Inventor
CONWAY TIM D
US18 patents
Patents
18 patentsUS5482154AJan 9, 1996
Apparatus and method for detecting chain stretch in a sorting and conveying system
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Method and means for internal inspection and sorting of produce
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US5492215AFeb 20, 1996
Apparatus and method for detecting objects ejected over the end of a sorting and conveying system
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Method and apparatus for optically measuring the volume of generally spherical fruit
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US4476982AOct 16, 1984
Method and apparatus for grading articles according to their surface color
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US4330062AMay 18, 1982
Method and apparatus for measuring the surface color of an article
SUNKIST GROWERS INC36 citations92
US4324335AApr 13, 1982
Method and apparatus for measuring the surface size of an article
SUNKIST GROWERS INC39 citations92
US4246098AJan 20, 1981
Method and apparatus for detecting blemishes on the surface of an article
SUNKIST GROWERS INC53 citations92
US6153253ANov 28, 2000
Method for selectively controlling the amount of wax applied to fruit
SUNKIST GROWERS INC22 citations91
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Apparatus and method for counting fruits and other objects
SUNKIST GROWERS INC20 citations82
US5651446AJul 29, 1997
Optoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the same
SUNKIST GROWERS INC17 citations81
US5620519AApr 15, 1997
Controller and method for selectively controlling the amount of wax applied to fruit
SUNKIST GROWERS INC17 citations80
US6600829B1Jul 29, 2003
Computer process for controlling a system for sorting objects by surface characteristics
SUNKIST GROWERS INC17 citations78
US5904236AMay 18, 1999
Optoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the same
SUNKIST GROWERS INC15 citations73
US5865291AFeb 2, 1999
Optoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the same
SUNKIST GROWERS INC9 citations73
US5513740AMay 7, 1996
Optoelectronic object spacing method
SUNKIST GROWERS INC15 citations73
US5431273AJul 11, 1995
Apparatus and method for detecting a missing ejector in a sorting and conveying system
SUNKIST GROWERS INC9 citations73