209 / | HD | CLASSIFYING, SEPARATING, AND ASSORTING SOLIDS |
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509 | DF | SORTING SPECIAL ITEMS, AND CERTAIN METHODS AND APPARATUS (E.G., POCKET TYPE AND LIGHT RESPONSIVE SORTING, ETC.) FOR SORTING ANY ITEMS {11} |
552 | | .~ Condition responsive means controls separating means {13} |
553 | DF | .~.~> Cards or sheets separated by rotatable suction drum |
554 | DF | .~.~> Sorting cards or sheets coded by perforation |
555 | DF | .~.~> Diverse {3} |
559 | DF | .~.~> Means (e.g., information storing device, timer, delaying relay, etc.) delaying actuation of separating means {2} |
567 | DF | .~.~> Magnetic test sensing property of item {3} |
571 | DF | .~.~> Electrical test sensing property of item {2} |
576 | DF | .~.~> Sensing radiant energy reflected, absorbed, emitted, or obstructed by item or adjunct thereof {3} |
591 | DF | .~.~> Sensing by applying fluid or vacuum to item |
592 | DF | .~.~> Responsive to weight of item {2} |
597 | DF | .~.~> Sensing position, shape, or presence of closure or end wall on container |
598 | DF | .~.~> Sensing contour of item having no missing parts |
599 | DF | .~.~> Sorting items according to susceptibility to deform (e.g., malleability, hardness, compressibility, etc.), rupture, or vibrate |
600 | DF | .~.~> Sensor contacts item {1} |