Classifying, separating, and assorting solids inventions 10/06

20060237346 - Portable screening machine: A portable screening trommel having a chassis, at least one wheel assembly at a rear portion of the chassis, a hopper for receiving a material, a rotary trommel being chain driven at a discharge end and which receives the material from a feed conveyor beneath the hopper, a first product...

20060237347 - Inline sifter: An inline sifter including a gas-powder mixture receiving module which receives a mixture of a gas and powdery material from an inlet, a sieving module which communicates with a supply chamber of the gas-powder mixture receiving module, a rotating mechanism which is laterally extended inside the supply chamber and the...

20060237348 - Support frame: A screening assembly support frame includes a body member defining a longitudinal axis. The body member has a pair of parallel, spaced elongate support members with a spacer arrangement extending between the support members. An engaging formation, for engaging a screen panel of the screening assembly to be supported by...

20060237349 - Secure collection of rejected articles: A system and method for segregating objects, including an inspection system that automatically inspects a plurality of objects to identify objects having at least one particular characteristic. The object selection apparatus automatically selects the identified object based on the characteristic and deposits the identified object into a limited access storage...

20060237350 - Sorting apparatus and method: A sorting apparatus (1) has a first conveyor (2) with a plurality of cups (4) to receive products such as fruit (3). Moving substantially parallel with the first conveyor (2) is at least a second conveyor (5) having a plurality of discrete product holding compartments or pockets (6). The second...

20060231466 - Method and apparatus for heat treatment in a fluidized bed: The present invention relates to a method for the heat treatment of fine-grained solids, in particular gypsum, in which the solids are heated to a temperature of 50 to 1000° C. in a fluidized bed reactor (1), and to a corresponding plant. To improve the energy utilization, it is proposed...

20060231467 - 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 conveyers includes a magnetic assembly which cooperates with paddles on the upper conveyer...

20060231468 - Method and system for separating and blending objects: A method for separating objects, such as stones, wherein each object is dropped through a predefined path, such as a drop tube. Then, for each object, the time when the object passes through a predefined point in the path is determined, as are selected characteristics, such as the color, of...

20060226051 - Use of urea-formaldehyde resin in potash ore flotation: A potash ore processing method for the recovery of potassium minerals from potash ore can comprises conditioning a pulped potash ore, wherein the potash ore comprises a potassium chloride component and a clay component, in a saturated brine solution with an effective amount of brine dispersible urea-formaldehyde resin or modified...

20060226052 - Frame member in a circular screen vibrator: A frame member of a circular vibration screener provides an annular vertical frame wall, a joining rim, being provided at two lateral ends of the frame wall respectively and at least a reinforced flange, protruding from the periphery of the frame wall such that the frame member is able to...

20060226053 - System of testing semiconductor devices, a method for testing semiconductor devices, and a method for manufacturing semiconductor devices: A system of testing semiconductor devices includes a classification module configured to classify a plurality of lots into a plurality of groups; an apparatus assignment module configured to assign a plurality of testing apparatuses to each of the groups; and a test recipe creation module configured to create a test...

20060226054 - Disc screen assembly: An apparatus for a disc screen assembly and a method of making a screen disc is disclosed. The disc screen assembly includes a plurality of classifying discs and a plurality of spacers detachably mounted on the outer perimeter of a tubular shaft. The spacers may be made of a metallic...

20060226055 - Inlet head for a cyclone separator: An inlet head for a cyclone, the inlet head including a feed chamber therein having an inner side wall, an end wall at one end of the side wall, an open end at the other end of the side wall, the open end being of circular cross-section with a central...

20060226056 - Tubeless ejector manifold for use with sorter: An ejector manifold is disclosed for use in sorting of relatively small, granular particles by means of a transverse array of nozzles that selectively direct respective packets of ejecting substance, which may be gas or fluid, toward selected particles to deflect them from their normal direction of travel. The ejecting...

20060219600 - Methods for producing sintered particles from a slurry of an alumina-containing raw material: Methods for producing substantially round, spherical and sintered particles from a slurry of a calcined, uncalcined or partially calcined raw material having an alumina content of more than 55% by weight, and a mullite growth promoter in an amount of from about 2 to about 10% dry weight of the...

20060219601 - Method and system for digitally imaging and processing mail: A method and system that allows organizations that deal with a substantial volume of incoming mail to digitally capture, organize, prioritize and deliver incoming mail to users more quickly and efficiently than with conventional approaches. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, a unique tag is applied to each piece of...

20060219602 - Particle separation/purification system, diffuser and related methods: A separator and related separation methods are for intended use in separating particles having a selected charge from a particle mixture entrained in or carried by a fluid flow. The separator comprises a tubular, elongated body for receiving the fluid flow. At least one and preferably a pair of electrodes...

20060219603 - Separate size flotation device: The invention provides a flotation device including a series of flotation tanks (1) for processing a slurry incorporating valuable minerals for extraction. At least one of the tanks includes a side outlet (15) adapted for the withdrawal of targeted relatively fine coarse particles from the slurry. The tanks also include...

20060219604 - Filter device: The present invention relates to a filter device, especially for a fluidised bed system and particularly for use in the pharmaceutical industry, for separating particles larger than a separating grain from an amount of particles in a fluid flow. The filter device includes a housing and at least one filter...

20060219605 - Non-contact porous air bearing and glass flattening device: Thin substrates, such as flat glass panels, are levitated on a porous media air bearing creating a pressurized film of air and preloaded against the air film by negative pressure areas. The pressure can be distributed most uniformly across the pressure areas by defusing the pressure through a porous medium....

20060219606 - Extra-terrestrial mining apparatus and method: An apparatus and method for producing and storing elemental Oxygen on the lunar surface where it can be used by humans to establish and maintain colonies. The Oxygen is produced by robotic miners who strip mine the lunar fines from the surface, subject them to an initial screening step for...

20060219607 - Substrate for electronic device and method of manufacturing the same: A substrate for an electronic device according to the present invention includes a base substrate and a switching device formed on the base substrate. The switching device has a terminal. The substrate also includes an interlayer dielectric formed so as to cover the switching device. The interlayer dielectric has a...

20060219608 - Connected screens for vibratory separators: Interconnectible screen assemblies for vibratory separators or shale shakers and methods for manipulating such screen assemblies which, in certain aspects, include a first screen assembly and a second screen assembly positioning at least a portion of the first screen assembly with respect to the second screen assembly, releasably connecting the...

20060219609 - Apparatus for checking the quality of preforms each having a body made of plastics material: The apparatus is intended for performing quality checks on preforms (10) each having a body made of plastics material having an internal cavity (12) communicating with the exterior through an end opening (14) of the body. The apparatus comprises: a conveyor device (20) for transporting the preforms (10) along a...

20060219611 - Method of handling postal objects using dynamic overflow: In a method for sorting postal objets in a sorting machine comprising sorting outlets with movable trays for the storage of the postal objects, respective logical destinations (DL) are associated to the sorting outlets and some sorting outlets of the machine are reserved, called reserved sorting outlets, without logical destination...

20060219610 - Tray stacking and buffer system and method of use: A system and method for stacking and storing a plurality of trays includes a stacker system and a buffer system. The stacker system includes a component, e.g., a platform, which moves a tray between a raised position and a lowered position. The buffer system includes a plurality of opposing projections...

20060219612 - Multiport ejector for use with sorter: A non-air fluid-based ejector utilizing an actuator-port assembly for use in a sorting machine is disclosed. The ejector has at least 20 dispersion ports per inch, each dispersion port associated with a fluid chamber containing a piezoelectric crystal which dispersed fluid upon receipt of an activation signal based on predetermined...