ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,544,800, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to MAF AGROBOTIC (Montauban, France).

"Method for adjusting at least one parameter of a line for sorting objects such as fruit or vegetables, and associated sorting system" was invented by Philippe Blanc (Montauban, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a method for adjusting at least one parameter of a line (1) for sorting objects (7) of a system for packing such objects belonging to the group comprising fruit and vegetables, the sorting line (1) conveying a plurality of supports (6), each support (6) being intended to carry an object (7), the adjustment method being char...