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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091808 | Redundant tire and rubber compound reprocessing The invention provides for methods, systems, and devices for processing rubber materials including rubber from tires, tubes, shoe soles, or any other rubber containing product. Characteristics of the rubber materials, such as chemical composition and/or product manu... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7823812 | Recycling method of used tyres and installation for the actuation of the same method A recycling method of used tyres is disclosed, which comprises grinding of tyres to obtain tyre pieces with approximate maximum dimensions of 100×80 mm, granulating of ground tyre pieces to obtain filaments of harmonic steel and granules containing textile fibres w... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7681813 | System and method for treating shredder residues In a method for sorting shredder residues of metal-containing wastes, e.g., vehicle bodies, the shredder residues are separated into a shredder light fraction and a non-ferromagnetic fraction (shredder heavy fraction). A system is arranged for sorting shredder resid... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681812 | Unit and method for the treatment of shredder residues In a method for sorting shredder residues of metal-containing wastes, e.g., vehicle bodies, the shredder residues are separated into a shredder light fraction and a non-ferromagnetic fraction (shredder heavy fraction). A system is arranged for sorting shredder resid... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7654478 | Trash harvester apparatus and method A trash harvester apparatus and method includes a trash grabber. At least one trash shredder for shredding trash from the trash grabber is connected with the trash grabber. A magnetic device for picking magnetic trash from the trash is provided where the magnetic de... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7441716 | Aluminum recovering dry system and process A closed circuit, dry processing system for processing aluminum containing products and producing reusable particles of aluminum, and a process thereof. The aluminum containing products are crushed into chips which are then separated into iron-based and ironless chi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431229 | Garbage material reduction and separations process and organic fusion process A new method and concept for the recovery of valuable materials from solid waste and the conversion of organic solid waste and sewage into crude oil, gas, usable elemental solids and water uses a two step process, solid waste reduction and an organic fusion process.... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7407122 | Method of processing multicomponent, composite and combined materials and use of so separated components The nature of the method of treating multicomponent, composite and combined materials, consisting of organic and inorganic, non-metallic and metallic components and especially of waste from electronic and electric devices and equipments, consists in that the treated... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7350727 | Roller mill, particularly air-swept roller mill, and method for grinding materials with magnetizable, particularly iron-containing constituents, E. G. slag The invention relates to a roller mill, particularly an air-swept roller mill provided with a device for separating magnetizable constituents, particularly iron particles from the milling area. The invention also relates to a method for grinding materials with magne... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335618 | Method for manufacturing hydrorefining catalyst, and metal recovery method A heavy oil is hydrorefined using a hydrorefining catalyst. A spent hydrorefining catalyst whose activity has decreased is heat treated (S1) and pulverized to obtained a regenerated powder (S2). This regenerated powder is fractionated according to its ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328863 | Counterweight and method for recycling the same The present invention provides a counterweight and a counterweight-recycling method capable of having excellent workability, capable of reducing manufacturing costs, and capable of achieving environmental conservation. A metal portion contained in slag produced in a... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325757 | Plastics recovery system A transportable system for separating materials in a waste stream. An arrangement of separation and grinding devices is mounted on a transportable platform. The devices are configured and arranged to produce three or more product streams from a plastic-rich feed mix... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7264185 | Dry grinding system and dry grinding method The invention provides a dry grinding system including grinding means for dry-grinding a material to be ground; first classification means for classifying a ground product obtained through the grinding means, into fine powder having a relatively small average partic... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7246761 | Process reactor and method for the electrodynamic fragmentation In a process reactor and a method for the electro-dynamic fragmentation of lumpy mineral materials by pulsed high voltage discharges, including a reaction chamber with a funnel-like bottom having a central outlet, an axially movable high-voltage electrode extending ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7195183 | Method of processing composite wastes A method or processing composite waste including combustibles and incombustibles has a press process for pressing the composite waste, a dry distillation process for performing dry distillation on the pressed composite waste, a shredding process for shredding the co... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178748 | Method of recycling plastic material of process cartridge It is an object of this invention to efficiently recycle a plastic resin material used in a process cartridge. To achieve this object, in a method of recycling a plastic material of a process cartridge, the process cartridge is crushed in a crushing step while parti... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175115 | Garbage material reduction and separations process and organic fusion process A new method and concept for the recovery of valuable materials from solid waste and the conversion of organic solid waste and sewage into crude oil, gas, usable elemental solids and water uses a two step process, solid waste reduction and an organic fusion process.... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7143969 | Decladding method and decladding device for spent nuclear fuel reprocessing A decladding device of spent nuclear fuel easily and efficiently removes fuel pins from the spent nuclear fuel. Spent nuclear fuel pins P, made of austenitic stainless steel, and in which the spent nuclear fuel is filled, are fed by a feeder 7 one by one or b... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134619 | Method of separating and processing catalyst carriers A method of separating and processing a catalyst carrier that is contained in a processing object that includes a catalyst carrier metal cover to which an exhaust gas pipe is still connected, magnetic carrier foil or a ceramic carrier, a surface-enlarging coating fi... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7108207 | Process and apparatus for comminuting particle rubber A process and apparatus for comminuting rubber particles. In this process and apparatus rubber particles at a temperature below the glass transition temperature are introduced into a comminuting device concurrent with the introduction of an inert gas coolant at a te... