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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5919737 | Method of separating a superconducting fraction from a mixture A method for separating a powder into a superconducting fraction and a tailing fraction, or of separating a powder into a magnetically active fraction and a tailing fraction. The powder is mixed with a paramagnetic liquid to form a slurry. The slurry is p... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5047387 | Method for the selecting superconducting powders There is disclosed herein an invention for beneficiation of powered material having superconducting characteristics and processes for carrying it out. The invention involves introducing powdered superconducting material into the vertical field of a magnet... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4668383 | Magnetic separator A magnetic separator for separating relatively magnetic particles from relatively non-magnetic particles comprises a superconducting magnet providing a uniform magnetic field and a current carrying conductor dispersed in the field such that relatively mag... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4594149 | Apparatus and method employing magnetic fluids for separating particles A magnetohydrostatic centrifuge of unique geometry in which an elongated separation space is provided within the bore of an elongate cylindrically shaped multipolar magnet. Separations are accomplished both with and without rotation by passing particles t... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4526681 | Magnetic separation method utilizing a colloid of magnetic particles A method of magnetically separating particles having different magnetic susceptibilities. A magnetic field is established in a colloidal suspension of magnetic particles which distribute to form a magnetic susceptibility gradient. The particles to be sepa... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4352730 | Method for cleaning a magnetic separator and magnetic separator Method for cleaning particles trapped in a filtermatrix of a magnetic separator in the presence of a magnetic field. A cleaning fluid is passed through the filtermatrix which the filtermatrix is heated to a temperature higher than the Curie-temperature of... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4330399 | Magnetic separation method A method of separating more magnetic particles from less magnetic particles, contained in a fluid medium which is subjected to a magnetic field, in which as fluid liquified gas is used.... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4316798 | Separating chamber for a magnetic separator A separating chamber for a magnetic separator is disclosed, which separating chamber includes a canister having at least one inlet and at least one outlet and a fluid-permeable magnetisable packing material within the canister. When feed material from whi... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4315816 | High intensity magnetic field drum separator An arcuate shaped magnetic system is housed in a fixed cryostat within a rotating drum. A slurry containing magnetizable particles is charged into an operating area defined by the magnetic system at the lower part of the drum and magnetic particles adheri... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4290528 | Magnetic separating apparatus with means for balancing magnetic forces Magnetic separator apparatus is disclosed including means for establishing a magnetic field in a predetermined zone, a separating chamber provided with an inlet and an outlet for fluid, fluid-permeable and magnetisable packing material disposed within the... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4261815 | Magnetic separator and method A separator to receive a fluid slurry containing magnetic particles and non-magnetic particles and operable to increase the concentration of the magnetic particles at one region within the slurry and deplete the concentration of the magnetic particles at ... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4239619 | Process and apparatus for separating magnetic particles within an ore A process and apparatus for separating magnetic particles from an ore material whereby an ore material intermixed with a liquid or gaseous carrier is fed through a separating zone acted upon by a magnetic field generated by a superconducting solenoid magn... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4213854 | Magnetic separating apparatus with magnetic shielding means Magnetic separating apparatus is disclosed which includes means for establishing a magnetic field in a predetermined zone, a separating chamber having an inlet and an outlet for fluid, fluid-permeable and magnetizable material disposed within the separati... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4208278 | Separating chamber for magnetic separator A separating chamber for a magnetic separator is disclosed, which includes a rigid canister having an inlet and an outlet for fluid, and a packing of magnetizable material disposed within the canister so that, in use, fluid supplied to the inlet passes th... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4190524 | Magnetic separators A magnetic separator, for separating magnetizable particles from a fluid, consists of a separating chamber filled with a paramagnetic packing material, and a magnet for establishing a magnetic field within the packing material. The packing material is per... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4153542 | High intensity magnetic separator for the wet preparation of magnetizable particles of solids A high intensity magnetic field separator for the wet preparation of magnetizable particles of solids receives a charging material having a carrier medium with the particles therein through an arrangement of ferromagnetic bodies, organized as a matrix, in... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4054513 | Magnetic separation, method and apparatus In the method and apparatus described a high intensity magnetic field is established in a first zone. A quantity of fluid having magnetizable particles suspended therein is passed through a first separating chamber containing magnetizable packing material... | 10/18/1977 |
| 4042492 | Apparatus for the separation of magnetizable particles from a fine granular solid A magnetic separator includes a channel, having a plurality of walls, one of which includes a vertically traveling conveyor belt; a magnetic coil is arranged on one channel wall for producing a high intensity magnetic field; inlet means is provided for in... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4017385 | Magnetic separator systems A method and apparatus for separating magnetically susceptible particles from a mixture of magnetically susceptible particles and non-magnetic or less magnetically susceptible particles in which a stream containing the mixture in a fluidized condition is ... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3966590 | Magnetic ore separator A radial magnetic field gradient applied from an elongated central source is traversed parallel to the elongation by a turbulent flow of a slurried mixture of magnetic and nonmagnetic components in the presence of a force thereon opposing in direction the... | 06/29/1976 |
