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  5. /Y10S 209/00 · Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
  6. /Y10S 209/926
Y10S 209/926

Silverware sorter

Y10S209/926 (Silverware sorter) appears on 27 US grants and 4 published applications in this corpus.

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Where it sits

  1. YGeneral tagging of new technological developments
  2. Y10Technical subjects covered by former uspc
  3. Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests
  4. Y10S 209/00Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
  5. Y10S 209/926Silverware sorter
Granted patents
27
Published applications
4
Assignees
7
Inventors
30
Latest grant
21 Oct 2014

Filings by year

Granted patentsPublished applications
Y10S 209/926: granted patents and published applications per publication year
YearGranted patentsPublished applications
197620
197700
197800
197900
198010
198100
198200
198310
198410
198500
198610
198710
198830
198900
199010
199110
199210
199300
199400
199500
199610
199710
199810
199920
200010
200111
200222
200330
200410
200500
200600
200700
200800
200900
201000
201100
201200
201300
201411

19761986199620062014

By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.

Recent patents

  • Utensil sorting apparatus21 Oct 2014US 8,863,960 B2
  • Pulse induction silverware detector20 Apr 2004US 6,724,305 B2Golden West Sales
  • Silverware detector23 Dec 2003US 6,667,689 B1
  • Magnetic separator device for disposal unit30 Sep 2003US 6,626,297 B2Shiloh Partners LLC
  • Collapsible colander for straining and rinsing15 Apr 2003US 6,547,080 B1Gravity, Incorporated
  • Utensil sorting apparatus27 Feb 2014US 2014/0054205 A1
  • Pulse induction silverware detector28 Nov 2002US 2002/0175817 A1Golden West Sales
  • Magnetic separator device for disposal unit6 Jun 2002US 2002/0066696 A1Shiloh Partners LLC
  • Utensil sorting apparatus27 Dec 2001US 2001/0054577 A1

Most cited

By later US patents
  • Collapsible colander for straining and rinsing34US 6,547,080 B1Gravity, Incorporated · 2003
  • Flatware trap for waste containers28US 5,797,497 A1998
  • Magnetic trash container lid26US 4,782,970 A1988
  • Flatware recovery food scraper25US 4,367,138 A1983
  • Magnetic trash container lid with plate scraper20US 6,129,213 A2000

Top assignees

Documents
  • GWGolden West Sales2
  • SPShiloh Partners LLC2
  • AIAvant Industries, Inc.1
  • FSFood Service Innovations, Inc.1
  • GGravity, Incorporated1
  • HEHillside Engineering, Inc.1
  • RSRegionala Stiftenlsen i Varmland med firma ERRESS1

Often classified with

  • B07CPostal sorting16
  • B65FGathering or removal of domestic or like refuse11
  • B03CMagnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials from solid materials or fluids6
  • B07BSeparating solids from solids by sieving, screening, sifting or by using gas5
  • A47GHousehold or table equipment2
  • A47LDomestic washing or cleaning2
  • B03BSeparating solid materials using liquids or using pneumatic tables or jigs2
  • E03CDomestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water2
  • G01VGeophysics2
  • A47JKitchen equipment1

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