Patents by Inventor Jeroen J. W. Erinkveld

Jeroen J. W. Erinkveld has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus and method for sorting articles
    Patent number: 7842896
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for selectively removing or sorting undesirable articles wherein a product stream is transported by a conveyor, and then interrogated by an optical scanner and sorting processor to inspect and label the articles according to user specified criteria. Articles labeled or classified as undesirable articles are removed by an ejector or removal station while desirable or acceptable articles are passed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Key Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Johan Calcoen, Carlo Janssens, Jeroen J. W. Erinkveld