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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7681737 | Magnetic separator apparatus Magnetic separator devices that are useful in separating finely divided solids in the presence of liquids, vapors, and gases that are hazardous, that is, they may be corrosive, flammable, toxic, or a combination of such hazards, and the use of such devices in proces... | 03/23/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7318528 | Precious metal recovery A pulse of over six kilovolts with a duration of 200 nanoseconds causes an explosion that fragments a mineral deposit with metals embedded therein. The fragmentation separates the metals from the mineral. A conditioning electromagnet temporarily magnetizes the metal... | 01/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7182204 | Treatment method and device, in particular for excavation material A method and an apparatus for processing mixtures of material which contain a coarse component (3) and a predominantly cohesive fine component (4). Both the mixture of material (2) and an added material (5) are delivered in continuous str... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168568 | 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... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7010603 | Method and apparatus for controlling network connections based on destination locations Techniques for controlling a network connection in accordance with connection information associated with a destination location on a network are disclosed. Controlling of the network connection in accordance with connection information associated with the destinati... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6963909 | Controlling the response domain of a bootP/DHCP server by using network physical topology information A method and apparatus for assigning IP addresses to occupants in a communications system chassis with an Ethernet backplane and at least one internal chassis occupant, comprising receiving a request for an IP address from a component, determining whether the compon... | 11/08/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6722503 | Integrally formed separator/screen feedbox assembly In a coal preparation plant which receives a raw coal feed and separates the raw coal feed into a clean coal feed and a refuse feed, an apparatus is provided for receiving and mixing the raw coal feed with water. The inventive apparatus includes a deslime screen ass... | 04/20/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6467629 | Apparatus and method for separating particles with a rotating magnetic system An apparatus for separating mixed particles divides the material to be sorted into constituent fractions comprising non-ferromagnetic particles of different electrical conductance. The particles are fed onto a conveyor, e.g. a conveyor belt that linearly ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6412643 | Ferrous particle magnetic removal and collection apparatus An apparatus and method for removing ferrite particles from a material flow introduced into the apparatus. The apparatus has a housing supporting a magnetized roller with which the material flow is brought into contact with to extract the ferrite particle... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6346196 | Flow-through, hybrid magnetic field gradient, rotating wall device for enhanced colloidal magnetic affinity separations A slowly rotating separation chamber with an oscillating axial magnetic field gradient created by an alternating current solenoid superimposed on a steady radial gradient in a horizontal chamber is used as part of a flow-through multiunit colloidal magnet... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6330946 | Apparatus and method for separating particles Apparatus for separating particles such as minerals from a mixture including said particles. The apparatus includes means for generating a rotating magnetic field such as a rotating magnetic drum (71). The apparatus also includes means for exposing the mi... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6318558 | Method and device for separating different electrically conductive particles The invention relates for separating different electrically conductive particles, especially of waste materials, by means of an eddy-current separation, whereby the supplied particles to be separated are cooled. The invention also relates to an eddy-curre... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6253924 | Magnetic separator apparatus and methods regarding same A magnetic separator apparatus for use in separating magnetic material from a mixture of at least magnetic material and a liquid includes an endless belt defining a channel. A portion of the endless belt is movable up an incline relative to horizontal thr... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6230897 | Device and process for separating particles with a rotary magnet system An apparatus for separating mixed particles divides the material to be sorted into constituent fractions comprising non-ferromagnetic particles of different electrical conductance. The particles are fed onto a conveyor, e.g. a conveyor belt which linearly... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6149014 | Mill magnet separator and method for separating A top feed, wet drum magnetic separator capable of treating, removing tramp metal from the full flow discharge of a grinding mill having a feed box which provides overflow capacity, velocity break to minimize turbulence, and spread the slurry evenly acros... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6117398 | System for releasing and isolating nucleic acids An instrument that can hold one or more sample processsing vessels, maintain the sample processing vessels at a constant temperature, shake the sample processing vessels and separate magnetic particles by means of magnetic force. This system greatly simpl... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6068133 | System for separating non-magnetizable metals from a mixture of solids A system for separating non-magnetizable metals from a mixture of solid with a feed device; an endless conveyor belt with belt drums supported on a frame, of which the head drum at the discharge end is provided with a driven, eccentrically mounted and adj... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6040192 | Method and means for magnetic particle specific binding assay A system and method for handling magnetic particles, as in an immunoassay. A remover having a magnetic body and covering sleeve is inserted in a vessel containing magnetic particles and a liquid. The remover is moved up and down with the particles adhered... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5931309 | Magnetic separator with inclined conveyance A device for separating metallic and non-metallic materials via an inclined conveyor belt and vibrating plate feed. Feed material is dropped from the feed plate onto the inclined portion of the conveyor. Magnetic material adheres to the inclined belt by a... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5887728 | Separator and separation method A mixture of electronic component chips 2 and media 3 is placed in a planar state on a transport surface 4 of a conveyor 5. Only the media 3 are collected onto a first circulating circumferential surface 18 by a magnetic force provided by a first collecti... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5797498 | Magnetic separator and sweeping brush used therein A magnetic separator for separating a magnetic substance such as metal parts or workpieces from a nonmagnetic substance such as abrasives used in a barrel finishing includes an infeed passage along which a mixture of the workpieces and the abrasives is co... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5791492 | Magnetic separator A magnetic separator having a chamber for receiving material to be separated. The magnetic separator utilizes magnets either along the outer surface of an elongated cylindrical chamber or as a fixed shaft of a helical conveyor. Two outputs are provided fo... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5773307 | Method and device for determining an analyte in a sample A method for determining an analyte in a sample which includes: providing the sample in liquid phase, the analyte of which has a ligand having at least one anti-ligand specific recognition site; providing at least one reagent containing metal particles, i... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5740919 | Magnetic separator The present invention relates to a magnetic separator in the form of a conduit defined by axially mating halves. The magnet-containing housing disposed in the conduit includes an integral nose portion from which radiates a support member, the support memb... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5667074 | Magnetic separator A magnetic separator having a chamber for receiving material to be separated. The magnetic separator utilizes magnets either along the outer surface of an elongated cylindrical chamber or as the shaft of a helical conveyor. Two outputs are provided for di... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5657876 | Abrasive grit material recovery system A mobile apparatus and process for the separation and recovery of abrasive grit material from blasting material containing waste material and contaminants. The mobile apparatus has a low profile which facilitates the movement of the apparatus to job sites... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5622265 | Abrasive grit material recovery system A mobile apparatus and process for the separation and recovery of abrasive grit material from blasting material containing waste material and contaminants. The mobile apparatus has a low profile which facilitates the movement of the apparatus to job sites... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5615775 | High-intensity magnetic separator A magnetic separator having a chassis, a rotor and a return roll supported on the chassis, the rotor and return roll having axes extending parallel to each other, and an endless band trained over the rotor and return roll, the endless band having an upper... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5536475 | Apparatus for magnetic cell separation An apparatus for magnetic cell separation using paramagnetic microbeads includes a base upon which is movably carried a rocker member. The rocker member carries both a primary processing container in which a mixture of liquid with cells and paramagnetic m... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5465849 | Column and method for separating particles in accordance with their magnetic susceptibility Particles contained in a suspension are separated in accordance with their magnetic susceptibility and based on the variation in flow velocity of suspension. In order to achieve this magnetic separation, a pair of wall plates having at least one flat surf... | 11/14/1995 |
