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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8132674 | Continuous cleaning tramp metal separation device A tramp metal separation device includes a first housing having an inlet and an outlet, a first drawer and a second drawer. The first drawer and the second drawer each have a plurality of magnets and a wiper assembly, where each drawer is supported with respect to t... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7438187 | Free wire reclaimer with improved magnetic separation A magnetic separation apparatus for separating metallic material from a granulated stream of mixed metallic and nonmetallic material comprises a vibratory conveyor having a trough assembly mounted on a suspension system and coupled to a motor for causing the suspens... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7367457 | Device for the separation of non-magnetizable metals and ferrous components from a solid mixture and method for operating such device In an arrangement which including a motor-driven system for the separation of non-magnetisable metals, vibrations and resonances which generally are present in such arrangement, are eliminated. This is accomplished by utilizing a drum mounted on and rotating about a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360657 | Continuous magnetic separator and process A continuous magnetic separator and process for separating a slurry comprising magnetic particles into a clarified stream and a thickened stream. The separator has a container with a slurry inlet, an overflow outlet for the discharge of the clarified slurry stream, ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350409 | Magnetic separation in fluids Methods and apparatus are disclosed for recovering magnetically attractable wellbore casing fragments from drilling fluid used in hydrocarbon-producing formations. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341155 | Systems and methods for processing waste materials Systems and methods for disposing of waste material are disclosed, in which a cross-belt magnet configuration is employed to separate ferromagnetic substances from waste material. For some embodiments, the system includes a first conveyor belt, a magnet, and a secon... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331467 | Apparatus and method for isolating materials Apparatus is provided for separating non-magnetic mineral values from a source containing magnetic material and non magnetic material. The apparatus includes first and second conveyers in overlying relation which counter-rotate relative to one another. One of the co... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7296683 | Ferrous metal detector with alarm An electronic ferrous metal detector with an alarm includes a non-ferrous core positioned circumferentially about an opening in an object, such as a hole in a garbage can lid. A pick-up coil having a sufficient number of windings is wound about the non-ferrous core ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7258799 | Method and apparatus for magnetic separation of particles A magnetic circuit is shaped to generate an essentially uniform magnetic field parallel across the length of a container, and an essentially uniform magnetic field gradient along the length of the container as well. The dot product of the magnetic field and magnetic... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7223335 | Ion separation A device for separating ions from a fluid stream is disclosed. The device includes multiple chambers in fluid communication with one another. A first chamber has an inlet, and a last chamber has an outlet. The inlets and outlets of intermediate chambers are connecte... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217561 | Method for the controlled transport of magnetic beads The present invention is related to a method for controlled transport of magnetic beads between a position X and different position Y, such that the magnetic beads are manipulated or transported by applying successively a series of N local magnetic fields which have... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210581 | Apparatus for magnetically separating integrated circuit devices A method and apparatus of separating integrated circuit (IC) devices according to magnetic properties of the devices is disclosed. A plurality of IC devices are subjected to a magnetic field. The IC devices containing only nonferrous material are not responsive to t... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7161453 | Rotating and pivoting magnet for magnetic navigation A magnet assembly comprising a magnet mounted for pivoting about a first axis spaced from the magnet, and rotating about a second axis that is perpendicular to and intersects with the first axis. The magnet comprising a plurality of segments each with a magnetizatio... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147108 | Method and apparatus for the separation and collection of particles A separation operation for particles includes loading particles of various sizes and responsive to electromagnetic forces into a starting position upon a separation collection component, sending a first current through a first set of conductors in a first direction ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7134555 | Apparatus for isolating materials An apparatus for separating non-magnetic mineral values includes first and second conveyers in overlying relation which counter-rotate relative to one another, wherein one of the conveyers includes a magnetic assembly which cooperates with paddles on the upper conve... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7090080 | Free wire reclaimer system for scrap tire processors An apparatus for providing free wire reclamation from a granulated stream of mixed metallic and nonmetallic material comprises a vibratory conveyor having a trough assembly mounted on a suspension system and coupled to a motor for causing the suspension system to vi... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7055696 | Rotary valve type magnetic foreign matter remover A rotary valve allowing a rotor to be stored rotatably in a tubular powder granular material feeding chamber in a casing, storing and feeding powder granular material received from a powder granular material feed port to the troughs of the rotor, and discharging the... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056657 | Apparatus and methods for magnetic separation Separation apparatus and method for separating magnetic and/or magnetically-labeled particles from a test medium. Test medium within a reaction chamber is caused to flow past a collecting surface, and a high-gradient magnetic field is applied to the surface t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052599 | Method and apparatus for reuse of abrasive fluid used in the manufacture of semiconductors An apparatus and method recycles the abrasive fluid or slurry effluent used in the polishing step in the manufacture of semiconductors. Agglomerations of abrasive grains built up in the slurry effluent are crushed using a mill, ultrasonic oscillation, or pressurized... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7022224 | Magnetic hydroseparator The invention relates to the concentration of useful minerals and may be used in the concentration of iron ores. The magnetic hydroseparator includes a body with an upper drain, a supply device, a driving scraping device, set up with the possibility of interacting w... