Conveyors: power-driven – Conveying system having plural power-driven conveying sections – With condition responsive control of a section
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-11
2007-09-11
Bidwell, James R (Department: 3651)
Conveyors: power-driven
Conveying system having plural power-driven conveying sections
With condition responsive control of a section
C198S464200, C271S259000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11341241
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus comprising a first detector for detecting if conveyed work that has passed or is passing a specific position is or is not present at a first position; a calculator for calculating a distance traveled by the conveyed work based on the specific position; and an evaluator that determines the conveyed work was removed if the first detector does not detect the conveyed work when the conveyed work is determined to be present at the first position based on the calculated traveled distance.
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Ikeda Akihiro
Kinoshita Yoshiaki
Takiguchi Yuji
Usui Noboru
Bidwell James R
Edwards Angell Palmer & & Dodge LLP
Penny, Jr. John J.
Seiko Epson Corporation
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