Abstract: A screen device for sorting screening material into one or more fine grain fractions and one or more oversize grain fractions. The screen device includes a frame and a roller screen including screen rollers which are arranged, such that they can be rotary-driven about a roller axis each, next to each other and which are supported on the frame and which each comprise a roller body and one or more screen structures which protrude radially relative to the roller body. There is a fine grain screen gap between the roller bodies of respectively adjacent screen rollers, through which a fine grain fraction falls, while an oversize grain fraction is conveyed on the roller screen in the axial direction of the rollers when the screen rollers are rotary-driven.

Abstract: A method and system for tracking and verifying estimates, invoices, and billing exceptions for charges billed to a customer by a vendor is disclosed. The vendor submits an estimate via a billing verification system. The system generates an estimate record and facilitates customer review of the estimate. The system also receives an invoice for the completed repair from the vendor and generates an invoice record. Based on the estimate record and the invoice record, the system can perform an audit to compare the invoice to the estimate. The system also enables the customer to review the invoice via the billing verification system to identify billing exceptions associated with any disputed charges. A billing exception record is generated in the billing verification system for each of the billing exceptions. The vendor is then notified of the billing exceptions. The vendor reviews and responds to the billing exception records via the billing verification system.

Abstract: A particulate separating device (1) has an inlet (8) leading to sets of inter-leaved discs (2 and 3). The spacings between the discs determine the sizes of the particles which can pass through to an acceptance outlet (12) while larger particles are carried over to a rejection outlet (10). A comb-like barrier member (11) is interleaved with the set of discs (3) to assist in the removal of particles into the rejection outlet (10).

Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for segregating desired articles of predetermined dimensions from a jumbled flow of such articles and unwanted pieces longer than the predetermined dimensions. The apparatus includes structure, tilted relative to the horizontal, that restricts the jumbled flow to a fixed-flow space whereby the jumbled flow is caused to flow along a flow path. The apparatus comprises a three-dimensional array of rotatable pickup fingers substantially filling the fixed-flow space and extending therebeyond. The apparatus includes a biasing element that co-acts with the rotatable pickup fingers to retain an unwanted piece removed from the jumbled flow by the pickup fingers.

Abstract: Apparatus for classifying elongated tablets, pills and similar objects according to their lengths has a rotary wheel-shaped conveyor with a peripheral groove which receives a succession of objects and advances them past a testing station where the objects are monitored by an optical reflection type detector which generates signals denoting the lengths of the objects. Such signals are used to expel by jets of compressed air those objects whose lengths are unsatisfactory ahead of the location where satisfactory objects leave the groove by gravity. The objects which approach and move past the testing station are attracted to the conveyor by suction.

Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus for segregating desired parts of predetermined dimension from a jumbled flow of such parts and by-product runners. The apparatus includes structure that defines a path for restricting the jumbled flow to a fixed-flow space along a flow length. The apparatus comprises a three-dimensional array of rotatable pickup fingers substantially filling the fixed-flow space and extending therebeyond. The apparatus further includes a suitable device for continuously moving successive distal portions of the rotatable finger array out of and into the fixed-flow space. The rotatable fingers are spaced apart by distances greater than the predetermined dimensions of the desired parts but less than the longest dimension of the runners, for capturing the runners while allowing the desired parts to pass through the pick-finger array.

Abstract: An improved device and method for segregating molded parts and runners flowing from a molding operation is disclosed. The device includes a restricted flow space, an array of fingers filling the space and movable therein to capture and lift runners away from the space, and strippers removing the runners to a lateral position. Prefered embodiments include a cylindrical chute and a rotating array.

Abstract: A spool separating device for separating spool tubes with a relatively smaller diameter from finished wound spools with a relatively larger diameter, includes a vibratory conveyor with a bottom, an upper end, a sliding surface extended spirally upward along a given spool transport direction from the bottom to the upper end, a wall outwardly bordering the sliding surface, the wall having a slot formed at a given location therein, the slot having a height being greater than the diameter of a spool tube and smaller than the diameter of a finished wound spool and a length being greater than the length of a spool tube, an adjustable wall section in a position bordering the top of the slot determining the height of the slot, the adjustable wall section being resiliently moveable out of the position in the event of spool jamming, and an additional wall section determining the depth of the slot and approaching the bordering wall in the given spool transport direction for guiding the end of a spool tube of a spool whi

Abstract: A capsule rectification and transport device is disclosed. Means are provided for removing occasional improperly positioned capsules from the transported array. The capsules are carried in spaced apart pockets. When a capsule is undesirably mis-oriented with the cap portion thereof facing the wrong side of the predetermined path, a rotatable pick-off wheel grasps the cap portion, removes the capsule and drops it into a hopper.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with an improved construction of an apparatus for assorting such spherical fruitage as oranges, apples and pears by each different size thereof, comprising a plurality of assorting plates vertically overlapped with each other, the uppermost plate being provided with the largest diameter assorting hole and successive lower plates having holes of decreasing diameter so that as the plates progress in operation, the lower plates are successively moved downwardly into different positions, thereby permitting the fruits to be assorted free of any damage which otherwise might affect the rind of the fruits by passing the fruit through each of the assorting holes.

Abstract: An improved device and method for segregating molded parts and runners flowing from a molding operation is disclosed. The device includes a restricted flow space, an array of fingers filling the space and movable therein to capture and lift runners away from the space, and strippers removing the runners to a lateral position. Preferred embodiments include a cylindrical chute and a rotating array.