MUMBAI, India, Sept. 14 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617065907 A) filed by Tomra Sorting Gmbh on May 25, 2026, for Improved Sorting Method And System.
Inventors include Balthasar, Dirk; Uepping, Ralph; Mayer, Michael; and Stilow, Peter.
The application for the patent was published on September 11, 2026, under issue no. 37/2026.
Abstract: Managing an input item flow (10) comprising a flow of a plurality of items (11, 12, 13) comprises recording a sequence of two-dimensional images of the input item flow (10). Individual items (11, 12, 13) in the images are identified and a respective type of item is determined for each identified item. A sequence of molecular absorption spectra of the input item flow (10) is recorded and a sequence of material indicators is determined, using the spectra. A sequence of information markers of the input item flow (10) is recorded. An association between each identified item (11, 12, 13) and at least one material indicator and at least one information marker is determined. Using the type of item for each item (11, 12, 13) and the association of a material indicator and an information marker with each item, a grading is made of each item into a class. Each item (11, 12, 13) may then be sorted into a respective output item flow (41, 42, 43) based on the grading class.
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