US2005246144A1PendingUtilityA1

Method and apparatus for product attribute measurement

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Oct 1, 2002Filed: Apr 18, 2005Published: Nov 3, 2005
Est. expiryOct 1, 2022(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Antoine Winkelmolen
B65G 47/848G01G 15/00B65G 2201/0202B65G 47/846B65G 47/766
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Abstract

A method and apparatus is provided for determining an attribute of an article during the transfer of the article by an article-feeding machine during the transfer of the article from one location to another location.

Claims

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1 . A method of measuring an attribute of an object while moving the object between first and second locations comprising the steps of: 
 advancing a pickup arm to contact, at a first location, a plurality of objects,    securing at least one of said plurality of objects onto said pickup arm,    advancing said pickup arm toward a second location,    performing, during said advancing step, an object attribute measurement,    transmitting said object attribute measurement to a computer,    determining with said computer a storage position for said object wherein said storage position is associated with a range of object attribute measurements, and    releasing said object from said pickup arm at said second location.    
   
   
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