US3179247A
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Assignee: Sphere Investments Ltd
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Filing: 1962-06-28
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Granted: 1965-04-20
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Expires: 1982-06-28
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 James F Hutter
- 👤 Kelly Leonard
- 👤 George R Mounce
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 01:03
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C5/00; B07C5/34; B07C5/3416; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S209/00; Y10S209/908
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
APPARATUS FOR SORTING IRREGULARLY SHAPED BODIES OF MATERIAL EACH HAVING AN INDIVIDUAL VALUE OF A REMOTELY DETECTABLE PHYSICAL PROPERTY, COMPRISING (A) A HOPPER ARRANGED TO RECEIVE A MASS OF SAID BODIES AND HAVING A BOTTOM OUTLET FOR SAID BODIES, (B) MEANS DEFINING A SORTING ZONE LOCATED BELOW SAID HOPPER AND HAVING A GENERALLY VERTICAL UNOBSTRUCTED PATH THERETHROUGH, (C) A FEED DEVICE HAVING A SMOOTH UNOBSTRUCTED BODY RECEIVING AND CONDUCTING SURFACE, SAID SURFACE HAVING A PORTION SPACED FROM AND DIRECTLY UNDERLYING THE ENTIRE AREA OF SAID OUTLET TO RECEIVE SAID BODIES IN RANDOM FALL FROM SAID OUTLET, SAID SURFACE EXTENDING LATERALLY BEYOND SAID PORTION AND HAVING AN UNOBSTRUCTED DISCHARGE EDGE LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY DIRECTLY ABOVE SAID PATH FOR RANDOM DISCHARGE OF SAID BODIES INTO SAID PATH, (D) SAID PATH AND SAID FEED DEVICE SURFACE CONSTITUTING AN UNOBSTRUCTED WIDE PASSAGE FOR A RANDOM STREAM OF SAID BODIES,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
APPARATUS FOR SORTING IRREGULARLY SHAPED BODIES OF MATERIAL EACH HAVING AN INDIVIDUAL VALUE OF A REMOTELY DETECTABLE PHYSICAL PROPERTY, COMPRISING (A) A HOPPER ARRANGED TO RECEIVE A MASS OF SAID BODIES AND HAVING A BOTTOM OUTLET FOR SAID BODIES, (B) MEANS DEFINING A SORTING ZONE LOCATED BELOW SAID HOPPER AND HAVING A GENERALLY VERTICAL UNOBSTRUCTED PATH THERETHROUGH, (C) A FEED DEVICE HAVING A SMOOTH UNOBSTRUCTED BODY RECEIVING AND CONDUCTING SURFACE, SAID SURFACE HAVING A PORTION SPACED FROM AND DIRECTLY UNDERLYING THE ENTIRE AREA OF SAID OUTLET TO RECEIVE SAID BODIES IN RANDOM FALL FROM SAID OUTLET, SAID SURFACE EXTENDING LATERALLY BEYOND SAID PORTION AND HAVING AN UNOBSTRUCTED DISCHARGE EDGE LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY DIRECTLY ABOVE SAID PATH FOR RANDOM DISCHARGE OF SAID BODIES INTO SAID PATH, (D) SAID PATH AND SAID FEED DEVICE SURFACE CONSTITUTING AN UNOBSTRUCTED WIDE PASSAGE FOR A RANDOM STREAM OF SAID BODIES,
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-04-19 | 1972-10-19 | 1973-04-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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