Patents by Inventor Simon John Hills

Simon John Hills 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).

  • Product flow control apparatus for sorting
    Patent number: 7905357
    Abstract: A product flow control apparatus for use in sorting of products, and particularly relatively small products. The apparatus includes a reservoir of products to be sorted, a flow-rate control passage at which a flow restrictor limits the flow rate of products passing to a slide before imaging by a product viewer and sorting by ejector. A flow valve operates to provide products to a flow-rate control passage at a flow rate at which the product viewer and the ejector can operate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Satake USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Adolph Svatek, Patric Carey Pike, Simon John Hills
  • Product flow control apparatus for sorting
    Publication number: 20080290003
    Abstract: A product flow control apparatus for use in sorting of products, and particularly relatively small products. The apparatus includes a reservoir of products to be sorted, a flow-rate control passage at which a flow restrictor limits the flow rate of products passing to a slide before imaging by a product viewer and sorting by ejector. A flow valve operates to provide products to a flow-rate control passage at a flow rate at which the product viewer and the ejector can operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: SATAKE USA, INC.
    Inventors: Dale Adolph Svatek, Patric Carey Pike, Simon John Hills