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Tim D. Conway
Also filed as: CONWAY TIM · CONWAY TIM D
19 granted patents·539 citations·filing 1973–2020
96Inventor score
Files withSUNKIST GROWERS INC19
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19 records- 0193US3930994AMethod and means for internal inspection and sorting of produceSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1973·Granted Jan 6, 1976·72 cites·40 claims
- 0290US5482154AApparatus and method for detecting chain stretch in a sorting and conveying systemSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jan 9, 1996·51 cites·7 claims
- 0389US4246098AMethod and apparatus for detecting blemishes on the surface of an articleSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1978·Granted Jan 20, 1981·53 cites·26 claims
- 0486US5492215AApparatus and method for detecting objects ejected over the end of a sorting and conveying systemSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Feb 20, 1996·33 cites·2 claims
- 0586US5164795AMethod and apparatus for grading fruitSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Nov 17, 1992·55 cites·23 claims
- 0682US4330062AMethod and apparatus for measuring the surface color of an articleSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1980·Granted May 18, 1982·36 cites·21 claims
- 0780US4324335AMethod and apparatus for measuring the surface size of an articleSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1980·Granted Apr 13, 1982·39 cites·14 claims
- 0879US4476982AMethod and apparatus for grading articles according to their surface colorSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1982·Granted Oct 16, 1984·31 cites·14 claims
- 0973US4693607AMethod and apparatus for optically measuring the volume of generally spherical fruitSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1986·Granted Sep 15, 1987·28 cites·38 claims
- 1073US4139766AApparatus and method for counting fruits and other objectsSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1977·Granted Feb 13, 1979·20 cites·25 claims
- 1158US5651446AOptoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the sameSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jul 29, 1997·17 cites·4 claims
- 1258US5513740AOptoelectronic object spacing methodSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1994·Granted May 7, 1996·15 cites·1 claims
- 1356US6153253AMethod for selectively controlling the amount of wax applied to fruitSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 28, 2000·22 cites·8 claims
- 1453US12217410B2Decay detection systemSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Feb 4, 2025·0 cites·19 claims
- 1553US5904236AOptoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the sameSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 18, 1999·15 cites·8 claims
- 1650US5620519AController and method for selectively controlling the amount of wax applied to fruitSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Apr 15, 1997·17 cites·39 claims
- 1749US6600829B1Computer process for controlling a system for sorting objects by surface characteristicsSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 29, 2003·17 cites·24 claims
- 1849US5431273AApparatus and method for detecting a missing ejector in a sorting and conveying systemSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 11, 1995·9 cites·16 claims
- 1943US5865291AOptoelectronic object spacing apparatus and method for operating the sameSUNKIST GROWERS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 2, 1999·9 cites·31 claims
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