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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7837040 | Acoustic concentration of particles in fluid flow An apparatus for acoustic concentration of particles in a fluid flow includes a substantially acoustically transparent membrane and a vibration generator that define a fluid flow path therebetween. The fluid flow path is in fluid communication with a fluid source an... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7428971 | Method for sorting and recovering fine particle and apparatus for recovery The present invention provides a fine-particle sorting technique that uses optical pressure (optical force) and that can be applied in place of heretofore known cell sorting techniques; and a fine-particle recovering technique therefor. The fine-particle recovering ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7404490 | Continuous particle separation apparatus The present invention relates to an improved apparatus and method for assembly for a cylindrical split-flow thin separation channel that is capable of continuously separating particles of interest from a suspension flowing through the channel. The apparatus provides... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7351327 | Process for the selective desulfurization of a mid range gasoline cut A process for concurrently fractionating and treating a full range naphtha stream. The full boiling range naphtha stream is first subjected to simultaneous thioetherification and splitting into a light boiling range naphtha, an intermediate boiling range naphtha and... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347332 | Cyclone having a vibration mechanism A cyclone for classifying materials has at least one vibrator attached to the downwardly tapering conical housing thereof to set up vibrations which interrupt the normal flow pattern of the downwardly swirling slurry of materials so that some of the smaller particle... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335847 | Method and apparatus for foreign-body separation from a material flow Method and apparatus for the separation of foreign bodies from a material flow, in particular a tobacco stream. Method is characterized in that at least a portion of the material from the material flow is conveyed into the area of a foreign-body detection device in ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7259344 | Application of static light to a fluid of CNTs for purposes of sorting the CNTs A method is described that comprises sorting carbon nanotubes (CNTs) within a fluidic flow for a targeted subset of the CNTs. The sorting comprises attracting at least a portion of the CNTs within the fluidic flow in a direction of increasing intensity of an electri... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7160450 | Method for removing oil, fat and grease from water Free oil, fat and grease contaminate water and wastewater these contaminants can be removed by an efficient separator system and allow the contaminants to be recovered at their maximum concentration. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7015043 | Flow cell method A method of operating an analytical flow cell device comprising an elongate flow cell having a first end and a second end, at least two ports at the first end and at least one port at the second end, comprises introducing a laminar flow of a first fluid at the first... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994218 | Apparatus for sorting cells and cell alignment substrate of the same An apparatus for sorting cells includes a cell alignment portion applying a process to a cell-suspending fluid with a great number of cells and arraying the cells with a spacing between each cell, a cell information detecting portion detecting information on the cel... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994219 | Method for magnetic/ferrofluid separation of particle fractions A particulate feed comprising a first particle type and a second particle type is separated by providing a separation apparatus having a separation vessel having a top and a bottom, and wherein the separation vessel includes inwardly sloping side walls. A magnet str... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6905029 | Cross-flow differential migration classifier A method, system, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide a cross-flow migration classifier capable of separating particles. The classifier provides a channel through which a sample, having one or more particles, passes in a first direction, wherein the channe... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6902650 | Method of making a stratified paper The present invention provides a method making stratified paper by redistributing the pulp suspension inside the headbox nozzle using acoustic radiation waves. Acoustic radiation forces fractionate fibers based on fiber radius. The acoustic radiation waves separate ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6868971 | Solids/liquids separator A separator for separating solids and other objects (debris) from a liquid, and having a separator body (2) through which the liquid, having debris entrained therein (16, 19, 20), flows from an inlet (6) to an outlet (13), and a port (... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6827221 | Mill classifier A mill classifier, particularly a roller mill classifier, has a strip rotor and a concentrically arranged guide vane ring with flow-optimized guide vanes and flow channels for a parallel incoming and outgoing flow without constriction or with widening and a diffuser... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6695147 | Absorption-enhanced differential extraction device This invention provides an extraction device and a method for extracting desired particles from a sample stream containing the desired particles. The device has a sample stream inlet, an extraction stream inlet, and an extraction channel in fluid communic... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6316451 | Heterocyclyl anthracyclinone derivatives A compound of formula (1) wherein R1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, a group of formula OR5 wherein R5 is C1 -C6 alkyl, C2 -C6 alkenyl or C3 -C8 cycloalkyl, halogen, amino... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6238523 | Decontamination apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus for decontaminating aqueous paper pulp, the apparatus comprising a decontaminating cell (12). The decontaminating cell (12) has an upper light contaminate collection hood (30) and/or a lower heavy contaminate co... