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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997415 | Apparatus, method and system for creating, collecting and indexing seed portions from individual seed A method, apparatus, and system for coating, singulating, aligning, ablating, and indexing a number of seeds for testing is described. The apparatus has a carrier designed to hold seeds in a predetermined alignment for ablating a seed sample from a seed portion, the... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7410573 | Waste water purification apparatus and waste water purification method including the regeneration of used coagulant A waste water purification system for purifying polluted salt water including oil and the like by coagulating and separating pollutant matter in the polluted salt water can regenerate and reuse a coagulant in the system while scarcely resupplying the coagulant, an a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7360657 | Continuous magnetic separator and process A continuous magnetic separator and process for separating a slurry comprising magnetic particles into a clarified stream and a thickened stream. The separator has a container with a slurry inlet, an overflow outlet for the discharge of the clarified slurry stream, ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7341155 | Systems and methods for processing waste materials Systems and methods for disposing of waste material are disclosed, in which a cross-belt magnet configuration is employed to separate ferromagnetic substances from waste material. For some embodiments, the system includes a first conveyor belt, a magnet, and a secon... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331470 | Magnetic rake with release mechanism A magnetic raking device that agitates a ground surface and uses magnetic attraction for collecting ferro-metallic debris, such as nails and screws, at construction jobsites and other locations, includes a release mechanism that temporarily eliminates magnetic attra... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322433 | Tool for excavating an object A Tool for excavating an object, the tool having a jetting system arranged to impinge the object to be excavated with a jetted stream of a drilling fluid mixed with abrasive particles, the jetting system being provided with at least a mixing chamber wit... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316897 | Process, device and reagent for cell separation A cell separation process for the isolation of pathogenic cells in a small concentration in a biological fluid specimen, including treating the biological specimen to modify in a differential manner selected rare cells and other cells and causing differential migrat... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314552 | Electrochemical method and apparatus for producing and separating ferrate(VI) compounds The method for separating ferrate salts from a solution comprising providing contact between the solution of essentially of aqueous hydroxide and the ferrate salts and a surface having a magnetic attraction, magnetically securing the ferrate salts to the surface; an... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7244391 | Apparatus and method for the manipulation and testing of molecules, and in particular of DNA An apparatus for manipulating and testing molecules includes a surface to which the molecule is anchored at multiple points at one end, a paramagnetic bead on which said molecule is anchored at multiple points at its other end, and a magnetic means for applying a fo... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7134555 | Apparatus for isolating materials An apparatus for separating non-magnetic mineral values includes first and second conveyers in overlying relation which counter-rotate relative to one another, wherein one of the conveyers includes a magnetic assembly which cooperates with paddles on the upper conve... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7090081 | Selectively removing undesirably sized catalyst particles from a reaction system The present invention provides various processes for selectively removing undesirably sized catalyst particles from a reaction system. In one embodiment, a plurality of catalyst particles, having a first median particle diameter, is withdrawn from the reaction syste... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7021469 | Apparatus for feeding particulate products to a user machine An apparatus (1) for feeding a user machine (3) with particulate products, such as products for infusion like tea, chamomile and herbal teas in general, comprises a hopper (2) for dispensing the product and means (40; 7) for transferring ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6979818 | Mass spectrometer for both positive and negative particle detection A mass spectrometer suitable to measure both positive and negative particles, such as ions for example in a vacuum chamber. This spectrometer is provided with a turnable permanent magnet segment, which provides the gap of a yoke with adequate magnetic flux having th... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6899230 | Apparatus and method for isolating materials Apparatus is provided for separating non-magnetic mineral values from a source containing magnetic material and non magnetic material. The apparatus includes first and second conveyers in overlying relation which counter-rotate relative to one another. One of the co... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6896801 | Method and apparatus for magnetic separation of particulates from liquids The magnetic separator has a tank with a pair of dual conveyor chains, spaced apart, at opposite sides of the tank. A plurality of frames with spaced apart magnetic rods are suspended from the conveyor chains in a manner allowing the frames to swivel and always hang... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6843375 | Magnetic separator for linear dispersion and method for producing the same A magnetic sector for charged particle beam transport that includes a magnetic field profile that achieves a linear dispersion from a collimated beam of charged particles proportional to their mass-energy-to-charge ratio. In one embodiment, the field profile necessa... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6790366 | Magnetic separation apparatus and methods Apparatuses and methods for separating, immobilizing, and quantifying biological substances from within a fluid medium. Biological substances are observed by employing a vessel (6) having a chamber therein, the vessel comprising a transparent collection wall ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6708828 | Magnetically fastenable magnetic wedge separator A ferrous metal object separator is removably attachable to a conveyor which transports a moving stream of non-ferrous material (e.g. wood chips) in which some ferrous metal objects (e.g. screws, nuts, broken machinery parts, spikes, nails, steel filings, steel chip... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6660159 | Magnetic separation apparatus and methods Apparatuses and methods for separating, immobilizing, and quantifying biological substances from within a fluid medium. Biological substances are observed by employing a vessel having a chamber therein, the vessel comprising a transparent collection wall.... