Classifying, separating, and assorting solids inventions 04/07

20070090026 - Continuous biomolecule separation in a nanofilter: This invention provides a method and an apparatus for quickly continuously fractionating biomolecules, such as DNAs, proteins and carbohydrates by taking advantage of differential bidirectional transport of biomolecules with varying physico-chemical characteristics, for example size, charge, hydrophobicity, or combinations thereof, through periodic arrays of microfabricated nanofilters. The passage of biomolecules... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070090029 - Apparatus and methods for identifying and processing mail using an identification code: Apparatus and methods consistent with the present invention provide for identifying and processing mail using an identification code on a mailpiece as a redundant source of identification information in a mail sorting system. In one embodiment, this information is stored in a temporary database and used for the identification and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070090028 - Sort mechanism and method of use: An apparatus and method for sorting product. The apparatus comprises at least one unload module and at least two sorters. An intermediate sort conveyor is configured to receive product from the at least one unload module and divert the product to either of the at least two sorters via a... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070090027 - Sorting device for flat mail items: The sorting device according to the present invention has at least one mail item buffer receptacle, a number of storage pockets for mail items arranged one after another and circulating continuously in a conveyor belt and moved past one or more loading stations. Below straight transfer sections of the conveyors... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20070084757 - Electrostatic separation system for removal of fine metal from plastic: An electrostatic separation system for separating fine metal and plastics is disclosed. An electrostatic separation system according to the present invention comprises a negative electrostatic induction plate and positive metal net made of special materials, which have appropriate dimensions and an appropriate space between them to improve separation efficiency, and... Agent: Venable

20070084758 - Charging and sorting device: A mixture of first material chips and second material chips is charged by a first frictional charging device made of a first material property, and then first and second sorted matters are sorted from the mixture by an electric field across first and second opposed electrodes. After that, the second... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070084759 - Magnetic sweeper capable of collecting and releasing metal objects therefrom: A magnetic sweeper includes a housing, a handle unit, and a magnetic attracting seat unit. The housing includes an annular wall and a stop plate projecting from an outer surface of the annular wall. The handle unit is connected fixedly to the housing. The magnetic attracting seat unit includes a... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070084760 - Apparatus for piercing garbage bags, washing materials released from the pierced garbage bags, and collecting nonrigid, elongate objects and powder: An apparatus for disposing garbage bags in one embodiment includes a screen assembly including a first conveyor for conveying garbage bags from a feeding device to a hollow screening cylinder for piercing, and a second conveyor mounted below a rear discharge opening of the cylinder for conveying materials released from... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070084761 - Screening device for wet screening of paper fiber suspensions: A screening device for the wet screening of a paper fiber suspension comprising at least one screen plate having a plurality of screen openings, a support structure being detachably attachable to the screen plate, a rotor movable adjacent the screen plate and an outlet opening for a portion of the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070084762 - Screen separators: Apparatus is provided, in or for a screen separator for sieving materials, for clamping one or more sieve screen frames within the confines of a chassis of the separator to prevent egress of material from the separator. The apparatus comprises a sheath extending around and embracing the chassis and one... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070084763 - Foreign matter detection system and method: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for detecting foreign matter in a container, and in particular to the detection of foreign matter during bottle processing operations. The detection system may include an optically clear container support for supporting the container and a light source... Agent: Baker & Daniels St. 700

20070084764 - Bi-directional sort mechanism and method of use: An apparatus and method for stacking product in a container. The apparatus comprises a bi-directional conveying system configured to transport product to either end thereof. A container handling system is positioned proximate the bi-directional conveying system. The container handling system is configured to move empty containers proximate the ends of... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070084765 - Apparatus for piercing garbage bags and collecting nonrigid, elongate objects and powder: Provided is an apparatus comprising a screen assembly for sifting powder including a rear feeding device, a first conveyor adapted to convey garbage bags from the feeding device to the screen assembly, an inclined board extended downwardly from a front end of the screen assembly, and a second conveyor provided... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070074998 - Method and apparatus for screening kaolin: A rotary screening device is disclosed which includes a rotating cylinder formed from a number of coaxially aligned modular screening sections. Each cylindrical section having an inlet end, an outlet end and a cylindrical wall formed from a plurality of detachable screen panels each presenting a screening surface. The outlet... Agent: Riches, Mckenzie & Herbert, LLP

20070074999 - Vibratory screening machine for earth drilling installation: An oil and gas drilling installation having a drill rig with a bell nipple having an outlet at a predetermined elevation, a screening machine having a feeder and an angularly adjustable vibratory frame, a weir positioned between the feeder and the vibratory frame, the weir having an elevation which is... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20070075000 - Sort mechanism and method of use: An apparatus and method for sorting product. The apparatus comprises at least one unload module and at least two sorters. A matrix system is configured to receive product from the at least one unload module and divert the product to either of the at least two sorters via a plurality... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070075001 - Sieve material of metal, and method for its production: The invention provides a substantially flat sieve material of metal with sieve apertures, in particular sieve apertures with microdimensions. The sieve apertures comprise at least one passage in the plane of the sieve material parallel to a main surface, while the inlet and outlet can open onto the same main... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070075002 - System and method for beneficiating ultra-fine raw coal with spiral concentrators: A system and method is provided for beneficiating, or “cleaning”, ultra-fine raw coal with a combination of small diameter water-only cyclones and spiral concentrators. The inventive system includes multiple pre- and post- classification systems to size the finer sized raw mineral to develop a pre-sized mineral fraction smaller that a... Agent: Bryan H. Opalko, Esquire Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC