US PATENT SUBCLASS 209 / 586
.~.~.~.~ Sizing

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209 /   HD   CLASSIFYING, SEPARATING, AND ASSORTING SOLIDS

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  DF  .~ Condition responsive means controls separating means {13}
576  DF  .~.~ Sensing radiant energy reflected, absorbed, emitted, or obstructed by item or adjunct thereof {3}
577  DF  .~.~.~ Infrared, visible light, or ultraviolet {8}
586.~.~.~.~ Sizing

DEFINITION

Classification: 209/586

Sizing:

(under subclass 577) Methods and apparatus wherein said radiation senses a dimension of items so that they can be separated into groups of different size.

SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:

518, and 525, for apparatus sizing lumber and bottles with a visible light beam, respectively.