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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7938271 | Method for preparing powdered still slops, resulting material and facility for preparing such powdered still slops This consists of the preparation of powdered still slops from concentrated liquid still slops dried and converted into a powder in a conventional dryer (1) and then fed to a powder collecting cyclone (4), featuring at the lower outlet aperture of the c... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7815052 | Paper clip removing device and document reading apparatus A paper clip removing device capable of removing a paper clip made of a shape memory alloy, that has such a shape that a plurality of documents are bound at a normal temperature and a document bundle is released in a heated state, when the paper clip is on any posit... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7591375 | Layered vibratory material conditioning apparatus A vibratory conditioner includes a plurality of screens having a planar surface through which there is a material feed opening, wherein each screen is retained in vertical alignment such that all planar surfaces are parallel, a chamber within which the parallel scre... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7571814 | Method for separating metal values by exposing to microwave/millimeter wave energy Methods and apparatuses for separating metal values, such as nickel and nickel compounds, from mineral ores, including lateritic ores are disclosed. The method includes providing a mixture of particles (e.g., crushed and sized ore) that is composed of at least a fir... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7357260 | Solid material separator A solid material separator for separating solid particles from a mixture containing liquid and these particles which enables the process of separating the solid particles from the liquid to be improved. The solid separator comprising a collecting vessel which is mov... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355140 | Method of and apparatus for multi-stage sorting of glass cullets A method and system for sorting different colored objects, preferably glass cullets, into separate groups of same colored objects comprising a plurality of sorting devices for receiving an input feed of different colored objects and sorting the different colored obj... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351929 | Method of and apparatus for high speed, high quality, contaminant removal and color sorting of glass cullet A system for sorting a mixed stream of different colored cullet into separate groups of same colored cullet comprises a light emitting source for transmitting light, such as white light, through a cullet, and a camera having a plurality of pixels for receiving light... | 04/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7261208 | Method and installation for drying sludge Apparatus and method for drying sludge, in particular sewage sludge, by creating a granulate from the dried product. A mixture of a carrier material consisting of recycled sludge which has already been dried and liquid sludge is fed to a dryer 6. The dried pr... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7226006 | Treatment of municipal solid waste An apparatus and process for the separation, recovery and recycling of municipal solid waste (MSW) in which hot water 48 is added to shredded and homogenized MSW 2 as it enters a rotating feed preparation drum 34 equipped with internal lifter bl... | 06/05/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7128216 | Closed air circulation system The invention relates to a closed air circulation system for an apparatus used for sorting wood chips, containing chips in a variety of sizes and/or fines particles, in a wood chips processing chamber, in separate fractions by means of a gas flow, which is delivered... | 10/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7041153 | Method of measuring floating dusts In a method of measuring particles floating in an atmosphere, the atmosphere containing the particles is sucked into a container, ions are generated from a discharge electrode disposed in the container to charge the particles with the ions. A dust-collecting electro... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6948650 | Dross removal and solder reclamation improvements When dross is removed from a molten-solder reservoir, a substantial amount of molten solder is often removed with the dross. This molten solder can be separated from the dross and returned to reservoir via a conduit for reuse. Additionally, a skimmer for removing th... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6923328 | Method and apparatus for separating metal values Methods and apparatuses for separating metal values, such as nickel and nickel compounds, from mineral ores, including lateritic ores are disclosed. The method includes providing a mixture of particles (e.g., crushed and sized ore) that is composed of at least a fir... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923848 | Collecting apparatus of floating dusts in atmosphere A collecting device for collecting particles floating in the atmosphere includes a collecting container; a pump for sucking the atmosphere into the collecting container; a discharge electrode disposed in the collecting container for generating single polarity ions t... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6915664 | Method of manufacturing a fluorine-doped silica powder The invention relates to a method of doping silica with fluorine. The method described comprises mixing a powder of silica granules with a solid fluorine compound, thermally decomposing the solid fluorine compound under an inert atmosphere, and densifying the granul... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6907994 | Process for converting wet fly ash into dry useful industrial products There is provided a process for converting wet fly ash into a useful product such as cement replacement or industrial filler. A first amount of wet fly ash is provided. The wet fly ash is fed into a mixing chamber. An amount of aggregate, such as stone, is provided.... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6814239 | High-purity standard particle production apparatus, method and particles An apparatus for producing high-purity standard particles produces nanometer-sized high-purity standard particles of monodispersive uniform structure efficiently, with the abatement of contamination and damage. The apparatus includes a particle generation chamber, a... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6746654 | Dry and semi-dry methods for removal of ammonia from fly ash A method for removing ammonia from fly ash employs water mist (a water fog) or a flowing warm humid air stream to rid the fly ash of ammonia. Ozone alone or with other co-oxidants such as hydrogen peroxide are also used to rid fly ash of ammonia. ... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6730161 | Treatment of fly ash A finely ground powder comprising a mixture of fly ash and a compound selected from the group consisting of alkali and alkaline earth metal salts, alkali and alkaline earth metal oxides, and metakaolinite. Preferably, the amount of said compound is 0.4 to 1% by weig... