Classifying, separating, and assorting solids inventions 12/07

20070289902 - Compact dedusting apparatus: A compact housing for a dedusting apparatus utilizes a magnetic flux field to disrupt the static charge attracting dust particles to product particles, which along with fluidization and counter current airflow principles that are proven to dislodge dust particles from the product, provides a highly efficient, compact deduster. The housing... Agent: Miller Law Group, PLLC

20070289903 - Apparatus for parallel sieving of materials: Methods and apparatus for combinatorial (i.e., high-throughput) materials research, such as catalysis research, that involves parallel apparatus for simultaneously effecting mechanical treatments such as grinding, mixing, pressing, crushing, sieving, and/or fractionating of such materials are disclosed. The methods and apparatus are useful for mechanically treating catalysis materials and other solid... Agent: Symyx Technologies Inc Legal Department

20070284290 - Method for dismantling capsules and an apparatus using thereof: This invention provides a method with an apparatus used during the steps of the method to dismantle capsules, the method comprising steps as firstly putting the capsules into a pressure vessel, secondly filling the pressure vessel with compressed air, to make the high-pressure air get into the capsules through the... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20070284291 - Method for hydraulically separating carbon and classifying coal combustion ash: A method for selective separation of particles from a particle-containing material includes preparing a slurry of the particle-containing material and a dispersant, passing the slurry through a hydraulic classifier in a first direction, establishing a particle flow in a direction that is different from the first direction, and recovering particles... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20070284292 - Screening arrangement: A screening panel 10 comprises a peripheral frame 12 consisting of a pair of mutually laterally spaced side members 14, 16, which are integral with a pair of mutually axially spaced end members 18, 20. The side members 14, 16 and end members 18, 20 define corners of the panel... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20070278137 - Screen device and method of making the same: The present invention provides a screen for separating materials according to particle size. The screen has a body, a plurality of fingers, and a plurality of rods. The fingers may be integrally formed with the body. The rods are supported within the body and extend within the fingers to provide... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20070278138 - Document sorting machine: A document feeder system (4) for use in a document sorting apparatus (1) is disclosed. The document feeder system (4) comprises upper (102) and lower (101) portions, each having respective feeder elements for feeding documents from a hopper (100), the upper and lower portions being movable relative to one another... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070278140 - Restricted access waste sorting system: A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling and/or disposal of such items. In some embodiments, a system comprises sorting stations each of which houses a number of disposable containers.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070278139 - Separating device and sorting apparatus with two-dimensionals array of nozzles and method of sorting objects: Sorting apparatus comprising conveying means for conveying input objects into to the apparatus, extraction means for extracting from the conveying means input objects identified as belonging to a particular object-class processing means arranged to received input data corresponding at least to the portions across the conveying means of said identified... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP