Classifying, separating, and assorting solids inventions 04/08

20080093266 - Cyclone having a vibration mechanism: A materials classifying cyclone with at least one vibrator for transmitting generated vibrations into the downwardly swirling slurry of materials to interrupt the flow pattern thereof so that some of the smaller particles trapped in the outer portions of the slurry are freed for movement into the vortex of the... Agent: Herbert E. Haynes Jr

20080093267 - 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 Patent And Licensing Department

20080093268 - Screen assemblies utilizing screen elements retained in perforated supports: A screen retention mechanism for use with vibratory separators is disclosed. The screen retention mechanism includes a structural frame mounted to a vibratory separator into which a plurality of lightweight and flexible screen elements are inserted into multiple tows of perforated screen supports. The perforated screen supports are bonded to... Agent: David M. Ostfeld Adams And Reese, LLP

20080093269 - Magnetic screen clamping: A magnetic claiming system for a shale shaker including at least one screen having at least two side ends extending between a first side and a second side and at least one attachment surface, at least one mating surface of a shale shaker configured to receive at least one screen,... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080093270 - Method and apparatus for separating excavated material: A method and apparatus for separating material, particularly excavated material is presented. The method and apparatus utilize a releasable and interchangeable screen assembly which is positioned on top of a frame having a slanted grate. The screen assembly includes bar members which traverse the top of the screen and inverted... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (main)

20080093271 - Apparatus for separating solids from a liquid: An apparatus and a method for separating a material stream consisting of several materials. The materials to be separated have different densities or density ranges, so that the material of the highest density can be discharged through a screen of the apparatus, while the material of the lowest density can... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.C.

20080093272 - Method for identifying articles and signature comparator: To identify articles, a signature for an article that is processed on a sorting plant is formed. The signature comprises characteristic features of the article. The signature is compared with a predetermined number of first signatures of articles of a search space formed in an earlier signature formation during processing... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20080093273 - Carrier delivery sequence system and process adapted for upstream insertion of exceptional mail pieces: A system and method for sorting mail comprising an input (18), readers means (20, 24) and a plurality of holder (28), wherein he system sorts standard and exceptional mail formats.... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc. 35 Waterview Drive

20080093274 - One-pass carrier delivery sequence sorter: A mail sorting device and method (FIG. 1) comprising a reader (20, 24), a plurality of holders (28) for receiving mail in a generally vertical orientation, and a sorter (26), wherein mail pieces held by said holders are sorted according to sequence into interim unloading stations and then wrapped and... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc. 35 Waterview Drive

20080087580 - Fine particle precious metal and liquid mercury recovery system and method using multi-layer filter with under-air flow: A multi-layer filter of cotton, plastic mesh and burlap with top and bottom metal mesh is sandwiched between two sections of wooden frame and mounted on a wind chamber. An even non-deflected steady stream of air under the filter produces an electro dynamic charge in the filter to attract fine... Agent: Donald W. Meeker Patent Agent

20080087581 - Device for separating granular material: The invention relates to a device for separating granular material, especially a light grain selector for cereal crops or similar, comprising a sieve cage with at least two sieve layers that are provided with perforated plates. The sieve layers can be penetrated by air from below. The sieve cage is... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080087582 - Device for presorting separated thin postal items: A device for presorting separated thin postal items to sorting final position areas of a postal item sorting machine according to the read distributing information and to the assigned sorting final position area includes at least two inputs for streams of postal items and at least two outputs each leading... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property

20080087583 - Method and apparatus for sorting a gas-driven stream of generally flat and lightweight articles: A method and apparatus for sorting a gas-driven stream of generally flat and light-weight articles of varying dimensions execute a, preferably optical, inspection and upon so finding a non-conforming article remove the latter from the stream. In particular, the inspection and the sorting are executed during a substantially straight movement... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080087584 - Actuation of parallel microfluidic arrays: An improved actuator for use in a microfluidic particle sorting system utilizes a staggered packing scheme for a plurality of actuators used to selectively deflect a particle in an associated sorting channel from a stream of channels. An actuator block may be provided for housing a two-dimensional array of actuators,... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20080087585 - Sorting particles: A device for sorting particles. The device may include a channel structure that defines a channel having an inlet and first and second outlets. The device also may include first and second transport mechanisms. The first transport mechanism may be configured to create a particle stream of first particles and... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080083659 - Systems and methods of separating manure from a manure and bedding mixture: Systems and methods configured to continuously separate manure and bedding comprise a vertical housing without screens, grates, or filters therein, a manure and bedding inlet port coupled to the side of the housing, and a water inlet port coupled to the side of the housing. The system further comprises at... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20080083660 - Screen assembly for vibratory screening machine: A screen assembly for a conventional vibratory screening machine includes a series of screens bonded to a rigid rectangular metal frame having rectangular tubular frame members and at least two and no more than ten intermediate frame members. This leaves a series of permeable areas through the screen assembly that... Agent: G. Turner Moller, Jr.

