Patents by Inventor Ernst-August Muller

Ernst-August Muller 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).

  • Method for recognizing and sorting articles
    Patent number: 4610359
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for recognizing and sorting articles. The apparatus includes at least one reading station having an optoelectronic sensor for forming an image pattern of each article, an evaluation device connected to the optoelectronic sensor and a transporting device which transports the articles underneath the optoelectronic sensor. The transporting device includes an endless transporting belt having a conveying surface with transversely disposed ribs for subdividing the surface into a plurality of sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 9, 1986
    Assignee: Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-GmbH
    Inventor: Ernst-August Muller