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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157099 | Apparatus and method for separating materials A material separator for separating at least two different materials of differing densities and/or sizes of particles. The material separator generally includes a tank containing a flocculent, a circulation system for circulating flocculent within the tank and a pai... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151993 | Material separator systems A vehicle for separating a mixed debris stream is disclosed. The vehicle may include an elongate vehicle frame; a separating structure mounted on the vehicle frame and configured to contact the mixed debris stream with a fluid stream to separate the mixed debris str... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7775372 | Apparatus and method for separating materials A material separator for separating at least two different materials of differing densities and/or sizes of particles. The material separator generally includes a tank containing a flocculent, a circulation system for circulating flocculent within the tank and a pai... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7565981 | Apparatus and method for separating materials A material separator for separating at least two different materials of differing densities and/or sizes of particles. The material separator generally includes a tank containing a flocculent, a circulation system for circulating flocculent within the tank and a pai... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7500566 | Material separator systems A vehicle for separating a mixed debris stream is disclosed. The vehicle includes an elongate vehicle frame; a separating structure mounted on the vehicle frame and configured to contact the mixed debris stream with a fluid stream at a contact region to separate the... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500565 | Material separator systems A vehicle for separating a mixed debris stream is disclosed. The vehicle includes an elongate vehicle frame; a separating assembly mounted on the vehicle frame and configured to contact the mixed debris stream with a fluid stream to separate the mixed debris stream ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7360655 | Material handling system having a scoop wheel A material handling system is provided. The material handling system includes a tank defining a reservoir for receiving a solid material, and a wheel including a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart scoops for scooping solid material from the tank and subsequ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357706 | Method and a plant for preparing shrimps A method of preparing shrimps includes boiling them at a pressure exceeding atmospheric pressure, at a temperature exceeding the boiling temperature of water at atmospheric pressure, for keeping the meat of the shrimps in a compressed state while causing the meat to... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7341154 | Water bath separator A water bath separator includes a tank for receiving a volume of water for forming a water bath having a top water surface and a light material conveyor path extending from the tank such that an upstream end of the light material conveyor path is closely below the t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7314131 | Elevating conveyor An elevating conveyor for flowable material comprises an inlet (14) and an outlet (20) at opposite ends of a tubular barrel (1) surrounding a helical elevating member (2). Elevating member (2) is restrained against rotation about a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7314140 | Apparatus and method for separating materials A material separator for separating at least two different materials of differing densities and/or sizes of particles. The material separator generally includes a tank containing a flocculent, a circulation system for circulating flocculent within the tank and a pai... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303060 | Material conveying system without dust rising A material conveying system without dust rising, having a plurality of trays; a transmission mechanism, for carrying the trays and transmitting the trays in motion; and a controller, for controlling the transmission mechanism, is characterized in that the material c... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7172143 | Method and plant for separating polymeric materials A method for recycling polymeric materials, including a mechanical separation step (B), a first density separation step (C), an intensive cleaning step (E), and a second density separation step (G, V) is described. Additional separation steps, such as a third densit... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7169263 | Coarse dirt collector for removing coarse material from a pulper and corresponding method The invention relates to a coarse dirt collector (7) for removing coarse material from a pulper (1). The coarse dirt collector (7) comprises a support arm (8) with a collecting basket (9). The collecting basket (9) consists ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152742 | Separation process for carpets Comminuted carpet pieces are fed to a first stirred tank together with an aqueous solution containing separating salt, to form a first suspension, which is fed to a first mechanical separating stage. A first high-solids phase, a second high-solids phase containing p... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7111738 | Technique for enhancing the effectiveness of slurried dense media separations Methods, systems, and media for use in separating mixtures. A slurry including a separation liquid and one or more particulate media materials is provided. A classification separation is performed on the slurry to produce a classified media having a controlled parti... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7111739 | Wet fine particle sizing and separating apparatus A particle sizing and separating apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base and a frame that is movably connected to the base. A motor assembly is provided to vibrate the frame and at least two screens are connected to the frame. Means also are provided f... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7080650 | Screenings washer A screenings washer having a hopper, a grinder downstream of the hopper, and a washer downstream of the grinder. The washer includes an auger rotor that receives the screenings ground by the grinder, a spray wash system that sprays a wash fluid directly onto a porti... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7014132 | Method and plant for separating polymeric materials A method for recycling polymeric materials, including a mechanical separation step (B), a first density separation step (C), an intensive cleaning step (E), and a second density separation step (G, V) is described. Additional separation steps, such as a third densit... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007806 | Method and apparatus for separating a protein membrane and shell material in waste egg shells A method and apparatus for abrading the membrane portion of waste egg shells from the hard mineral portion thereof, is provided. The linking structure between the membrane and shell is initially abraded such that the membrane particles and shell particles can be pas... