Classifying – separating – and assorting solids – Sorting special items – and certain methods and apparatus for... – Sorting lumber – logs – pipes – rails – or like items
Reexamination Certificate
2002-11-18
2009-08-11
Mackey, Patrick H (Department: 3653)
Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Sorting special items, and certain methods and apparatus for...
Sorting lumber, logs, pipes, rails, or like items
C209S580000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07571818
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for automatically processing random width wood-boards and selecting a matched set according to their surface colors and widths. The boards are manually placed on a conveyor, from a stacked supply, and subsequently measured for width and color. Thereafter, each board is electronically identified, incrementally tracked and stored in a linear array above the conveying surface. After filling the storage level to its full capacity, a microprocessor in combination with an incremental encoder, selects and matches a set of boards from the stored inventory, while continuously restoring its full capacity, and queuing the best blended order of contiguous boards. Moreover, the matching set of boards will have an overall dimension that falls within a prescribed value.
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Ackerman Stephen B.
Hageman Mark
James L. Taylor Manufacturing Company
Mackey Patrick H
Saile Ackerman LLC
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