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Article classifying apparatus
Assignee: FMC Corp
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Filing: 1966-01-17
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Granted: 1968-02-13
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Expires: 1986-01-17
Abstract
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Inventors
- 👤 Heaney Richard
- 👤 Hall Derek
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 10:18
CPC Classifications
B; B07; B07C; B07C3/00; B07C3/02; B07C3/06; B07C3/10; B07C3/16; B07C3/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S209/00; Y10S209/90; Y10S209/905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
ARTICLE CLASSIFYING APPARATUS COMPRISING AN EASEL CONVEYOR FOR ADVANCING SINGULATED ARTICLES, AN ARTICLES TRANSPORT CONVEYOR HAVING UNIFORMLY SPACED ARTICLE ADVANCING MEANS, A PLURALITY OF ARTICLE DISCHARGE DEVICES DISPOSED ALONG SAID TRANSPORT CONVEYOR AND IN MULTIPLES OF SAID UNIFORM SPACING, VACUUM BELT CONVEYOR MEANS BETWEEN SAID CONVEYORS, MEANS DISPOSED ALONG SAID VACUUM BELT CONVEYOR MEANS FOR READING A CODE ON THE ARTICLES AS THEY MOVE BY, MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID TRANSPORT AND VACUUM BELT CONVEYORS CONTINUOUSLY AND IN SYNCHRONISM, MEANS OPERATED IN SYNCHRONISM WITH SAID TRANSPORT CONVEYOR FOR
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