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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177071 | Injector for flotation cell An injector for a flotation cell, comprising a feed channel for feeding a fiber suspension flow to the flotation cell, a flow distribution element for distributing the fiber suspension flow fed to the injector into partial flows, a mixing apparatus for mixing air wi... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167133 | Flotation cell An injector of a flotation cell, the injector comprising a feed pipe for feeding a fiber suspension flow into the flotation cell, a mixing apparatus for mixing air into the fiber suspension flow and at least one air feed connection arranged before the mixing apparat... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7562777 | Flotation cell injector assembly for use with open or closed flotation deinking modules for recycled paper An injector assembly that forms means for gasifying a slurry by expanding the infeed bore within the injector assembly having a source of ambient air in communication therewith whereby the negative pressure created draws air into the slurry prior to injection into a... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7381305 | Method and apparatus for monitoring liquid and solid contents in a froth A method and apparatus are presented for determining the quantity of liquid and solid content in a removal stream of a froth created from a suspension that is generated during a froth flotation operation. Specifically, electrodes are immersed in the froth generated ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7364053 | Sink side touchless foam dispenser A soap dispenser, preferably a sink side counter mounted dispenser, to dispense foamed liquid soap by mixing in an outlet of a soap spout liquid, soap and air preferably provided from a liquid soap pump and a air pump located remote from the faucet. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7332097 | Clarifying tank Methods and apparatus for separating solid particles from a fluid. One preferred embodiment includes a tank for settling particles out of the fluid, a conical chamber at the bottom of the tank, an outlet connected to conical chamber, and a conical auger within the c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328806 | Apparatus for froth cleaning A process of separating a desired constituent from a mixture of particulate matter including the steps of: conditioning a liquid mixture of particulate matter with a frothing agent to create a pulp; aerating the pulp to generate a float fraction of froth supported o... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7299575 | System and method for non-mechanical information handling system product badge orientation A product badge coupled to a product, such as an information handling system, displays product information to align with a selected of plural product orientations by illuminating a first display material to present the product information in a first orientation asso... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296682 | Process for controlling operation of a flotation cell A method for controlling operation of a flotation cell, where the liquid level and the foam level in the cell are measured and controlled. The method includes measuring at least one quality characteristic of the accept leaving the cell and determining the set value(... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7281631 | Process for de-inking paper pulp and flotation cell used for this process The cell includes an enclosure having, at the top, a main inlet for the pulp to be de-inked and, at the bottom, a main outlet for the de-inked pulp. The pulp from the top to the bottom, passes through successive stages provided with bubble passageways introduced int... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267232 | Flotation device and method of froth flotation An apparatus for froth flotation including a flotation vessel including a side wall and a bottom wall that includes a fluid drain, and a mixing eductor inside the vessel disposed to impart net rotational force to contents of the vessel about an axis; and a method of... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267231 | Process and device for aerating suspensions A process for aerating suspensions, particularly to flotate them, for example in deinking of pulp suspensions, with one or more stages and/or cells. Each stage/cell has its own separate liquid loop. A cleaner is interposed to improve removal of dirt specks. ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255514 | Method and system for removing contaminants from soil A method and system for removing contaminants from contaminated soil at a site utilizes particle size segregation and particle density segregation to yield a plurality of fractions, whereby each of the fractions are tested and identified for the presence of unaccept... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7171814 | Method and apparatus for carbon dioxide accelerated unit cooldown A system and a method of its use for the accelerated cooldown of at least one unit by injecting liquid carbon dioxide via a sparger into a pipeline connected to the unit via an access valve upstream of the unit being cooled. By providing an evenly distributed flow i... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163105 | Froth flotation process and apparatus A froth flotation process typically used to separate particulate materials such as coal, has a mixed size feed (1) separated in a sieve bend (2) into a stream of relatively fine particles (3) and a stream of relatively coarse particles (14 | 01/16/2007 |
| 7131370 | Centrifugal separating device and method of clarifying must during the production of wine The invention relates to a centrifugal separating device and method for clarifying must during wine production, especially with a separator (7). Gas and/or gelatine and/or other additives are added to the must that is clarified in the separating device after ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7108136 | Pneumatic flotation separation device A separating device (10) especially for use in a pneumatic flotation system comprises an annular channel (18), at least one nozzle (16) for introducing aerated pulp substantially horizontally and tangentially into the annular channel (18)... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7036801 | Vaporizer and apparatus for vaporizing and supplying The present invention provides a vaporizer having a vaporization chamber for a CVD material, a CVD material feed portion supplying the CVD material for the vaporization chamber, a vaporized gas exhaust port and a heater for heating the vaporization chamber, wherein ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6968956 | Separation apparatus and methods A separation apparatus and method for use in separating magnetic material from non-magnetic material that includes the use of a magnetic grid, e.g., a permanently magnetic grid, which defines a plurality of openings. The grid assists in preventing magnetic material ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962618 | Device for separating air from flotation foam Device and process for the removal of air from flotation foam formed during the flotation of a paper-fiber-containing suspension. The device includes a driven rotor that includes a shaft and at least one rotor blade positioned on the shaft, and a non-rotating wall a... