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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083165 | Method and device for manufacturing dispersed mineral products The invention relates to a method for manufacturing dispersed mineral products by grinding the mineral raw material, sizing the same in a flow classifier, sorting the same in dispersion in air, and eliminating the dispersion air. Also disclosed are devices and insta... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8002211 | Scrap material shredding and compressing apparatus and system A scrap material recycling apparatus includes a feeder, a shredder and a separator, the feeder and the shredder mutually coupled, and the shredder and separator mutually coupled. The feeder includes a means for compressing a quantity of scrap material and means for ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7984865 | Apparatus and method of processing raw materials A method and apparatus for processing animal byproduct materials is disclosed. In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a grinder for grinding the byproduct materials; a mixer for mixing the ground byproduct materials with an oil absorbing material and a backmix ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7854406 | Air separator for comminuted materials An air separator is provided with a rotor positioned above three concentric vessels. The rotor and a plurality of entry ports segregate comminuted material into the three vessels. An exit port from each vessel directs the separated comminuted material for further co... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7690591 | Roller mill The invention relates to a roller mill, particularly intended for dressing ores. To reduce the energy demand for comminution and classifying a grinding product, a classifying device is positioned below the grinding area and to it is supplied the comminuted gr... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7618002 | Empty can processing vehicle An empty can processing vehicle includes first, second, and third chambers formed by partitioning a platform of a van track with partition walls, a can crushing machine disposed in the first chamber to crush an empty can supplied from a can inlet port to a casing an... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7506830 | Apparatus for modifying surfaces of toner particles In a toner production process having at least a kneading step, a pulverization step and the step of simultaneously carrying out a surface modification step and a classification step to obtain toner particles, the surface modification and the classification are simul... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7487929 | Grinding circuit with cyclone and density separator classification system and method A grinding circuit includes ore and fluid feed lines, a grinding mill connected to the feed lines, a grinding chamber to produce a crushed resultant fluid having ground fines and large particulate therein, a cyclone for receiving crushed resultant fluid having groun... | 02/10/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7438244 | Method and apparatus for separation and recycling plastic An apparatus and method for separating contaminated plastic material from various types of contaminants, including paper, includes a grinder for reducing the size of the contaminated plastic material to a reduced size of pieces and an eductor for receiving the piece... | 10/21/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7419108 | Corn fractionation process A method of corn fractionation wherein the resulting high starch concentration endosperm is subsequently used for ethanol production or dry milling is described. The method includes: providing substantially cleaned corn kernels, tempering the corn; screen processing... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7387266 | Aggregate recycling apparatus having air circulation type foreign substance and fine particle separation means, and method thereof Disclosed is an aggregate recycling apparatus having an air circulation type foreign substance and fine particle separation means which directs a blast of air, circulated in a dry state, toward waste having passed through a crushing process immediately after the cru... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377214 | Apparatus and method for temporarily compressing loose, multiply bent, pieces of scrap sheet metal into compacted wafers The bulk volume of large numbers of loose, separated, multiply bent, irregularly shaped scrap sheet metal is temporarily reduced, for transportation and storage of the metal for recycling purposes, by compressing the metal into temporary, compacted wafers formed of ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364101 | Pulverizing apparatus and method for pulverizing A pulverization/classification apparatus includes a plurality of air nozzles, a milling chamber as a space for pulverizing particles by compressed air jetted by the air nozzles, and a rotor installed at an upper part of the milling chamber that classifies powder mat... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7341212 | Enhanced ore comminution process and apparatus A method and apparatus for comminuting particulate material by inter-particle comminution in a bed of particles are disclosed. The apparatus includes a vertical roller mill with a horizontal grinding table rotating about a verticle mill axis. At least one grinding r... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337860 | Apparatus and process for removing liquids from drill cuttings Drill cuttings associated with drilling fluid are thermally cleaned. The wet cuttings are fed into a vessel chamber having mechanical mixers, such as ribbon blenders, extending lengthwise of the chamber. Direct heating is applied to the chamber contents by introduci... | 03/04/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7318013 | Method for slurry and operation design in cuttings re-injection A method for simulating cuttings re-injection in a wellbore, that includes defining a mass balance equation for a solids bed, defining a mass balance equation for a suspension solids, segmenting the wellbore into a plurality of elements, wherein each element include... