Classifying, separating, and assorting solids inventions 05/07

20070119754 - Method and apparatus of classifying fine particles: A method of classifying fine particles includes: introducing a fine particle dispersion containing the fine particles to a micro flow channel having an inlet part and a collection part from the inlet part; moving the fine particles to an inner upper side of the micro flow channel by an electric... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070119755 - Woodwaste recycling apparatus and method: A woodwaste processing trommel apparatus has a rotating trommel for receiving and separating woodwaste by size. An elongated electrode is mounted within the trommel and has a polarized electric charge thereon for attracting plastic pieces having a static electric charge thereon. An elongated vacuum pipe is mounted in the trommel... Agent: William M. Hobby, Iii # 375

20070119756 - Device and method for sorting items, such as rolls: The device for sorting items, such as rolls, is provided downstream of a first number (N) of feeding channels (Ca) of items (R), which feeding channels (Ca) are provided with dispensing members (S) for a controlled release of the items (R). The device (100) includes: a number of mobile tracks... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070119757 - Progressive modularity assortment system with high and low capacity bins: A modular bin or pocket has an integrated transport assembly and mail piece diverter assembly and is usable in a bin stacker section in mail handling and sorting systems. The modular bin is individually removable, interchangeable and replaceable from the bin stacker sections of the mail processing system to allow... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070114157 - Screening apparatus for screening pulp suspensions and method of operating the apparatus: A screening apparatus for screening pulp suspensions is disclosed, comprising a housing, a screen basket having a tubular mantle wall with screen apertures, the mantle wall dividing the interior of the housing into a central chamber and an outer substantially annular chamber, and a rotor arranged in the housing for... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070114158 - Carrier for sorting apparatus: The present invention relates to an apparatus for sorting products such as fruits, the apparatus comprising: an endless conveyor, for instance a chain; conveying units for conveying the products, all one behind the other in a conveying direction and situated in a substantially horizontal plane, each connected with the conveyor,... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20070114159 - Cyclone classifier, flash drying system using the cyclone classifier, and toner prepared by the flash drying system: A cyclone classifier for classifying a particulate material, including an outer cylinder having a waistless part and an inverted-cone part vertically connected to an underside of the waistless part, and an inner cylinder which includes an exhaust opening such that the inner cylinder has a position-adjustable bottom end.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070108105 - Upflow shakers and separators: A separator system having a container, a screen apparatus with a box and at least one screen on the box, the at least one screen having a plurality of holes therethrough through which the liquid is passable and through which the solids are not passable, vibratory apparatus for vibrating the... Agent: Guy Mcclung

20070108103 - Vibratory separators and operations: An improved upflow vibratory separator or shale shaker.... Agent: Guy Mcclung

20070108104 - Vibratory separators and operations: Improved upflow vibratory separators or shale shakers.... Agent: Guy Mcclung

20070108106 - Shakers with primary and auxiliary vibrators: A vibratory separator system including, in at least certain aspects, a basket for containing material to be treated by vibratory action, the material containing liquid and solids, a screening apparatus in the basket for screening solids from the material (e.g., but not limited to wellbore drilling material), the screening apparatus... Agent: Guy Mcclung #114

20070108107 - Disposable pre-tensioned sieve frame and method of making same: A disposable sieve frame (10) comprising a body structure (12) constructed from one or more layers of a synthetic material, and a pre-tensioned screen (14) constructed from a synthetic or metal material and secured by a chemical adhesive or a layer of melted material or by melting the screen material... Agent: Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne

20070108108 - Paper materials sorting apparatus: A paper materials sorting apparatus characterized by preparation, having a note denomination discriminating means for taking out paper material from a feeder supplied collectively, and for discriminating the note denomination of the paper materials, and a sorting means for sorting the paper materials for every note denomination based on a... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070108109 - Control method for machines, including a system, computer program, data signal and gui: A method for controlling a group of machines such as robots or pick and place machines to pick up an item from a first position and place the item in a second position. Information from a sensor about the location of the first position is provided to a control member,... Agent: Venable LLP

20070108110 - System and method for item handling: A method is set out for automatically extracting pods from a carousel shaped casing tower which include elements for engaging and moving the pods within the carousel while the carousel maintains its place. The pods travel on a track within the carousel which comprises six layers of pods. The extracting... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20070102325 - Device for sorting different materials with the aid of a conveyor belt and an electromagnetic actuator: A device for sorting different materials comprises a conveyor belt (30), at least one sensor (37) that is allocated to the conveyor belt (30) and detects pieces of material according to the location thereof on the conveyor belt (30), and at least one actuator (24) which separates pieces of material... Agent: Milde & Hoffberg, LLP

20070102326 - Material separator system: A vehicle for separating a mixed debris stream is disclosed. The vehicle includes an elongate vehicle frame; a separating assembly configured to contact the mixed debris stream with a fluid stream to separate the mixed debris stream into at least a first debris stream and a second debris stream, and... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20070102327 - Sorting apparatus for the high voltages test of chip capacitors: The present invention discloses a sorting apparatus for the high voltage test of chip capacitors, which comprises: an align/position module, a sucker/transport module, a clamp/test module, and a diverter/store module, wherein the align/position module can simultaneously align multiple chip capacitors; the sucker/transport module can simultaneously suck the multiple chip capacitors... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070102328 - Method and system for sequentially ordering objects using a single pass delivery point process: A method and system using a single pass sequencer having a transport system for transporting the mail pieces to a transport system having a moveable carriage system and a stationary carriage system with a plurality of holders slidable between the moveable carriage system and the stationary carriage system. The plurality... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070102329 - Parcel dispatch manager system and method: A system and method are set out for automating the sorting and loading of parcels into a delivery vehicle. While being conveyed from a customer, parcels to be delivered are scanned and information obtained therefrom. The information may be the parcel either or both the identification code and delivery address.... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20070102330 - Chip sorting device: The invention relates to a sorting device for sorting gaming chips and counters. Said device comprises a collection container (1) located on a base frame (36), an adjoining oblique transport disc (3) for receiving and separating the gaming chips and counters (27), a characteristic identification system positioned in the vicinity... Agent: /traskbritt, P.C. /shuffle Master

20070095726 - Chafftron: A device for separating high mass particles (MH) and low mass particles (ML) from each other includes a laser source for vaporizing a solid target material that contains MH and ML. The resultant vapor jet is directed along an axis and an injector directs a gas flow along a path... Agent: Neil K. Nydegger, Esq. Nydegger & Associates

20070095727 - Material separation device and method: A material separation device for use in an internal area of a material handling system. The separation device includes a separator member with a body with a plurality of material passageways extending therethrough. The separator member includes a material exit portion. The device also includes an attachment mechanism for securely... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070095728 - Classification of splinters and wood chips: The invention pertains to a method and a device for classifying splinters and wood chips. Splinters and wood chips accumulating in a saw mill are usually subjected to a classification process, i.e., the initial mixture of splinters and wood chips of different sizes is separated in accordance with particle size... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.