Classifying – separating – and assorting solids – Precedent preparation of items or materials to facilitate... – Sorting special items or sorting by methods and apparatus...
Patent
1991-07-16
1992-09-29
Olszewski, Robert P.
Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Precedent preparation of items or materials to facilitate...
Sorting special items or sorting by methods and apparatus...
209569, 209557, B07C 314
Patent
active
051507951
ABSTRACT:
A specimen sorting apparatus sorts specimens such as blood or urea from different subjects into predetermined classes according to examination items. The apparatus has a path of convey including a rack transporting conveyor and a rack sorting conveyor connected to the downsream end of the rack transporting conveyor, a rack supply conveyor provided at one side of the rack transporting conveyor, a first specimen bar code reader disposed in the vicinity of the rack supply conveyor, a printer disposed near the downstream end of the rack transporting conveyor and adapted to operate in accordance with instructions given by a host computer, a rack bar code reader and a second specimen bar code reader disposed along the path of convey between the rack supply conveyor and the printer, a table disposed at one side of the rack sorting conveyor and having a predetermined number of storage sections defined thereon and a plurality of pusher mechanisms arranged along the rack sorting conveyor and associated with the respective storage sections.
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Hamasaki Katumi
Nakayama Naoki
Bidwell James R.
Mitsubishi Petrochemical Engineering Company Ltd.
Olszewski Robert P.
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