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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7357259 | Material classifier having a scoop wheel A material classifier for classifying a liquid-solid mixture containing solid material to be separated is provided. The material classifier includes a tank defining a reservoir for receiving the liquid-solid mixture, and a scoop wheel including a plurality of circum... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7104403 | Static two stage air classifier A two-stage static air classifier has a feed duct through which particles of a granular mixture fall. A classifying louver plate having fins forming upwardly inclined classifying channels is fitted into a side opening in the feed duct. Particles of a set size are dr... | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7062982 | Method and apparatus for concentrated airborne particle collection An apparatus for collecting biological aerosols from an air sample is provided comprising an air intake assembly adapted to draw the air sample into the apparatus, a separation section coupled to the intake assembly and adapted to separate aerosol particles from the... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6953517 | Plant for the treatment of residue In order to make it possible for an inhomogeneous residue generated in a pyrolysis plant to be separated continuously and in as fully graded a way as possible, specially selected components are combined with one anther in an advantageous configuration. An essential ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6942103 | Static two stage air classifier A two-stage static air classifier has a feed duct through which particles of a granular mixture fall. A classifying louver plate having fins forming upwardly inclined classifying channels is fitted into a side opening in the feed duct. Particles of a set size are dr... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6588597 | Disposal system for plastic A treating system for selecting and recovering reusable materials from used composite plastics is constituted by a crushing process, a cleaning and grading process and a plastics separation process. The treating system for the composite plastics is consti... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6129037 | Bakery dough flour applicator A bakery dough flour applicator 10 for applying flour 12 to a dough piece 22 as the dough piece 22 travels along a processing path 134 includes a hopper 32 for supplying flour 12 and a transfer assembly 54 for providing flour 12 from the hopper 32 to an a... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5860531 | Cereal separator using size and specific gravity grading A cereal separation apparatus includes a frame and a size grading device mounted at an upper portion of the frame for grading particles according to a size of the particles. An oscillating specific gravity grading device is mounted at a lower portion of t... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5765694 | Seed cotton module handler and trash separator An infeed conveyor feeds seed cotton modules successively to a feeder head having disperser drums which reduce the modules to clumps of cotton. Incorporated into the conveyor are fluted rollers and beater rollers which cooperate to agitate the bottom port... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5749470 | Installation for decontaminating a radioactively contaminated surface An installation for decontaminating a radioactively contaminated surface with a dry mechanical abrasive includes an extractor for suction extraction of an extraction gas together with an abrasive/dust mixture produced during blasting. A separator separate... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5695069 | Fluorescent lamp collection and separation method and apparatus A mobile vehicle containing fluorescent lamp separation apparatus is transported to the site of a facility which uses fluorescent lamps and collects used lamps for processing. The lamps are loaded into a bin in the vehicle, the bin is closed to enclose th... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5651465 | Beneficiation of saline minerals A process is provided for recovering a saline mineral from an ore containing the saline mineral and impurities. The process generally includes the steps of separating a first portion of impurities from the ore by density separation, electrostatically sepa... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5557386 | Toner recovering device for electrophotographic apparatus and toner recovering filter for said toner recovering device A toner recovering device for an electrophotographic apparatus, which includes: a dust collector connected to a device for cleaning untransferred toner remaining on a photosensitive body; a toner recovering filter having an inlet port for introducing an a... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5465847 | Refuse material recovery system A refuse material recovery system is shown and described including a blend of automatic material processing by size and density and manual separation or sorting procedures. Overall, the system optimizes recovery from refuse including municipal solid waste... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5464100 | Sorting apparatus in solid waste sorting system A sorting apparatus for a solid waste sorting system has a first set of three belt conveyors, for conveying solid waste at a first speed, and a second set of three belt conveyors, each of the latter disposed with one end connected to the downstream end of... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5407079 | Method and apparatus for separating heavy particles from particulate material A dry washer for separating small high density particles such as gold from a mixture of high and low density material. A rotatable impeller in a cylindrical chamber draws in air and mixed particles, such as sand, and fractures the larger particles. The mi... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5328034 | Machine and method for separating recyclable matter A machine for sorting recyclable matter includes a trommel for conducting and screening an input flow of recyclable matter and a magnetic mechanism coupled to the trommel for extracting magnetic material from the input flow while the trommel rotates. The ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5269424 | Mobile separation method system for abrasive blasting material A process and apparatus for separation and recovery of used abrasive blasting material having intrained contaminate recovered from a work site. The intrained contaminates are removed by a self-contained multi-step separation process using magnetic vibrato... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5263589 | Method of recovering tobacco from stemmery discard A stemmery discard of tobacco and soil particles is fed to an air/centrifugal separator in which a fraction of smaller tobacco particles is recovered with a low amount of soil. The residue from that separator is fed to a screen separator in which a fracti... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5234109 | Apparatus and method for separating recyclable waste An apparatus for recycling waste materials includes a first conveyor for conveying a combination of waste material including magnetic responsive metals, magnetic non-responsive metals, glass materials in both large and small particles, and plastics. A mag... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5181616 | Grain processor A grain processor for separating and measuring components of a sample of grain as it passes through a rotary sieve having two or more sieving sections having different perforations. The separated particles in each of the sieving sections are passed throug... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5181617 | Method and apparatus for separating at least a fraction from a mixture containing reclaimable materials Already ripened compost is subjected to a sifting process directly following a drum sieve. The duct conveying the flowing air is connected to the outside of the drum sieve and is thus fed with the material falling through the sieve. The duct is constructe... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5137155 | Method and an apparatus for treating plant fibres A method and an apparatus for removing impurities from plant fibrous material which constitutes residual products in the refining of tuber or root vegetables, fruits etc. The plant fibrous material is, for forming a first substance, adjusted to a TS conte... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5116486 | Apparatus and method for separating recyclable waste An apparatus for recycling waste materials includes a first conveyor for conveying a combination of waste material including magnetic responsive metals, magentic non-responsive metals, glass materials in both large and small particles, and plastics. A mag... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5101977 | Solid waste sorting system The present invention is addressed to an apparatus and method for carrying out the effective separation or classification of MSW into fractions with improved efficiency. This improved efficiency is achieved inter alia through the use of various separation... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5074992 | Woodwaste processing system with contaminate separation A system for processing wastewood. The system may be mounted on a towable chassis. The wastewood is received at one end of the system and metal contaminants are removed from the wastewood. The wastewood is then separated according to size wherein a first ... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5011087 | Method of and apparatus for continuously treating comminuted synthetic plastic containers and products having contaminants bonded thereto for recycling purposes A system for separating contaminants from the plastic flake obtained by granulating synthetic plastic containers and products, which have contaminants bonded thereto, has a cryogenic housing for receiving the flake and a transport mechanism incorporated w... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4991721 | Automation of an air-screen seed cleaner A cleaning system is provided for separating desired material from undesirable material in a mixture of particulate materials. The system includes an inlet for receiving the mixture of materials and an outlet for discharging the desired materials. At leas... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4929342 | Apparatus and method for separating recyclable materials An apparatus for sorting recyclable materials including an inlet conveyor with a magnetic pulleys that directs magnetic objects out of the flow of recyclable materials. A vacuum inlet is positioned adjacent a stepped region of the conveyor so as to pull l... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4927528 | Sieve device for sieving out compost from rotten organic material The sieve device comprises a filling funnel for feeding the material. A conveyor belt runs on the bottom of the filling funnel. The conveyor belt projects into a sieve drum, which is driven by a hydraulic motor. The material is transported through the sie... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4801374 | Apparatus for the treatment of seed materials Seed materials are presorted by directing a stream of air across a cascade of the materials into heavy, mixed and light fractions and only the mixed fraction is then subjected to the usual gamut and further sorting and classifying operations. The heavy fr... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4785761 | Mobile seed cleaning apparatus A mobile seed cleaning and/or separating apparatus has a wheeled, self-propelled chassis mounting a plurality of cleaning and/or separating stations. The stations are interconnected by conveyors which transport the seed through the apparatus. The cleaning... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4684458 | Grain cleaning auger A grain cleaning attachment is disclosed for a grain auger. The attachment includes a cylindrical vibrating portion to surround the auger flighting after removal of a portion of the auger tube. The vibrating member is sized to provide a clearance between ... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4636301 | Dusting flour recycling system A flour recycling system includes a compressed air and vacuum head placed over a bakery product conveyor line. Flour is removed from the product units and is conveyed through a vacuum hose to the inlet of a remotely located dual stage separator in which t... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4505811 | Mineral processing apparatus Mobile mineral processing apparatus comprising at least one module having a base, frame structure and a roof. The base is mounted on skids or the like whereby the module can be moved from place to place at will. Also, each module is demountable for conven... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4406781 | Process for the separation of mineral substances Provided is a process and apparatus for the separation of solid mineral substances. Particular applicability is found in the separation of resins from resin-bearing coal material. The resins are effectively separated by treating the resin-bearing coal wit... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4394259 | Vacuum pneumatic conveying apparatus and method for transferring food products Vacuum pneumatic conveying apparatus and method are utilized to transfer food products, such as fish, from a boat to a processing factory directly or via a tender vessel. Fish products such as salmon, are withdrawn from a fishing boat through an intake no... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4382857 | Method and apparatus for extracting fiber product Self-cleaning separator apparatus is used in combination with a vertical settling chamber for extracting fiber product from a moving air stream. The separator apparatus includes a housing forming an air stream inlet, a product discharge outlet and a clean... | 05/10/1983 |