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086618 | Method for recycling aluminum alloy wheels A method of recycling aluminum alloy wheels, the method comprises providing a feed of aluminum alloy wheels of a particular alloy; subjecting the aluminum alloy wheels to x-ray separation to remove contaminates; fragmenting the aluminum alloy wheels into a plurality... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073736 | Shredder dust electrostatic separation apparatus and method A shredder dust electrostatic separation apparatus separates and recovers various kinds of crushed pieces included in shredder dust by the use of electrostatic force. The apparatus includes a rotating drum made of a conductive material, which receives supplied shred... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7011259 | Apparatus for working and processing materials A system for working and processing material, for example, for disintegrating different material, especially elastomers, in different branches of industry for lowering quantity of waste. The apparatus includes a housing with: branch pipes for introducing initial mat... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6983901 | Method for recycling aluminum alloy wheels A method of recycling aluminum alloy wheels, the method comprises providing a feed of aluminum alloy wheels of a particular alloy; fragmenting the aluminum alloy wheels into a plurality of pieces; subjecting the pieces to magnetic separation to produce pieces having... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6974097 | Method and apparatus for sorting recyclable products A method for recovering fuel substance and providing an alternative periodic cover material for landfills by separating materials in a salvage operation. A non-sorted material stream including metallic and non-metallic components, which preferably includes automobil... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6945484 | Method and apparatus for processing municipal waste A method for processing municipal waste substantially reduces the volume of material to be disposed into a landfill by increasing the volume of materials of value collected from the municipal waste and by composting the remaining materials to create a salable produc... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6842596 | Recycling apparatus, recycling method, and recycled product Information about a recycling item is input, a first sorting condition is prepared so as to sort the recycling item into one of a plurality of groups corresponding to conditions for decomposing the recycling item, a second sorting condition is prepared so as to sort... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6824686 | Method for treating solid waste with an organic fraction The present invention concerns a method for treating solid waste with an organic fraction. A slurry (4) of the waste (1) diluted with water (3) is sieved, at least by means of a sieving device (5) which lets pieces through whose dimension... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6739532 | Method for separating adhered paper from paper-covered gypsum board A method and apparatus for separating adhered paper from paper-covered gypsum board, involving passing the gypsum board past a magnet to automatically remove ferrous materials from the gypsum board without stopping the process/apparatus, pulverizing that gypsum boar... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6685116 | Crushing apparatus, crushing method, disassembling method, and valuables recovering method A crushing apparatus is provided for crushing a printed circuit board on which electronic components are mounted into pieces of a size ranging from a few to ten centimeters square and separating some of the components and sheathed wires from the printed c... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6581858 | Method and apparatus for crushing fluorescent lamps and separating components thereof Components of crushed fluorescent lamps are conveyed pneumatically from a lamp crusher housing to a cyclonic hopper and enter tangentially into the hopper adjacent its upper end. The components include heavy glass particles and caps which are allowed to d... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6578783 | Method and apparatus for sorting recyclable products A method for providing an alternative periodic cover material for landfills by separating materials in a salvage operation. A non-sorted material stream including metallic and non-metallic components, which preferably includes automobile scrap, is fed to ... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6568612 | Method of and apparatus for disposing waste A waste disposal apparatus comprising a crushing means for crushing waste including a circuit board into fragments, and a circuit board sorting means for sorting fragments of the circuit board from the fragments of the waste crushed by the crushing means ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6527206 | Method for processing mixed waste, processing plant and buffer silos therefor A method for processing mixed waste in a continuously operating processing plant comprising a plurality of successive stations which are connected to each other by means of at least one conveyor segment and wherein the mixed waste material is processed in... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6527208 | Process and apparatus for reclaiming the economic components of polluted scrap rubber tires A process, and associated apparatus, that separates the economic components of scrapped rubber tires while isolating and removing certain levels of contamination associated with these tires. The separation of the scrap tires contaminants is accomplished b... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6467708 | Method of processing municipal waste A method for processing municipal waste substantially reduces the volume of material to be disposed into a landfill by increasing the volume of materials of value collected from the municipal waste and by composting the remaining materials to create a sal... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6446886 | Method for producing glass sands and system therefor A method for producing glass sands including the steps of crushing glass articles to convert them into fine fragments so as to form glass fragments, then agitating finely crushed glass fragments to eliminate sharp portions while at the same time forming g... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6422493 | Method and apparatus for sorting recyclable products A method for recovering a fuel substance by separating materials in a salvage operation based on BTU content is provided. A non-sorted material stream including metallic and non-metallic components, which preferably includes automobile scrap, is fed to a ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6364117 | Method of separating iron sheets from wasted iron products This invention pertains to a method of separating iron sheets from washed iron products. The method includes the following steps: crushing wasted iron products into pieces; transporting the crushed pieces on a conveyer; and separating iron sheet pieces fr... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6346223 | Process for the production of titanium concentrate from anatase ores with high utilization of the iron contents of the ore A process for the production of titanium concentrates from anatase ores with high utilization of the iron contents of the raw ore involving the steps of calcining mechanically treated ore in the presence of an alkali metal carbonate followed by dilute lea... | 02/12/2002 |