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7021469 | Apparatus for feeding particulate products to a user machine An apparatus (1) for feeding a user machine (3) with particulate products, such as products for infusion like tea, chamomile and herbal teas in general, comprises a hopper (2) for dispensing the product and means (40; 7) for transferring ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6994219 | Method for magnetic/ferrofluid separation of particle fractions A particulate feed comprising a first particle type and a second particle type is separated by providing a separation apparatus having a separation vessel having a top and a bottom, and wherein the separation vessel includes inwardly sloping side walls. A magnet str... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6946078 | Electrochemical method and apparatus for producing and separating ferrate (VI) compounds The method for separating ferrate salts from a solution comprising providing contact between the solution of essentially of aqueous hydroxide and the ferrate salts and a surface having a magnetic attraction, magnetically securing the ferrate salts to the surface; an... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6902066 | Removal unit for metal alien material removal apparatus Disclosed is a removal unit for removing metallic alien materials, which is adapted to remove metallic alien materials such as metal fragments contained in powder or liquid raw materials. The removal unit includes an outer plate, an inner plate spaced apart from the... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6899230 | Apparatus and method for isolating materials Apparatus is provided for separating non-magnetic mineral values from a source containing magnetic material and non magnetic material. The apparatus includes first and second conveyers in overlying relation which counter-rotate relative to one another. One of the co... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6890426 | Magnetic separation apparatus and methods Apparatuses and methods for separating, immobilizing, and quantifying biological substances from within a fluid medium. Biological substances are observed by employing a vessel (6) having a chamber therein, the vessel comprising a transparent collection wall ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6843375 | Magnetic separator for linear dispersion and method for producing the same A magnetic sector for charged particle beam transport that includes a magnetic field profile that achieves a linear dispersion from a collimated beam of charged particles proportional to their mass-energy-to-charge ratio. In one embodiment, the field profile necessa... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6833069 | Magnetic filter A magnetic filter removes magnetic particles from fluid communicated through the filter. The filter includes elongated, circumferentially spaced magnetic elements which capture magnetic particles entrained in the turbulent passing fluid. The magnetic elements must b... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6822180 | Particle separation mechanism A microchip comprises a flow pass in which a solution containing particles can flow, and a deflection mechanism for deflecting a portion of the particles as the particles flow through the flow pass. ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6790366 | Magnetic separation apparatus and methods Apparatuses and methods for separating, immobilizing, and quantifying biological substances from within a fluid medium. Biological substances are observed by employing a vessel (6) having a chamber therein, the vessel comprising a transparent collection wall ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6764859 | Device and method for mixing magnetic particles with a fluid This invention relates to the use of magnetic or magnetizable particles, and, in particular, to methods of mixing magnetic or (super)paramagnetic particles efficiently with a fluid and the separation of the magnetic particles from a fluid, optionally followed by res... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6743365 | Magnetic filtration system A magnetic filtration system includes one or a plurality of collection units (1) comprising a magnet (4) disposed between a pair of plates (2, 3), one plate being magnetized North, the other, South. The plates are provided with facing apertures ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6708828 | Magnetically fastenable magnetic wedge separator A ferrous metal object separator is removably attachable to a conveyor which transports a moving stream of non-ferrous material (e.g. wood chips) in which some ferrous metal objects (e.g. screws, nuts, broken machinery parts, spikes, nails, steel filings, steel chip... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6667689 | Silverware detector A device that easily fits on a refuse container and will sound an audible alarm when silverware that has been magnetized and likely hidden within other refuse falls through a sensing cavity on its way to the refuse container. This device will not trigger ... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6660159 | Magnetic separation apparatus and methods Apparatuses and methods for separating, immobilizing, and quantifying biological substances from within a fluid medium. Biological substances are observed by employing a vessel having a chamber therein, the vessel comprising a transparent collection wall.... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6659283 | Capacitor grade powders The present invention is directed to a method of purifying capacitor grade powders. The capacitor grade powder is initially placed into a purifying machine that disperses at least one contaminate into the capacitor grade powder. The powder is then placed ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6638425 | Magnetic filter A magnetic filter removes magnetic particles from fluid communicated through the filter. The filter includes elongated, circumferentially spaced magnetic elements which capture magnetic particles entrained in the fluid. The magnetic elements must be clean... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6635181 | Continuous, hybrid field-gradient device for magnetic colloid based separations A continuous, hybrid magnetic field gradient device for colloidal magnetic affinity separation having an axially-rotating horizontal glass tube, and a plurality of axially located repeating magnetic units. Each magnetic units consists of an alternating cu... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6626297 | Magnetic separator device for disposal unit A garbage disposal protection device prevents the entry of ferro-magnetic objects into the disposal unit while maintaining an unobstructed path for items intended for the disposal to freely pass through the entry of the disposal. The device is an annular ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6623983 | Apparatus and methods for capture and analysis of particulate entities Apparatus and methods are disclosed which facilitate immobilization of magnetically labelled particulate entities, e.g., cells, preferably in a defined pattern, on a collection surface via binding between specific binding pair members, as an aid to partic... | 09/23/2003 |
