A high speed mass flow food sorting apparatus for optically inspecting and sorting bulk food products
CA 2230784 C · Owner: Hebel, Richard J. · Inventors: Skorina, Frank K.; Fazzari, Rodney J.; Hebel, Richard J.
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A high speed mass flow food sorting apparatus (10) and method comprises a product conveyor (12) for receiving and conveying a laterally-distributed stream of bulk food articles (14) past a product diverter (72). A camera (28) is positioned to view the stream of food articles upstream of a product diverter (72). A sorting system downstream of a camera (28) including a product diverter (72) is configured to divert undesirable product in response to optically detected undesirable characteristics pursuant to an automated control system. The automated control system connects to the optical inspection system and the sorting system and includes an operator control console. Preferably, the …
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- Filed August 5, 1996 and granted July 3, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 5, 2016.
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