ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,668, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to TriNovate B.V. ('s-Graveland, Netherlands).
"Sorting device" was invented by Patrick Theodorus Johannes Van Haaster (De Zilk, Netherlands) and Nicolaas Pieter Schilder (Warmenhuizen, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sorting device (1) comprises a conveyor (3) for supporting and transporting products in a direction of conveyance (X), a discharging system (10, 13) for selectively discharging products from the conveyor (3) at predefined locations (A) in the direction of conveyance (X) and a plurality of receiving units (2) including respective inlets (6) for receiving discharged produc...