Positive displacement shoe and slat sorter apparatus and method

Details for Australian Patent Application No. 2002221634 (hide)

Owner Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

Inventors Bozarth, Charles W.; Ko, Clyde, MiinArng; Zeitler, David W.; Veit, Frank W.; Black, Andrew R.; Verploegen, Rhonda J.

Agent Spruson & Ferguson

Pub. Number AU-B-2002221634

PCT Pub. Number WO02/26602

Priority 60/278,892 26.03.01 US; 60/236,230 28.09.00 US

Filing date 28 September 2001

Wipo publication date 8 April 2002

Acceptance publication date 26 April 2007

International Classifications

B65G 47/68 (2006.01) Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyers - adapted to receive articles arriving in one layer from one conveyer and to transfer them in individual layers to more than one conveyer, or , e.g. combining the flows of articles conveyed by more than one conveyer

B07C 5/36 (2006.01) Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature - Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution

B65G 23/23 (2006.01) Driving gear for endless conveyers

B65G 47/84 (2006.01) Article or material-handling devices associated with conveyers - Star-shaped wheels or devices having endless travelling belts or chains, the wheels or devices being equipped with article-engaging elements

Event Publications

26 April 2007 Application Accepted

  Published as AU-B-2002221634

17 May 2007 Assignment before Grant

  Siemens Aketiengessellschaft The application has been assigned to Dematic Corp.

23 August 2007 Standard Patent Sealed

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