ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,316,823, issued on May 27, was assigned to QCIFY INC. (San Mateo, Calif.).
"Adaptable inspection and sorting unit" was invented by Raf Peeters (San Mateo, Calif.), Pieter Boogaerts (Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium), Joachim Van der Perre (Houthalen, Belgium) and Bert Switten (Carmichael, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adaptable inspection and sorting unit includes an attachment mechanism, an inspection sensor device that is capable of inspecting a sample, a sorting device that is capable of deflecting the sample, a data port that is capable of receiving information, and a power port that is connectable to a power source. The atta...