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004328 | Process for extracting and purifying naturally occurring zeolite A process for extracting and purifying naturally occurring zeolite from ores in the presence of other mineral phases by using mechanical dispersion and differential suspension to remove a majority of the clay content of the ore. The process continues by removal of c... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004327 | Method for sink and float separation of fine grained mineral raw materials A separating apparatus for the sink and float separation of a mineral raw material according to density using a liquid. The separating apparatus includes a rotatable drum including a plurality of sink-product pockets for discharging a sink product of the mineral raw... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6988622 | Venturi-driven flotation separator for chili peppers Mechanically harvested chili-pepper plants are sized into chunks and introduced into a water flotation system. Water is added at the top of a flotation vat and, for the most part, is withdrawn at the bottom using a venturi unit. The balance of the water is recovered... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6953123 | Pre-separation of feed material for hindered-bed separator A pre-separator feed well for use with hydrous slurry feed is provided in a hindered-bed separator that includes an elongate body defining an interior space with upper and lower portions. The feed well is elongate and includes a vertically adjustable conical plate a... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6902067 | In-shell nut sorting and debris removal assembly An in-shell nut sorting and debris removal assembly for removing debris including empty shells and sorting out unacceptable in-shell nuts includes multiple spaced belt sorting assemblies to removed materials having desired size characteristics and send them into a c... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892887 | Polymer drilling bead recovery system and related methods A polymer bead recovery apparatus is provided comprising: a housing comprising a recovery tank having an internal cavity and an exterior surface, the recovery tank having at least one inlet and at least one outlet, the recovery apparatus having a least one circulati... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6827911 | Photoreactor with self-contained photocatalyst recapture A system for the continuous use and recapture of a catalyst in liquid, comprising: a generally vertical reactor having a reaction zone with generally downwardly flowing liquid, and a catalyst recovery chamber adjacent the reaction zone containing a catalyst consisti... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6808626 | System for separating solids from a fluid stream A system for separating solids from a fluid stream. The system includes a first separator device mounted to a container. The container includes a settling compartment and baffle plate module, with the initial settling compartment receiving the fluid from the first s... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6805242 | Method of reducing phosphate ore losses in a desliming process The specification describes one or more embodiments of the present invention, which relates to a method of reducing phosphate ore losses in a desliming process. A phosphate ore preparation slurry is directed to a desliming unit; surfactants and/or an organic polymer... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6599434 | Fine coal recovering process A process and system for recovering fine coal having a size at or below 400 mesh. The process and system includes a series of cyclone separators, a vibrating screen, a centrifuge and a flow path to clean, recover and dewater fine coal having a nominal siz... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6527124 | Pistachio blanks separator An apparatus for separating blank pistachio shells and other debris from pistachio nuts includes a flotation tank, a weir and discharge channel, a conveyor within the flotation tank and a pair of counter-rotating rollers for squeezing floating items and f... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6505743 | Unitarily-formed grit classifier tank and bearing A grit classifier of the type used in a variety of industrial applications to separate grit or particulate matter from a feed slurry is disclosed, the grit classifier being unitarily-formed in one or two pieces of moldable plastic or plastic-like material... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6423532 | Refuse-treatment method and apparatus A method of treating household refuse wherein selection, communication, etc., the fraction of the total refuse containing biodegradable organic dry matter is delivered to an anaerobic fermentation process. Anaerobic fermentation is carried out until all t... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6329436 | Process to recycle shredder residue A system and process for recycling shredder residue, in which separating any polyurethane foam materials are first separated. Then separate a fines fraction of less than about 1/4 inch leaving a plastics-rich fraction. Thereafter, the plastics rich fracti... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6264040 | Hindered-bed separator device and method A process and a structure is described for separating particles in a fluid medium based on a difference in settling velocity. The feed is introduced tangential into the separation zone. The tangential feed system includes a transition box to reduce flow v... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6264039 | Method for precious metal recovery from slag The present invention, therefore, provides stage crushing method for recovering precious metals from slag produced by a coal burning furnace or boiler comprising: a plurality of crushing steps, wherein each crushing step produces slag particles having suc... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6238523 | Decontamination apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus for decontaminating aqueous paper pulp, the apparatus comprising a decontaminating cell (12). The decontaminating cell (12) has an upper light contaminate collection hood (30) and/or a lower heavy contaminate co... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6213308 | System for debris elimination and item separation and method of use thereof A item separating or debris eliminating system includes a tank and a pump for circulating water from one end of the tank around through a duct and back into the opposite end of the tank. A medium density object collector is located within the tank, and a ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6213306 | Process and facility for treating and sorting recyclable waste materials The invention refers to a procedure and an installation for the pure, according to sort, processing of recoverable material refuse, with a selection of heavy disruptive materials, with a crushing process for the remaining raw refuse, with segregating proc... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6202855 | Process for the selection of particles of a preselected size from a particulate pharmaceutical product An invention provides a process for the selection from a particulate pharmaceutical product of particles of a preselected size, said process comprising (i) obtaining a substantially homogeneous suspension of said particulate pharmaceutical product in a fl... | 03/20/2001 |
