Classifying – separating – and assorting solids – Sorting special items – and certain methods and apparatus for... – Traveling items shifted to form line – or into end or edge...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-09-22
2011-11-22
Rodriguez, Joseph C (Department: 3653)
Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Sorting special items, and certain methods and apparatus for...
Traveling items shifted to form line, or into end or edge...
C209S544000, C209S586000, C209S906000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08061527
ABSTRACT:
A grain classifying device for accurately classifying the grains of uniform length, and an adhesive containing grains classified by the device and capable of connecting electrodes under a low pressure and being applicable to electrodes arranged in fine pitches. The grain classifying device (1) includes a dispersing means (2) for dispersing a plurality of grains (P). A grain orienting means (3) orients each of the dispersed grains in a transfer direction (X) of the grains (P) while spacing the grains apart from one another in the transfer direction (X) of the grains. A grain length measuring means (4) measures the length of each of the grains (P) oriented in the transfer direction (X). A grain separation means (5) separates the grains (P) having a predetermined length based on data related to the lengths of the measured grains (P).
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Haga Masaru
Kashihara Hideki
Koyama Keiji
Kuwabara Tetsuya
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Rodriguez Joseph C
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
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