Percolators Patents (Class 209/57)
  • Patent number: 7600643
    Abstract: Method to sort products whereby the products are transported along a path of conveyance in a conveying device, automatically checked during transport according to at least two predetermined sorting criteria, and when one of the criteria is met, automatically diverted by a diverting force out of the path of conveyance perpendicular to the direction of conveyance into a receiving area, whereby the diverting force proceeds from a common center independent of the fulfilled criterion on the basis of which the respective product is to be diverted, and a device suitable for implementing this method as well as a container for receiving the rejected products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo Garvens GmbH
    Inventors: Nikolaos Georgitsis, RĂ¼diger Kliefoth
  • Patent number: 7491319
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to an inspecting apparatus with eddy current inspection introducing the objects in sequence into the eddy current probe by the turntable; further, by means of the braking assembly and the dispensing system of the probe, the objects are able to be detected under the nondestructive inspection and precisely determined qualities thereof. Additionally, the turntable can have a camera disposed thereon for preceding examinations and selections so that the probe only needs to detect the retaining flawless objects, and which promotes the precise inspection and increases the detecting speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Te Hung En Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Liau Yang