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6478161 | Magnetic separator An eddy current separator apparatus for separating non-ferrous metals from other materials. The apparatus includes a support frame and a table cantileverly suspended from the frame. An expansion and contraction mechanism is incorporated that is adapted to... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6478955 | Membrane magnetic separating apparatus Water to be treated is passed through a membrane (net), magnetic floc positioned in a portion below a level of the water to be treated is deposited to a surface of the membrane, and the surface of the membrane with the magnetic floc deposited is moved to ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6467629 | Apparatus and method for separating particles with a rotating magnetic system An apparatus for separating mixed particles divides the material to be sorted into constituent fractions comprising non-ferromagnetic particles of different electrical conductance. The particles are fed onto a conveyor, e.g. a conveyor belt that linearly ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6464083 | Method and apparatus for selectively capturing ferrous debris from a floor An apparatus for collecting, transporting and releasing ferrous debris from a floor is disclosed. The apparatus includes a magnet movable between a lowered and a raised position to provide a sufficient magnetic field intensity to capture debris from the f... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6412643 | Ferrous particle magnetic removal and collection apparatus An apparatus and method for removing ferrite particles from a material flow introduced into the apparatus. The apparatus has a housing supporting a magnetized roller with which the material flow is brought into contact with to extract the ferrite particle... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6365362 | Methods and reagents for the rapid and efficient isolation of circulating cancer cells A highly sensitive assay is disclosed which combines immunomagnetic enrichment with multiparameter flow cytometric and immunocytochemical analysis to detect, enumerate and characterize carcinoma cells in the blood. The assay can detect one epithelial cell... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6302275 | Belt tracking for magnetic roll separator A tracking system employs a strip of readily magnetizable material adhered to at least one edge of a conveyor belt used with a magnetic roll separator. The magnetic field produced by the head roller of the conveyor belt produces a continuous centering for... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6273265 | Magnetically enhanced gravity separator The performance of a gravity separator is enhanced by providing a magnetic material on the separation surface of the gravity separator. A magnetically enhanced gravity concentration/separation apparatus is provided for enhancing separation of a target fee... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6264842 | Continuous magnetic separator A method and apparatus for magnetically separating magnetizable particles from a mixture of magnetizable and nonmagnetizable particles of similar size and density by passing the particles through a magnetic field generated by a cylindrical coil around the... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6250474 | Magnetic separator An eddy current separator apparatus for separating non-ferrous metals from other materials. The apparatus includes a support frame and a table cantileverly suspended from the frame. An expansion and contraction mechanism is incorporated that is adapted to... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6230897 | Device and process for separating particles with a rotary magnet system An apparatus for separating mixed particles divides the material to be sorted into constituent fractions comprising non-ferromagnetic particles of different electrical conductance. The particles are fed onto a conveyor, e.g. a conveyor belt which linearly... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6182831 | Magnetic separator for linear dispersion and method for producing the same A magnetic sector for charged particle beam transport that includes a magnetic field profile that achieves a linear dispersion from a collimated beam of charged particles proportional to their mass-energy-to-charge ratio. In one embodiment, the field prof... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6136182 | Magnetic devices and sample chambers for examination and manipulation of cells An apparatus for observation of magnetically labeled cells comprises an arrangement of magnets that are configured in confrontation across a horizontal gap. The magnets are further configured to produce a substantially uniform vertically-directed gradient... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6132607 | System for continuous magnetic separation of components from a mixture A magnetic system and apparatus having a multi-dimensional gradient for continuous, on-line separation of components from a mixture of chemical entities which comprises at least one separation chamber with a plurality of channels and a plurality of magnet... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6129848 | Method for continuous magnetic separation of components from a mixture A magnetic system and apparatus having a multi-dimensional gradient for continuous, on-line separation of components from a mixture of chemical entities which comprises at least one separation chamber with a plurality of channels and a plurality of magnet... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6126835 | Device and method for magnetic separation of biological molecules Provided is a magnetic separation device comprising a container having one or more outer surfaces; at least one magnetic sheet; and a physical coupler that is used to detachably secure the container to the magnetic sheet. A method of using the magnetic se... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6110380 | Device and method for magnetic separation of biological molecules Provided is a magnetic separation device comprising a container having one or more outer surfaces; at least one flexible magnetic sheet; and a non-permanent adhesive that is used to detachably secure an outer surface of the container to a flexible magneti... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6036857 | Apparatus for continuous magnetic separation of components from a mixture A magnetic system and apparatus having a multi-dimensional gradient for continuous, on-line separation of components from a mixture of chemical entities which comprises at least one separation chamber with a plurality of channels and a plurality of magnet... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6020210 | Methods and materials for high gradient magnetic separation of biological materials Improvements in the existing procedures and materials for conduct of high gradient magnetic separation (HGMS) are disclosed. The use of plastic coated matrices especially small spheres or balls which form superior magnetic gradient-intensifying supports a... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5972721 | Immunomagnetic assay system for clinical diagnosis and other purposes An apparatus and method for immunomagnetic separation and concentration of target biological materials is disclosed. The immunomagnetic separation is performed by a magnetic flow cell, or filter block, as part of an automated mostly continuous immunomagne... | 10/26/1999 |