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6959815 | Selective reactive oily bubble carriers in flotation processes and methods of generation and uses thereof The present invention provides for a reactive oily bubble carrier comprising: (a) a gas bubble having an oil-coating; and (b) a collector dissolved within the oil-coating. The present invention also provides for the use a reactive oily bubble carrier in a flotation ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6920983 | Device for separating solids from liquids by means of flotation The invention relates to a device for separating solids from liquids by means of flotation, particularly for separating impurities and ink particles from fibre suspensions, with several injectors 10, which are provided inside a flotation cell 1. It is ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6918949 | Method for contacting large volumes of gas and liquid across microscopic interfaces A method for contacting large volumes of gas and liquid together on a microscopic scale for mass transfer or transport processes wherein the contact between liquid and gas occurs at the interfaces of a multitude of gas bubbles. Multiple porous tubes assembled in a b... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6915908 | Method of decontaminating soil A method for decontaminating soil containing inorganic contaminants having a degree of liberation of at least 60%, comprising the steps of removing from a coarse fraction at least a portion of inorganic contaminants in particulate form contained therein with a jig t... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6905610 | Method, module and device for contacting a gas and a liquid A method, a module, and a device for gas-liquid contacting. The liquid is sent, in the presence of the gas, in jet form in a first direction onto a wall inclined at an angle of 35-55 degrees with respect to the first direction, the wall dispersing the liquid jet int... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6881297 | Process for aerating dispersions A device and process for aerating dispersions, particularly for flotation of pulp suspensions, in a de-inking process where the pulp suspension containing dirt particles is sprayed into a tank together with air. The air is injected at a minimum of two successive poi... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6840383 | Particle separating apparatus A particle separating apparatus is provided with a stock solution feeder (1) for supplying a stock solution containing particles, a bubble generator (2) for generating air bubbles to promote the separation of particles, a first separator (3) for... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6776292 | Apparatus for separation of solids in froth An apparatus for separation of solids in froth is presented. The apparatus includes: a housing (1), establishing a chamber (2) for flows of liquid and solid material and a froth bed (30) on the liquid; feeding means (14) for getting incom... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6766909 | Separation device for a flotation machine Invention relates to a flotation machine which at least contains a flotation cell (2) having a means for feeding slurry in the floatation cell, a means for feeding gas into the slurry and producing aerated slurry (4) and froth (3), a means for r... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6763947 | Flotation separation apparatus and infuser therefor An improved flotation separation apparatus for separating and classifying diverse, liquid-suspended solids having a plurality of high volume air bubble infusers. Each infuser includes a circular cavity defined by an interior circumferential wall. A plurality of stat... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6612444 | Apparatus and process for recovering a desired fraction of a raw material An apparatus for recovering a desired fraction of a raw material bearing the desired fraction has a vessel or cell defining a treatment chamber therein, with an inlet into the chamber for introducing a slurry of raw material to be treated into the chamber... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6475337 | Process for aerating dispersions A device and process for aerating dispersions, particularly for flotation of pulp suspensions, in a de-inking process. The process includes at least two stages, where each stage has a separate liquid circulating system which sucks in the gas or air and mi... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6450344 | Particle separating apparatus A particle separating apparatus is provided with a stock solution feeder (1) for supplying a stock solution containing particles, a bubble generator (2) for generating air bubbles to promote the separation of particles, a first separator (3) for separatin... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6425485 | Air-assisted density separator device and method A process is described for separating particles based on differences in mass after the selective attachment of air bubbles to reduce the density of one or more of the components of the feed. A novel feature of this process is aeration of a hindered-bed of... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6394279 | Flotation machine for a fiber suspension and method of using same A flotation machine is provided which includes at least one flotation cell having an inner chamber. The fiber suspension is transported into the inner chamber, and a gas is injected into the fiber suspension within the inner chamber at a temperature below... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6395131 | Flotation machine for a fiber suspension and method of using same A flotation machine is provided which includes at least one flotation cell having an inner chamber. The fiber suspension is transported into the inner chamber, and a gas is injected into the fiber suspension within the inner chamber at a temperature above... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6279749 | Process and apparatus for removing solids from an aqueous paper fiber suspension Process and apparatus for removing solids from an aqueous fiber suspension in a flotation container that includes a drainage section. The process includes adding gas bubbles to the fiber suspension entering the flotation container, and collecting a flotat... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6254771 | Method of processing desulfurization absorption liquid and apparatus therefor This invention relates to a method for the treatment of a desulfurization absorbing fluid after gas-liquid contact with combustion exhaust gas in which fine particles of unburned carbon and other materials are efficiently removed from the desulfurization ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6227374 | Process and floatation device for the removal of interfering materials from an aqueous fiber pulp suspension The process is designed for the flotation of interfering materials from an aqueous fibrous pulp suspension and is in particular used in the processing of printed or used paper that is otherwise contaminated. The separation of gas bubbles of the suspension... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6197153 | Method for de-inking paper pulp from recycled paper The method for de-inking paper pulp produced by the reduction to pulp, with water, of old papers of various qualities according to which a stream of air bubbles (C) is sent through the flow (E2, S2, E3, S3) of p... | 03/06/2001 |
