Classifying, separating, and assorting solids inventions 11/07

20070272598 - Compact deduster with cyclonic air recycling: A recycling mechanism is provided for use with a compact dedusting apparatus to clean the contaminate-laden air discharged from the dedusting apparatus for subsequent re-use by the dedusting apparatus. The recycling mechanism provides a closed loop air containment system that retains the air within the apparatus without providing discharge to... Agent: Miller Law Group, PLLC

20070272597 - Selective separation of used fragmented polymeric materials by using a dynamically stabilized dense aqueous suspension: The invention relates to a method for selectively separating mixed synthetic organic materials such as filled or non-filled polymers and/or copolymers that are wastes, particularly used, for recycling in order to upgrade them. These synthetic organic materials result from the destruction by crushing of automobiles and durable consumer goods that... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC Attn: Patent Docketing 32nd Floor

20070272599 - Moving body inspection apparatus and method of comparing phases between movement waveforms: In a moving body inspection apparatus, sequential waveform data obtained from a movement sensor is analyzed, wherein a plurality of waveforms from the waveform data is generated; phases compared among a plurality of movement waveforms; and a result of comparing phases are displayed. A partial waveform in a frequency analysis... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070272600 - Shuffling apparatus and method: A card shuffling device reads suit and value of individual cards that are moved through the card shuffler. Reading of the cards is effected after cards have been received into a card holding area and before cards have been delivered into a card collection area from which cards are removed... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. York Business Center

20070272601 - Method and system for sorting incoming mail: A method and system for sorting mailpieces in a single pass is provided. The system consists of a mail feeding unit, a mail scanner and a mail distribution unit having a number of receiving bins. Mailpieces are fed into the system one at a time through the scanner to determine... Agent: Dennis T. Griggs

20070267329 - In-line classifier for powdered products: A classifier for classifying particulates entrained in a flowing stream of gas is configured such that a change of direction of gas flow causes particles to impinge upon a target, heavier particles being trapped in a downwardly extending fluidized trap. The classifier is easily constructed, has no moving parts, and... Agent: Steven A. Owen Eastman Chemical Company

20070267330 - Agricultural product cleaning and sorting system: A mobile agricultural product treatment system for cleaning and sorting generally granular agricultural products such as raisins, seeds, nuts, grapes and the like. In an embodiment, a conveyor belt transports agricultural product into an inlet hopper for treatment by the pneumatic cleaning unit. The treated agricultural product is discharged from... Agent: Law Office Of Philip A Steiner

20070267331 - Structural arrangement for vibrating equipments: A structural arrangement for vibrating equipments of the type comprising: a pair of lateral plates (10) seated on elastic support means (30); crossbeams (11) defining at least one level of support floor (15); a screen (12) for classifying bulk product and which is secured on a respective support floor (15);... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070267332 - Multi-hardness composite screen frame: A self-cleaning screen assembly for a vibratory separator is disclosed. The self-cleaning screen assembly includes a peripheral frame having a top mounting surface to which at least one screen cloth is affixed and a bottom mounting surface to which a flow through support screen is affixed. One or more cleaning... Agent: Carter J. White Legal Department M-i L.L.C.

20070267333 - Waste scoop: A waste removal scoop for sifting and removing waste is disclosed herein. The scoop provides a handle and a head coupled to the handle. The head includes a receptacle and a front segment joined to the receptacle. The front segment includes a flexible hinge that flexes as the front segment... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney, LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070261997 - Automated dry cleaning assembly conveyor system: An automated assembly conveyor method and apparatus for dry-cleaners recognizes, associates, and consolidates garments in customer transactions by reading garment identification tags. A scanning apparatus whose construction may vary depending upon they type of garment tagging system utilized by a given retail drycleaner reads tags through Optical Character Recognition (OCR)... Agent: Stephen D. Carver

20070261998 - Modified polysaccharides for depressing floatable gangue minerals: A class of non-sulfide, silicate gangue material depressants based on naturally-occurring galactomannans, having a galactose-to-mannose ratio of less than 1:2.1, exemplified by modified products of the seed gums: casia tora gum, sesbania gum, kalonji gum, Ceratonia siliqua gum and/or Tamarindus indica gum, and methods of making and using them.... Agent: Cognis Corporation Patent Department

20070261999 - Elastic sieving technique and corresponding large-sized elastic vibration screen: An elastic sieving method and corresponding large-sized elastic vibration screen The present invention utilizes a screening surface and a separate sieving machine. A screen mat located on the sieve box is connected to multiple small rectangular screens. While the machine is vibrating, the resonation of screen rods located on the... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070262000 - Method and apparatus for sorting fine nonferrous metals and insulated wire pieces: A system for sorting fine nonferrous metals and insulated copper wire from a batch of mixed fine nonferrous metals and insulated wire includes an array of inductive proximity detectors, a processing computer and a sorting mechanism. The inductive proximity detectors identify the location of the fine nonferrous metals and insulated... Agent: Dergosits & Noah LLP

20070262002 - Optical cracked-grain selector: An optical cracked-grain selector that does not mistakenly identify normal grains of rice having no cracks as cracked grains due to the presence of the embryonic portion and/or surface scratches when optically identifying cracked grains of rice mixed in with material rice grains. An identification part in a cracked grain... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070262001 - Method of sorting paving stones: Use of more exotic laying patterns in connection with establishing paving stones of concrete blocks for e.g. paving on yards, are not widely used for cost reasons, as the automated laying machines laying the said paving stones in large surfaces at a time require the stones to be delivered in... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070256959 - Chutes for sorting and inspection apparatus: A chute for inspection and sorting apparatus is disclosed. It comprises two sections; a first, upper section (6) and a lower, grooved section (2). The first section has a smooth, normally polished surface which allows product pieces thereon to move laterally as well as downwards. In the lower section (2)... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

20070256960 - Material separator: A method and apparatus for separating material are described. The material separator may include a frame comprising a base supporting a slanted grate deck and at least one reducer grate deck removably and pivotally coupled to the slanted grate deck. The method may include: removably and pivotally placing a removable... Agent: Booth Udall, PLC

20070256961 - Vibration screen system: A vibratory plate screen having a first end for quickly mounting in a vibrator housing, an intermediate region with openings therein and a securement end that allows one to quickly secure a vibratory plate screen in a vibratory housing. In addition, the screen is sufficiently flexible to enable one to... Agent: Carl L. Johnson Jacobson And Johnson