Classifying, separating, and assorting solids inventions 09/07

20070221542 - Magnetic separator for ferromagnetic materials with controlled-slip rotating roller and relevant operating methods: A magnetic separator conventionally includes a conveyor belt (1) that forms a closed loop around a magnetic roller (2) and an idler roller (3) to convey a mix of materials (4), the novel aspect being that the belt (1) is not driven by the roller (2) but by the idler... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070221543 - Particle separating device: The invention relates to a device (2) for separating magnetic particles comprising several substantially aligned magnets (3). Some of the magnets (3) are inversely oriented. This array reduces any magnetic interference with the collection area of an adjacent magnet.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070221544 - Pulp sizing screen: A pulp sizing screen includes a hollow cylindrical body that defines an axis and an inner space. The cylindrical body includes: a plurality of supporting rings aligned with and spaced apart from each other along the axis, each of the supporting rings being formed with a plurality of angularly displaced... Agent: Paul D. Greeley, Esq. Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20070221545 - Initial/minute sieving and sorting facility of garbage: An initial/minute sieving and sorting facility of garbage which is composed of garbage-collecting bin, 2 recycle bins driven by motor and chain for rotation, conveying belt locating at bottom of recycle bin, conveying device connecting with recycle bin and lower edge of conveying belt. Wherein garbage is put into higher... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070221546 - Apparatuses and methods for separating mixed materials: An apparatus includes a separation deck free of stepwise changes in elevation between a first end and a second end, the separation deck comprising a plurality of spaces through which a constituent material may pass, a plurality of scrubbers disposed on the deck, the plurality of scrubbers having a first... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070221547 - Sifting screens: A frame over which woven wire mesh is to be stretched and secured to form a sieving screen and which can be used to screen solids from drilling mud recovered from down-hole when drilling for oil or gas. The frame is a rectilinear moulded plastics frame having edge regions by... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070221548 - Test handler including single-door-type stockers: A handler may include a handler system main body used for testing semiconductor devices; an open-type stocker portion on a front side of the handler system main body; and/or a plurality of single-door-type stockers in the open-type stocker portion. The single-door-type stockers may include windows on upper parts of front... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070221549 - Wind-selecting and sorting facility of garbage: One type of wind-selecting sorting facility of garbage which is comprised by recycle bin, blower and conveying device; wherein recycle bin is divided into fixing cylinder and rotating cylinder, front of rotating cylinder is fixed lower and rear of fixing cylinder is fixed higher, fixing cylinder is set feed hopper... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070221550 - Particle sorting by fluidic vectoring: Disclosed are embodiments of apparatus and methods for separating particles in a fluid stream by size. In one embodiment of an apparatus for separating such particles, a housing is provided, which defines a channel for a fluid stream containing particles. A suction channel is also provided, which terminates at a... Agent: Utah State University

20070221551 - Device for filling and automatically conveying away containers for sorted postal articles: In a device for filling, a holding mechanism with a part that is extendable forward to be loaded with a container in an extended state on non-driven rollers is below each sorting terminal position. A first drivable roller pair is located externally on a fixed part of the holding mechanism... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20070215525 - Method and apparatus for washing sand: A disclosed sand washing apparatus may be used for separating organic material from a mixture comprising sand and organic material. The apparatus may comprise: a wash chamber for accepting a mixture comprising sand and organic material, an agitator, a collection chamber, and a conveyor configured to transport sand away from... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070215526 - Screen device: A screen device includes a screen dividing a tank into a first chamber and a second chamber for sorting a foreign material in a papermaking material, a first papermaking material supply passage for supplying the papermaking material to the first chamber from the upper side, and a second papermaking material... Agent: Kanesaka Berner And Partners LLP

20070215527 - Adjustable coal screening apparatus: A screening and sorting assembly for coal particles includes a bin for receiving crushed coal. The bin is provided with a weir over which the coal particles are passed onto a pivoted screen assembly having a plurality of openings therethrough for sorting the coal particles. A cam arrangement is provided... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070215528 - Cantilevered coaxial flow injector apparatus and method for sorting particles: An apparatus and method for sorting particles in a laminar flow microfluidic channel includes a cantilevered coaxial flow injector in a microfluidic device, the cantilevered coaxial flow injector including an elongated cantilever element integrated into the microfluidic device. A coaxial channel runs through the elongated cantilever element, where coaxial channel... Agent: George A Leone, Sr Citadel Patent Law

20070215529 - Method of handling mail items with detection of occurrences of ocrattributes: A method of handling mail items consists, during a first sorting pass, in taking a digital picture of each mail item for the purpose of automatically recognizing the address of the mail item, in directing the mail item towards a sorting outlet bin, and in deriving from said picture a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070215530 - Method and apparatus for manipulating items on a conveyor: A system for manipulating items for processing includes a conveyor assembly enabled to translate the items in a serial fashion at a height in a first direction, and rotating wheels positioned at a first point along the conveyor, extending above the conveyor height, the wheels rotating such that the top... Agent: Central Coast Patent Agency, Inc

20070209973 - Sluice system for a vaccum facility: A sluice system for a vacuum coating facility for coating substrates that can be moved through the vacuum coating in a direction of conveyance comprises a prevacuum slice chamber and a transfer chamber adjoining a coating chamber, wherein a fine vacuum can be regulated before the transfer chamber on the... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070209974 - Biomass material: A process for the production of a range of improved biomass material products suitable for use as a fuel and which have been derived from municipal solid waste (MSW). The process comprises the steps of delivering a stream of mixed, MSW derived biomass material into a separator which operates under... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070209975 - Apparatus for sorting articles: A device for sorting discs or disk-like members of different identities (e.g. roulette chips) ejects the disks from a receptacle by means of a rotating wheel with numerous wells—(multi-chip storage compartments). Ejection of an article from the wells is achieved by an ejector lever making contact with an activated solenoid... Agent: /traskbritt, P.C. /shuffle Master

20070209976 - Mail sorting system: A method for sorting mail pieces includes the steps of loading mail pieces to be sorted into individual holders, sorting the holders using an automated system that stores and reorders the holders so that the holders are ordered according to a sort scheme for the mail pieces, storing the sorted... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070205142 - Particle separator: A separator is disclosed for separating particles of at least first and second mass/size ranges from an ambient fluid (e.g. gaseous) medium in which they are present, particles of the first range being of generally larger size/mass than particles of the second range. The separator is especially designed for use... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070205143 - Process and device for sorting flat postal items: In a method for sorting flat mail items, mail items are routed longitudinal direction according to determined destination addresses via a transport and point section into sorting terminals assigned to the destination addresses. Gaps between two mail items are adjusted by a controllable gap adjustment device in front of the... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property