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Class 209/231 - Feeding


Subclass of Class 209 - Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Definition: Means and methods for feeding material to be separated to
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 01/15/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7320029Quality of service definition for data streams
The invention relates to a device, system and method a method for applying a certain Quality of Service (QoS) to a data stream (31a–31c, 32a–32b, 33a) of an application (31–33) commun...
01/15/2008
7311846Apparatus and method for separating ferrous and non-ferrous metal particles suspended in a liquid
A method and apparatus for separating ferrous metal particles from non-ferrous metal particles suspended in a liquid, such as a coolant from a machining operation, in which mixed particle containing liquid is discharged across a horizontal, non-magnetic separating s...
12/25/2007
7210581Apparatus 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
6832691Magnetic separation system and method for separating
A magnetic separator system comprises a feed chute having an adjustable feed chute floor portion for controlling the release of discharge slurry from the feed chute onto a rotating magnetic drum separator. Adjusting the adjustable chute floor portion controls where ...
12/21/2004
6722503Integrally formed separator/screen feedbox assembly
In a coal preparation plant which receives a raw coal feed and separates the raw coal feed into a clean coal feed and a refuse feed, an apparatus is provided for receiving and mixing the raw coal feed with water. The inventive apparatus includes a deslime screen ass...
04/20/2004
6702940Device for transporting particles of magnetic material
A device for transporting particles of a magnetic material in a selected direction, having a support member having a support surface for supporting the particles, the support surface extending in a selected direction, a magnet arranged to generate a magne...
03/09/2004
6330946Apparatus and method for separating particles
Apparatus for separating particles such as minerals from a mixture including said particles. The apparatus includes means for generating a rotating magnetic field such as a rotating magnetic drum (71). The apparatus also includes means for exposing the mi...
12/18/2001
6224777Continuous filament matrix for magnetic separator
A matrix separation element for use in magnetic separation devices is produced by winding stainless steel filament around a porous mandrel at a controlled tension. Controlling the tension on the filament produces a matrix separation element having a unifo...
05/01/2001
6180005Continuous filament matrix for magnetic separator
A matrix separation element for use in magnetic separation devices is produced by winding stainless steel filament around a porous mandrel at a controlled tension. Controlling the tension on the filament produces a matrix separation element having a unifo...
01/30/2001
6120735Fractional cell sorter
A method and apparatus for the fraction sorting of cells is provided. The invention include a dispensing device, aspirating device, flow channel and a magnetic assembly. A first fractional sorting device includes a dipole fractional cell sorter. The dipol...
09/19/2000
5968820Method for magnetically separating cells into fractionated flow streams
A method for separating cells is presented. The method provides a flow through fractional cell sorting process that is based on the application of a magnetic force to cells having a range of magnetic labeling densities. Magnetically labeled cells are intr...
10/19/1999
5931309Magnetic separator with inclined conveyance
A device for separating metallic and non-metallic materials via an inclined conveyor belt and vibrating plate feed. Feed material is dropped from the feed plate onto the inclined portion of the conveyor. Magnetic material adheres to the inclined belt by a...
08/03/1999
5887728Separator and separation method
A mixture of electronic component chips 2 and media 3 is placed in a planar state on a transport surface 4 of a conveyor 5. Only the media 3 are collected onto a first circulating circumferential surface 18 by a magnetic force provided by a first collecti...
03/30/1999
5873313Magnetic separator and pulverized coal combustion apparatus using the same
In a vacuum housing (1), an inner duct (17) is disposed. Quadrupole magnets (superconducting coils) (4) is placed around the inner duct (17) is excited by a DC power supply (10). Quadrupole magnets (4) are cooled by liquid helium contained in a helium hou...
02/23/1999
5797498Magnetic separator and sweeping brush used therein
A magnetic separator for separating a magnetic substance such as metal parts or workpieces from a nonmagnetic substance such as abrasives used in a barrel finishing includes an infeed passage along which a mixture of the workpieces and the abrasives is co...
08/25/1998
5328034Machine and method for separating recyclable matter
A machine for sorting recyclable matter includes a trommel for conducting and screening an input flow of recyclable matter and a magnetic mechanism coupled to the trommel for extracting magnetic material from the input flow while the trommel rotates. The ...
07/12/1994
5143221Apparatus for screening animal fodder products unloaded from mixing trucks
The apparatus comprises a container mounted on a chassis having wheels and a supporting structure. A powered vertical auger is provided inside the container for mixing animal fodder therein. A side wall of the container is provided with an opening which c...
09/01/1992
5108587Apparatus for the electrodynamic separation of non-ferromagnetic free-flowing material
Electrodynamic separation of non-ferromagnetic, free-flowing materials, in which at least one component of the material to be processed is electrically conductive, whereby such material is caused to free-fall into a region of space permeated by time and s...
04/28/1992
5101980Magnetic separator assembly for use in material separator equipment
A material separator for separating non-magnetic components from magnetic components in a material is provided. The material separator has a support frame, a magnetic roller, an idler roller and a conveyor belt. The idler roller is rotatably mounted on an...
04/07/1992
4896836Rotary feeder wth metal removing means
A hammer mill (10) having a feeder section (14) connected vertically above a mill section (12) such that feed material from a feed supply containing tramp metal (46) is introduced into the feed section and is divided therein into discrete quantities which...
