US3348680A
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Segregation apparatus and method
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-08-23
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Granted: 1967-10-24
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Expires: 1985-08-23
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Bentley B Mathews
- 👤 Paul T Frentzen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 23:17
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C5/00; B07C5/04; B07C5/12; B07B; B07B1/00; B07B13/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S209/00; Y10S209/911; Y10S209/925
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
74 words
A METHOD OF SEGREGATING ARTICLES ACCORDING TO SIZE, COMPRISING (A) DEPOSITING SAID ARTICLES ON THE UPPER REACH OF A SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED CONTINUOUS BELT HAVING OPENINGS THEREIN THROUGH WHICH ARTICLES OF A PREDETERMINED SIZE OF LESS ARE ADAPTED TO PASS; (B) TRANSLATING THE UPPER EACH OF SAID BELT TO MOVE SAID ARTICLES THEREACROSS; (C) IMPARTING OSCILLATIONS TO THE UPPER REACH OF SAID BELT SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE TRANSLATING THEREOF TO ORIENTATE THE ARTICLES DEPOSITED THEREON;
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2546713A
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