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6615987 | Method of treating an aqueous suspension of kaolin A method of treating a kaolin particulate material to improve its properties by removal of impurities which includes the steps of: (a) producing a dispersed aqueous suspension of a kaolin particulate material containing at least 0.1% by weight, based on th... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6610953 | Item defect detection apparatus and method A method and apparatus is provided which addresses the drawbacks of the prior art and which incorporates two separate imaging devices, one near-infrared and one mid-infrared imaging device which simultaneously capture images of the passing objects. The ba... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6543618 | Process to recover raw rubber compound from semi-finished, reinforced, technical rubber products, especially hoses, before cross-linking, and equipment therefor A process for recovering raw rubber compounds from unvulcanized reinforced, semi-finished technical rubber products includes pressing the rubber products between metal surfaces heated to a temperature from 50 to 300° C., or preheating the rubber products... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6533124 | Quality control system for monitoring and control of contaminants in recycled plastics An apparatus and process for continuously discriminating between a contaminated plastic material containing trapped volatile contaminants and plastic material which contains an acceptable threshold of contaminants including first supplying a continuous so... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6522149 | Method and apparatus for identifying plastics Waste plastics, which contain coloring agents and are in various forms, are heated and electrified to divide into three groups in order to collect them without crushing while maintaining their product forms. Each group consists of high exothermic plastics... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6506311 | Method and apparatus for processing wet material A wet material treatment apparatus includes an inlet hopper for introducing the wet material into the apparatus. The hopper feeds the wet material into an injector auger that physically directs the wet material into a high velocity air stream produced by ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6464082 | Cullet sorting using density variations Glass cullet such as recycled municipal waste is processed to substantially eliminate contaminants including light weight paper and polymer, ferrous and nonferrous metal and also ceramics, pyroceramics, tempered glass, stones and assorted silicates that h... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6446812 | Removal of elemental phosphorus from mixtures with other solids Disclosed is a separator for separating a meltable solid from a mixture with other solids. The separator has a tank for holding a fluid; a container at least partially inside the tank, made at least in part of a screen through which the fluid can pass and... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439391 | Vibratory separator with material heater A vibratory separator apparatus for separating components from a fluid material stream fed to the vibratory separator apparatus, the vibratory separator apparatus, in certain aspects, having separator apparatus for separating components of the fluid mater... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6422392 | Ammonia removal from fly ash in an acoustically enhanced fluidized bed A process for removing ammonia from fly ash during processing on an inclined fluidized bed. The process begins by introducing a mixture of particulates having ammonia adsorbed therein into an inclined fluidized bed. Concurrently, a fluidizing gas is pre-h... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6386373 | Process for making silica powder and use of such powder in the manufacture of an optical fiber preform A process is described for making silica powder by a sol-gel process whereby an aqueous suspension is made of a silica-based raw material which includes particles containing chlorine, the pH of the suspension is adjusted to a value from 3 to 4.5 if necess... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6318127 | Method of glass manufacture involving separate preheating of components Provided herewith is a method for preheating a glass mixture to be fed into a glass furnace. The method comprises separately preheating at least some of the materials which comprise the load, and then subsequently remixing the preheated materials and pass... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315127 | System and method for removing particulate contaminants from fluid streams The present invention is directed to a system and method for removing particulate contaminants from a fluid stream where the particulate contaminants have densities equal to or approximating the density of the carrier fluid.... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6258150 | Process for the beneficiation of waste material and the product developed therefrom An iron based product having at least a sufficient total ferrous content by weight to render the product commercially feasible wherein the product is derived by a process comprising the beneficiation of kish slag waste material having a relatively low fer... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6242098 | Method of making mineral filler and pozzolan product from fly ash A method for producing a mineral filler and pozzolan product from fly ash is provided in which fly ash is dry processed in an air classifier to obtain a fine fraction having an average particle size of from about 0.1 to 5 microns and a coarse fraction hav... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6206199 | Method and an apparatus for recycling different components in a multiple layer material In order to recover the various components of multiple layer materials, a method uses a refiner or disperser including mutually opposing rotating discs having material engaging surfaces or elements such as teeth. The method includes: adjusting a gap betwe... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6173840 | Beneficiation of saline minerals Processes for purification of saline minerals using magnetic separation are disclosed. In particular, saline minerals can include trona, borates, potash, sulfates, nitrates and chlorides. The magnetic separation can include high intensity magnetic separat... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6168029 | Method for separating electrically conductive mineral components from electrically non-conductive mineral components of an ore An improved method for separating electrically conductive components of an ore or mineral sand from electrically non-conductive components of the ore or mineral sand is disclosed which includes processing the ore, adding a polymer, such as an anionic poly... | 01/02/2001 |
