Classifying, separating, and assorting solids inventions 08/07

20070199866 - Mail box mail: A hand held RFID collection device, reads an encoded intergraded electronic product coded data strips. The Coded strips are adhered to mail slots; the coded numerical communicational RDIF tags comprise of a reader and identifier. The machine-readable format processes the collective data of the said reading to generate an interpreter... Agent: George C. Littlejohn

20070193926 - Apparatus and method of separating and concentrating organic and/or non-organic material: An apparatus for segregating particulate by density and/or size including a fluidizing bed having a particulate receiving inlet for receiving particulate to be fluidized. The fluidized bed also includes an opening for receiving a first fluidizing stream, an exit for fluidized particulate and at least one exit for non-fluidized particulate.... Agent: Glen E. Schumann C/o Moss & Barnett

20070193927 - Stator for a flotation cell: The invention relates to a stator for a flotation cell to be used in the flotation of slurry-like material, such as ore and concentrate containing valuable minerals, said stator including flow regulators installed at regular distances from each other. The stator flow regulators are installed to be movable, so that... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20070193928 - Tension indicating screen mounting apparatus for vibrating separators: Screen separators and a screen tensioning system for separators that facilitates rapid measurement of screen tension. Each separator subframe screen is suspended between opposed subframe walls. Suitable linkages distribute vibration during the aggregate sifting process. Screen edge flanges are secured by tensioners that control a screen suspension bracket. A carriage... Agent: Stephen D. Carver

20070187298 - Vehicle wheel, in particular for cycles: The wheel comprises a rim connected to a central hub, and an annular tread structure mounted about the rim and adapted in use to bear and revolve on the ground or other surface on which the vehicle is moving. The tread structure comprises a self-supporting profiled member of annular shape... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070187299 - Dissimilar materials sorting process, system and apparata: An automated system for sorting dissimilar materials, and in particular for sorting plastics from other materials and for sorting different types of plastics from one another comprises, depending upon the embodiment, combinations of a sizing mechanism, a friction separation, an air separator, a magnetic separator, a dielectric sensor sortation bed,... Agent: James E. Eakin

20070187300 - Fatty acid by-products and methods of using same: Methods and compositions for separating materials are provided. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a method of separating a first material from a second material. For example, the method can comprise mixing the first material and the second material in a slurry with a beneficiation composition. The beneficiation composition... Agent: Michael B. Martin Nalco Company

20070187301 - Fatty acid by-products and methods of using same: Methods and compositions for separating materials are provided. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a method of separating a first material from a second material. For example, the method can comprise mixing the first material and the second material in a slurry with a beneficiation composition. The beneficiation composition... Agent: Michael B. Martin Nalco Company

20070187302 - Dewatering of aqueous magnetite concentrates: One aspect of the invention concerns a method of dewatering an aqueous magnetite slurry concentrate. In the method, the concentrate (78) is deposited on an external surface of a rotating drum (16) in which is located a stationary, permanent magnet (32) so that magnetite in the concentrate is attracted onto... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070187303 - Screen system: The present invention provides a screen system (8) suitable for use in a vibratory screen apparatus (1), and comprising: a screen element (11) and a support frame (12) therefor, as well as novel screen elements (11) and mesh panels (19) therefor, and the use thereof. The screen element (11) consists... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070187304 - Design of screener frame: The patent proposes a new design of screener frame. It includes a round screener frame. There is protuberant component on the lower of screener frame to fix and connect with screener. There is protuberant sealing step on the upper of screener frame. At least one annular trough is in the... Agent: Limei Zhao

20070187305 - Method and apparatus for sorting contaminated glass: A method, apparatus and system for sorting contaminated glass from a stream of glass particles used light of a wavelength suited to inducing fluorescence in the contaminated glass pieces. Automatic cleaning mechanisms are included in some embodiments to facilitate removal of coatings which would prevent the contaminated particles from fluorescing.... Agent: James E. Eakin

20070181466 - Magnetic sifter: The present invention provides a magnetic sifter that is small in scale, enables three-dimensional flow in a direction normal to the substrate, allows relatively higher capture rates and higher flow rates, and provides a relatively easy method of releasing captured biomolecules. The magnetic sifter includes at least one substrate. Each... Agent: Lumen Intellectual Property Services, Inc.

20070181467 - Collector for sulfide ores: R1, R2 and R3 independently of one another are alkyl groups having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, alkenyl groups having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, aryl groups having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, or alkylaryl groups having 7 to 10 carbon atoms. Also disclosed is the process for preparing the... Agent: Clariant Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070181468 - Stator for a flotation cell: The invention relates to a stator for a flotation cell to be used in the flotation of slurry-like material, such as ore and concentrate containing valuable minerals, by means of which stator the orientation of the slurry flow created by the flotation cell rotor can be controlled. The stator is... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.C.

20070181470 - Apparatus and method for sorting container components: The sorting device is providing for sorting container components from a random orientation in about three axes of the container components to a sorted orientation which may be random about one axis of the container component. The apparatus includes a conveyor which extracts container components from a storage receptacle with... Agent: Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin LLP

20070181469 - Technique for removing a cover from cylindrical modules: In one embodiment, a system for removing a plastic wrap from a cylindrical module includes a conveyor transporting the cylindrical module toward a disperser with the cylindrical axis of the module parallel to the direction of conveyor movement. In another embodiment, the disperser is a travelling head disperser thereby providing... Agent: G. Turner Moller, Jr.

20070175801 - System for transporting and selectively sorting particles and method of using the same: A system for transporting and selectively sorting particles includes a first wall and a traveling wave grid extending along the first wall. The system includes a second wall having a passage extending therethrough and a gate operatively associated with the passage. A controller is adapted to output a multi-phase electrical... Agent: Fay Sharpe / Xerox - Rochester

20070175802 - Screening module: A screening module 10 comprises a frame component 12 to be secured to an underlying screen deck, in use. A screening panel 14 is carried by the frame component 12. The screening panel 14 comprises an operatively upper screening surface 16 and a support structure 18 underlying the screening surface... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, L.L.P.

20070175803 - Apparatus for the diversion of objects of different mass: An apparatus for selective diversion of objects such as containers, packing and packing units of different mass. The apparatus has a first transport device for the objects and a diversion device for diverting predetermined objects from the first transport device onto a second transport device. The intensity with which the... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.