01/30/1990
4883584Process of separating special steel components from lump shredder scrap
A process for separating special steel components from lump shredder scrap includes first removing the ferromagnetic content from the shredder scrap and thereafter dividing the shredder scrap into a normal size fraction and an undersize fraction. The unde...
11/28/1989
4882043Combination roll-type magnetic and electrostatic separator and method
The disclosed invention provides method and apparatus for the separation of diamagnetic and paramagnetic particulate material. The invention utilizes a magnetic roll formed of either alternating permanent magnet and nonmagnetic spacer disc elements or alt...
11/21/1989
4849099Particle feeding apparatus
Apparatus for receiving particulate product, spreading the particles in a thin layer, and feeding them to a surface of an electrostatic separator, comprising a hopper with a slot discharge opening above a vibrating inclined distribution plate over which t...
07/18/1989
4842721Transversely inclined ramp separator
A materials separator apparatus comprising a base supporting a ramp type of materials receiving surface sloped longitudinally and transversely with respect to the base for directing commingled dielectric items and electrically conductive items of nonferro...
06/27/1989
4784760Magnetic separators
Separation apparatus and method for separating relatively magnetic particles from a stream of particulate material made up of relatively magnetic and relatively non-magnetic particles. A mixture of the magnetic and non-magnetic particles flows in a three-...
11/15/1988
4668381Method of and apparatus for separating electrically conductive non-ferrous metals
In separating a mixture of solid material particles including non-magnetic electrically conductive metals into a light fraction and a heavy fraction, where the light fraction includes the non-magnetic particles, the mixture is directed into an upwardly ex...
05/26/1987
4631125Midstream coal handling apparatus
A midstream apparatus for the receipt, sampling, cooling, and blending of coal provides a continuous transfer capability from one or more barges containing coals of various grades to an ocean vessel requiring blended coal meeting given specifications. The...
12/23/1986
4557827Electrostatic free-fall separator with feeding arrangement
An electrostatic free-fall separator has a feeding arrangement located upstream of the separator for feeding of fine-particle material to be separated into the electrostatic free-fall separator, wherein the feeding arrangement is formed as a funnel with b...
12/10/1985
4498987Magnetic separator
A magnetic separator useful for treating chips in a machine tool is disclosed, which comprises a separating cylinder, a plurality of magnetic plates arranged at an outer periphery of the cylinder and spaced apart each other, an inlet for a fluid suspensio...
02/12/1985
4333825Dump pit magnet assembly
A dump pit for grain has a magnet cylinder fixedly mounted therein with its axis extending through an access door opening on the dump pit. A non-magnetic shell is slideably arranged over the magnet and is adapted to be retracted through the door opening s...
06/08/1982
4317717Nonmagnetic conductive material separating apparatus
An apparatus for separating a nonmagnetic conductive material from a nonmagnetic nonconductive material. The separation apparatus comprises a drum arranged in a tilted fashion and rotating in one direction about the longitudinal central axis and a chute f...
03/02/1982
4277329Induction belt separation
Electrically-conducting particles may be separated from mixtures thereof containing non-conducting particles by conveying the mixture through a magnetic field oriented angularly with respect to the part of conveyance. The magnetic field induces magnetic p...
07/07/1981
4259181Stream splitter for spreading particulate material
An inlet stream of particulate material is successively split into smaller stream segments. The segments are spread across a conveyor belt in a magnetic or conductivity separator. Inlet and intermediate stages of the splitter include troughs of triangular...
03/31/1981
4134829Method and apparatus for the separation of magnetizable particles from a finely-granular solid suspended in a carrier medium by means of intense field-magnet separation
Magnetizable particles are separated from a sludge which includes fine-grained particles and the magnetizable particles suspended in a carrier by creating a laminar flow of the sludge over a surface which is disposed at an angle to the horizontal. The sur...
01/16/1979
4055489Magnetic separator for solid waste
A magnetic separator is provided with a plurality of successively disposed magnetic field producing members with each successive field being differently oriented so as to agitate the agglomerate of magnetic and non-magnetic materials as said agglomerate i...
10/25/1977
4046681Multiple matrix assembly and matrix unit for magnetic separator with simplified sealing
A multiple matrix assembly for a magnetic separator including a container; a plurality of magnetic matrices arranged in a longitudinal stacked array in the container; each matrix having a feed area and a collection area on opposite longitudinal ends trans...
09/06/1977
4031004Feed system for an electromagnetic eddy current materials separator
A feed system is disclosed herein for use with an electromagnetic eddy current materials separator for supplying material to be acted upon by the eddy current magnet directly into the regions strongest influence of the magnetic field of said magnet. Autom...
06/21/1977
4029573Waste segregating apparatus
Waste segregating apparatus for separating selected nonferromagnetic conductive metals from other nonferromagnetic materials in a commingled supply thereof, comprising means for forming a moving supply of shredded nonferromagnetic materials into a plurali...
06/14/1977
4000060Magnetic separator for hot mixtures containing magnetic components
A magnetic separator for a hot mixture has an enclosure with a bottom having means for fluidizing the mixture which travels through the enclosure from an entrance to an exit. Within the enclosure an internally water-cooled drum rotates and which is intern...
12/28/1976
3956108Anti-plugging device for automatic developability control systems
An automatic developability control system is provided in the developer assembly of an electrostatic reproduction apparatus to sample toner particle developability. Upon an indication that replenishment of toner powder is necessitated, the control system ...
05/11/1976
 
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