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6213308 | System for debris elimination and item separation and method of use thereof A item separating or debris eliminating system includes a tank and a pump for circulating water from one end of the tank around through a duct and back into the opposite end of the tank. A medium density object collector is located within the tank, and a ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6193070 | Apparatus for separating solids drilling fluids A solids separation system may be used to separate solids, such as cuttings from drilling fluids used in well drilling operations. The system includes a settling tank having transverse baffles defining a fluid receiving chamber, a fluid output chamber and... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6139684 | Method and apparatus for decontaminating liquid suspensions A method and apparatus for decontaminating a liquid suspension comprising a decontaminating cell. The decontaminating cell has an upper light contaminate collection hood and/or a lower heavy contaminate collection trough. A method and apparatus are provid... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6109119 | Sample focusing device and method Sample focusing method and device for field-flow fractionation techniques that lead to improved detection, improved separation resolution, and a compressed sample plug while permitting a more straightforward quantitation of peaks and reliable large volume... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6036028 | Apparatus for separating off light materials from sand and gravel An apparatus for separating out light materials from mineral raw materials is provided. The apparatus includes a charging device that has a charging tube provided with an eccentrically arranged inlet for tangential introduction of raw material. The appara... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6024227 | Tramp material removal from pulp feed systems Dense, tramp material, is efficiently separated in a comminuted cellulosic fibrous material feed system, for example in a chemical cellulose digester feed system, in a simple but effective matter. By merely utilizing a generally vertical conduit and a slu... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5979664 | Methods and apparatus for acoustic fiber fractionation Methods and apparatus for acoustic fiber fractionation using a plane ultrasonic wave field interacting with water suspended fibers circulating in a channel flow using acoustic radiation forces to separate fibers into two or more fractions based on fiber r... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5971158 | Absorption-enhanced differential extraction device This invention provides an extraction device and a method for extracting desired particles from a sample stream containing the desired particles. The device has a sample stream inlet, an extraction stream inlet, and an extraction channel in fluid communic... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5901853 | Apparatus and method for extracting impurities from a pulpous slurry An apparatus (310) for extracting impurities from a pulpous slurry. The apparatus has an auxiliary chamber (13) having an upper chamber (313) and a hydrocyclone (311) for further extracting impurities from the pulpous slurry. A conduit (58) returns a sele... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5894935 | Method and device to separate a fine-grained solid material into two fractions Method and device for separating a fine-grained solid material into a fines fraction and a coarse fraction at a cut point size of below 50 μm, preferably below approx. 10 μm. The fine-grained solid is dispersed in a liquid capable of forming drops and t... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5803270 | Methods and apparatus for acoustic fiber fractionation Methods and apparatus for acoustic fiber fractionation using a plane ultrasonic wave field interacting with water suspended fibers circulating in a channel flow using acoustic radiation forces to separate fibers into two or more fractions based on fiber r... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791491 | Apparatus and method for extracting impurities from a pulpous slurry An apparatus (110) for extracting impurities from a pulpous slurry. The apparatus has a housing (111) and an auxiliary chamber (113). The housing has a separation chamber (127) having stack of disks (159) spaced from each other so as to form channels (172... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5733413 | Method for removing contaminates from aqueous paper pulp The present invention provides a method for decontaminating aqueous paper pulp comprising a decontaminating cell. The decontaminating cell has an upper light contaminate collection hood and/or a lower heavy contaminate collection trough. Paper pulp is pro... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5715946 | Method and apparatus for sorting particles suspended in a fluid An apparatus and method for dispersing particles suspended in a fluid by creating an obstacle field in a region of a conduit or receptacle and causing the fluid to flow through the conduit where the obstacle field has a configuration that causes the parti... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5535892 | Two stage compound spiral separator and method Coal spiral having a relatively short first stage helix for separating a slurry into clean coal, refuse and middlings splits, and a relatively short second stage helix for recleaning middlings split from the first stage. The first stage has only 3.25 turn... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5500117 | Cyclone-turbines, intended especially for flotation systems designed for treating water polluted by hydrocarbons A cyclone-turbine of the stator-rotor type comprising a rotor with mobile blades inside the cage of a stator with fingers of rectangular section, characterized in that a throttling disk is positioned between the cage of the stator and the stack above the ... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5492224 | Apparatus and method for extracting impurities from a pulpous slurry An apparatus (10) for extracting impurities from a pulpous slurry. The apparatus has an upper housing (11), a conical, lower housing (12) and an auxiliary chamber (13). The upper housing has a separation chamber (27) having an upper shell entry portion (3... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5423429 | Apparatus and process for separation of particulate matter from an aqueous carrier An apparatus provides the removal of particular matter from an aqueous carrier such as water, water-based slurry, mine slurry, or the like. Particles below 40 mesh in size can be separated from the aqueous carrier and concentrated with like particles acco... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5323914 | Method of and apparatus for separating heavy impurities from fiber suspensions in connection with pumping A method and an apparatus for separating heavy impurities from a fiber suspension include a centrifugal pump capable of separating heavy impurities towards the periphery of the interior chamber of the pump. The fiber suspension is caused to rotate in the ... | 06/28/1994 |
