公开(公告)号：US12200174B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-14

申请号：US17894473

申请日：2022-08-24

Applicant: LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Inventor： Bradley Austin Hurst ,  Michael Charles Day ,  Daniel Lee Thomas ,  Michael Richard Turpyn ,  Casey Matthew Wesley ,  Darren Adam Keese ,  Jeremy Keith Payne

IPC: H04N1/00 ,  B07C5/342 ,  B07C5/36

Abstract: A sorter processes trading cards in an affordable, accurate, and easy-to-use manner. The sorter includes an input and output bin. A transport path moves cards between the bins and has two scan bars, one above and one below the path. The scan bars capture an image of a top and bottom surface of ones of the cards. A controller coordinates movement of the cards along the path and receives the image for processing. Users interact with the controller by way of an interface to influence the processing. The sorter also includes a coil to detect metal foil on the cards. Other embodiments are envisioned.