Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Feeder system for feeding items
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Application No.: US14229056Application Date: 2014-03-28
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Publication No.: US10380825B2Publication Date: 2019-08-13
- Inventor: Gregory D. Ariff , Donald R. Phillips
- Applicant: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE DIAGNOSTICS INC.
- Applicant Address: US NY Tarrytown
- Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
- Current Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Tarrytown
- Agency: Dugan & Dugan, PC
- Main IPC: G07F11/44
- IPC: G07F11/44 ; B65G47/14 ; B65D88/66

Abstract:
A feeder system for item feeding is presented. The feeder system may include a container having a plurality of walls, an actuator, a selector, and a chute. The container receives a plurality of items. An opening is formed in the container. The items flow through the opening towards the selector by a gravitational force. The selector singulates the plurality of items into one item. The chute receives the singulated item one at a time from the selector. The actuator is attached to the container and agitates the container to maintain a flow of the plurality of items passing through the opening.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150279148A1 FEEDER SYSTEM FOR FEEDING ITEMS Public/Granted day:2015-10-01
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