20080083661 - Method and device for checking carry-on luggage and other carried objects: A method and device is provided for controlling a hand luggage and other objects carried by flight passengers during check-in, wherein the complexity of an object is determined in a first verifying device by automatic verification. Afterwards, supplementary verification steps are carried out according to the determined complexity.... Agent: Mg-ip Law, Pllc

20080083662 - Mail sorter system and method for moving trays of mail to dispatch in delivery order: A sorter, method, and software product are provided for sorting mail pieces. The mail pieces are fed into a sorter, sorted, and then deposited into mail trays. The mail trays are then moved from the deposit area to a dispatch area, in the order they will be loaded into a... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc. 35 Waterview Drive

20080083663 - Adjustable finger screen: A finger screen includes a plurality of first fingers, the plurality of first fingers defining a plurality of first spaces between adjacent first fingers, and a plurality of second fingers. In a first state, the plurality of second fingers is attached to the plurality of first fingers such the second... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080078697 - Composite screen with integral inflatable seal: A shaker screen including a screen frame and an inflatable sealing element integrally formed with the screen frame is disclosed. A screen sealing system including a plurality of shaker screens, each shaker screen having a screen frame and an inflatable sealing element integrally formed with the screen frame, wherein the... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080078698 - Magnetic sweeper: A magnetic sweeper configured to collect magnetic metal debris, such as nails, screws, sheet metal fragments, staples, rivets and the like from a surface, and to permit easy removal of the collected debris from the sweeper is disclosed. The sweeper comprises a non-metallic body, a permanent magnet disposed within the... Agent: Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC Intellectual Property Department

20080078699 - Shaker and degasser combination: A system for separating components of a slurry is disclosed, the system including a housing; a basket for holding at least one shaker screen, the basket movably mounted in the housing; at least one vibrator coupled to the basket; a sump disposed below the basket to collect at least a... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080078700 - Self-cleaning shaker: A vibratory separator including a housing having a drilling material inlet and at least one basket, at least one screen assembly configured to be disposed in the at least one basket, an actuator connected to the at least one basket, wherein the actuator provides vibratory motion to the at least... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080078701 - Peripheral sealing system for pre-tensioned screens: A system including a first screen having a first frame and a first sealing element attached to an outer perimeter of the first frame, and a second screen disposed adjacent the first screen, the second screen having a second frame and a second sealing element attached to an outer perimeter... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080078702 - Sealing system for pre-tensioned composite screens: A shaker screen including a sealing element and a composite frame, wherein the sealing element is attached to a basal perimeter of the composite is disclosed. Furthermore, a method of forming a shaker screen including forming a sealing element, forming a composite frame, and attaching the sealing element to the... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080078703 - Injection molded grid for saving screen frames: A shaker screen including a composite frame, a removable grid attached to the composite frame, and at least one filtering element attached to the removable grid is disclosed. A method including forming a composite frame, forming a removable grid, attaching at least one filtering element to the removable grid, and... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080078704 - Composite hookstrip screen: A hookstrip screen assembly for use in a shaker is disclosed. The hookstrip screen assembly includes a filtering element and a composite frame further including a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of filtering element attachment points. Also, the filtering element is attached to the plurality of filtering... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080078705 - Shaker wedge: A wedging apparatus including an outer polygonal surface configured to secure a screen to a shaker, the outer polygonal surface having a bottom surface, a top surface opposite the bottom surface, and at least one end surface joining the top surface and the bottom surface, and an inner core defined... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080078706 - Screen for a vibratory separator: A shaker apparatus including a basket having an upstream side, a downstream side, and two side walls, at least one wedge guide and one support rail disposed on each side wall, and at least one screen assembly. The support rails and the wedge guides may be configured to engage the... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080078707 - Modular system and apparatus for processing recyclable materials, and method of using same: A system and apparatus for processing recyclable materials, including a header box, a plurality of routing channels connected to the header box, and a temporary storage container for each routing channel. During use, a user deposits one or more recyclable items into an intake header box, and the user then... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080078708 - Device for orienting flat items of mail towards a narrow edge: A device for orienting flat mail items with a u-shaped conveying channel has a base belt guided over reversing rollers and driven at a predetermined speed. First and second guiding belts are driven at the predetermined speed and guided over deflection rollers. A flat mail item is transported over a... Agent: Siemens Schweiz Ag I-47, Intellectual Property