| # | Country | Total Patents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Canada | 2 | |
| #2 | New Zealand | 2 | |
| #3 | United States | 2 | |
| #4 | Australia | 1 | |
| #5 | Brazil | 1 | |
| #6 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 1 | |
| #7 | Israel | 1 | |
| #8 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 1 | |
| #9 | South Africa | 1 |
| # | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Machines | |
| #2 | Measurement | |
| #3 | Packaging and shipping |
| # | Technology | |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Transport or storage devices | |
| #2 | Postal sorting | |
| #3 | Analysing materials | |
| #4 | Measuring light | |
| #5 | Unspecified technologies |
| # | Name | Total Patents |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hiebert Jacob F | 8 |
| #2 | Regier Robert D | 6 |
| #3 | Ozanich Richard M | 3 |
| #4 | Jacob F Hiebert | 1 |
| #5 | Robert D Regier | 1 |
| Publication | Filing date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| NZ521919A | Apparatus and method for measuring and correlating characteristics of fruit with visible/near infra-red spectrum | |
| EP0580784A1 | Apparatus and method for sorting objects | |
| US5497887A | Method and apparatus for handling objects |