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7300007 | Circulating grinding plant comprising a mill and a sifter The aim of the invention is to create a compact circulating grinding plant comprising a product bed comminution roller mill or roller press and a sifter device, in which the problem of mechanically transporting the grinding product that is directed through the circu... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293724 | Animal bedding composition method of manufacture An automated method and system of manufacturing an animal bedding composition includes cutting or shredding pieces of multiple panel corrugated cardboard structures having an internal corrugated panel sandwiched between outer panels and adding an adsorptive deodoriz... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7267233 | In-line classifier for powdered products A classifier for classifying particulates entrained in a flowing stream of gas is configured such that a change of direction of gas flow causes particles to impinge upon a target, heavier particles being trapped in a downwardly extending fluidized trap. The classifi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258290 | Jet mill A jet mill has a disk-shaped hollow part in the interior of the mill body. The hollow part is divided into an annular grinding zone for grinding a material by high-speed swirling air flows supplied through plural air nozzles and an annular classifying zone provided ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255233 | Method and apparatus for separating mixed plastics using flotation techniques A method and apparatus are provided for separating mixed plastics using flotation techniques including a first stage initial washing tank for washing of incoming plastics and providing a first separation process and at least one separation module. The first stage in... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252250 | Method and apparatus for extracting toner from toner cartridges The invention provides a method and apparatus for recycling toner cartridges. A shredder breaks up the toner cartridges into pieces, thereby releasing any toner from within the otherwise substantially sealed cartridges. The toner pieces along with any free toner pow... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240868 | Dynamic ring classifier for a coal pulverizer The present invention is directed to, among other things, a classifier assembly for mounting on the center shaft of a rotary coal pulverizer which includes a labyrinthian sealing arrangement operatively associated with the shaft for limiting the egress of unacceptab... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240867 | Processing system for manufacturing composite cementitious materials with reduced carbon dioxide emissions A processing arrangement for manufacturing composite cementitious materials, such as hydraulic blended cements, with significantly reduced Portland clinker minerals content. The arrangement includes a milling unit for pregrinding supplementary cementitious materials... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231927 | Method for recycling used-up plastic products and washing process of crushed plastic and apparatus therefor An object of the invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for recycling plastics which is improved with respect to operation efficiency, operation environment, lowering degradation of plastics, recycling cost and environment load including saving energy. Th... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7204436 | Residue exit for security destruction machines True zero-clearance cutting on a commercial scale is provided via a cutting area including a sacrifice material that is relatively softer than the cutter. One example is a cutting system which is capable of cutting a material such as, for example, tape or paper, int... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7168639 | Method and apparatus for reducing tires A method and apparatus for reducing vehicle tires includes a feed mechanism for transferring flattened tire treads into a shearing assembly which includes a rotating shear assembly. The shear assembly is comprised of a rotating arbor supporting a stack of a pluralit... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156235 | Apparatus for and method of classifying particles discharged from a vertical mill A classifier for separating coarse particles from a stream of gas and particles discharged from a vertical mill. The classifier includes a generally cylindrical outer casing having a vertical axis and a vertically oriented sidewall disposed on the mill, an inner cas... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147034 | Reclamation treatment of bonded particulates Apparatus for use in reclaiming particulate material from bonded particulate material comprises an outer compartment arranged substantially concentrically about an inner compartment, means in one compartment for breaking up the bonded particulate material and means ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140565 | Industrial scrap collector A scrap collector is comprised of a separator, a ventilating device, a chipping collecting container, a collecting bag, and a communicating pipe. The separator includes an air chamber, an inlet communicating with the air chamber, and a bottom hole communicating with... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118055 | Grinding mill A grinding mill comprises a suction device, a separator, a grinding device, and a driving device. The grinding device has a grinding ring, a grinding wheel, mounted on an excentric disc, a strong elastic plate assembly and several adjusting elements allowing to adju... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7083130 | 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... | 08/01/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7040562 | Rotating feed distributor A rotating feed distributor for use in connection with rock crushers and other devices is disclosed. The feed distributor has a platform for receiving rocks and a chute having an inlet and outlet wherein the rocks pass through. The feed distributor is designed to re... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7032847 | Method and installation for separating constituents of used tires The invention concerns a method for treating tyres, belts, inflatable boats, boots and other manufactured articles containing rubber, polymers and reinforcing elements, which is a close circuit system consisting in immersing the waste materials to be treated in a ho... | 04/25/2006 |
