Classifying, separating, and assorting solids inventions 06/07

20070144945 - Screening arrangement: A screening arrangement in a vibrating screen for screening of material, such as crushed stone, gravel or the like, the screening arrangement having one or more screening decks placed at different heights and provided with directing means, where the directing means are provided on the underside of at least one... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070144946 - Apparatus for use to check potatoes or similar items: An apparatus for use to check potatoes or similar items comprises a feeding device (2) for advancing the potatoes in a plurality of rows, a conveying device (13) adapted to receive the rows of potatoes from the feeding device (2) and advancing them while maintaining the row structure, a camera... Agent: Cooper & Dunham

20070144948 - Manual mail sleeve and method for processing manual mail: A method is provided for processing mail at a sorting facility, which mail includes automation mail that can be processed automatically by automated machines at the sorting facility and manual mail which, due to its physical characteristics, cannot be processed by the automated machines at the sorting facility. Such a... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070144947 - Method and apparatus for forwarding a mail item: In a device for singulating vertically positioned flat mailings from a stack of mail, at least two discharge rockers are disposed on top of one another. The discharge rockers are adjacent to revolving second discharge belts that are arranged in a fixed manner along the path of travel. A supporting... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20070131592 - Vibratory separator: An apparatus for separating solids from a drilling fluid that includes a basket having two opposed spaced-apart side walls having first ends and second ends, the first ends spaced apart by an end wall connected to each of the side walls, the basket further including a bottom wall through which... Agent: Carter J. White Legal Department M-i L.L.C.

20070131593 - Delivery point sequencing mail sorting system with flat mail capability: A method and apparatus for sorting articles to a delivery point sequence includes at least one article sorter adapted to sort articles and a conveying system operable to arrange and convey containers of articles sorted in a first sort pass to an induct of the article sorter for a second... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn And Burkhart, LLP

20070131594 - Cyclone with in-situ replaceable liner system and method for accomplishing same: Cyclones having abrasion resistant liners with a system and method for replacing the liners when they worn out due to the destructive nature of the materials being classified in the cyclone. The cyclone includes segmented inlet housing liners which are separately removable through the opened top of the cyclone housing.... Agent: Herbert E. Haynes Jr.

20070125687 - Screen assembly for a vibratory separator: A pretensioned screen assembly for a vibratory separator includes a perforated plate for supporting screening material, with the perforated plate having downwardly extending tabs. The tabs have a vertical portion that extends along and attaches to a side of a generally rectangular supporting frame. The tabs can also be L-shaped... Agent: Sean W. Goodwin

20070125688 - Screening machine, associated screen panel and seal: A screening machine of the type used to separate or classify mixtures of solid particles of different sizes includes a fixed base and a perforate screen mounted for movement relative to the base during a screening operation. The screens are pre-tensioned and mounted in a perimeter frame for separating various... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070125689 - Liquid filter for an internal combustion engine: The invention relates to a liquid filter (1) comprising a filter base (10) provided with a connection flange (21) that can be connected in a sealing manner to a counter-flange (41) arranged on an associated device (4). At least one liquid channel (13, 14) extends through the flange connection (2)... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070125690 - Cyclone having a vibration mechanism: A cyclone for classifying materials has at least one vibrator attached to the downwardly tapering conical housing thereof to set up vibrations which interrupt the normal flow pattern of the downwardly swirling slurry of materials so that some of the smaller particles which would otherwise be trapped in the slurry... Agent: Herbert E. Haynes Jr