA834925A 1982-09-30 1983-07-06 Apparatus and method for processing fruit and the like ZA834925B (en)

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US06/430,068 US4515275A (en) 1982-09-30 1982-09-30 Apparatus and method for processing fruit and the like

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ZA834925B true ZA834925B (en) 1984-03-28

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US (1) US4515275A (xx)
EP (1) EP0105452B1 (xx)
JP (1) JPS5973087A (xx)
AU (1) AU566545B2 (xx)
BR (1) BR8305173A (xx)
ES (1) ES8500095A1 (xx)
IL (1) IL68396A0 (xx)
MX (1) MX154517A (xx)
ZA (1) ZA834925B (xx)

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AU1767983A (en) 1984-04-05
EP0105452A3 (en) 1985-11-21
EP0105452B1 (en) 1988-11-17
ES524797A0 (es) 1984-10-01
ES8500095A1 (es) 1984-10-01
US4515275A (en) 1985-05-07
IL68396A0 (en) 1983-07-31
JPS5973087A (ja) 1984-04-25
BR8305173A (pt) 1984-05-02
AU566545B2 (en) 1987-10-22
EP0105452A2 (en) 1984-04-18
MX154517A (es) 1987-09-24

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