Classifying, separating, and assorting solids inventions 07/08

20080179222 - Screen assembly designed to conform to the radius of vibrating shakers with crowned decks: A screen assembly that is sufficiently flexible to adapt to a non-planar profile of a crowned deck on a vibrating shaker. When attached to the crowned deck, the screen assembly provides a screen with less curvature than the crowned deck.... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080179223 - Multi-station system and method for processing paper postal items: A transport track extends through first and second stations for transporting paper postal items through the stations. The first and second stations are equipped with first and second drives for driving circulatable surfaces of the respective station along the transport track. The second drive is controlled for driving at least... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080179224 - Venturi vacuum generator on an electric component handler: At least one venturi generator is provided for use with an electrical circuit component handler. The handler includes a stationary vacuum plate and a test plate. The vacuum plate includes vacuum channels, and the test plate includes test seats. The venturi generator is operative to create a vacuum pressure passed... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080179225 - Mail piece consolidation and accountability using advanced tracking methods: Mail processing methods and techniques for sorting and commingling mail from various mail sources including the tracking of the mail pieces through the processing. Such tracking entails uniquely identifying each mail piece, received in batches from the mail sources, and recording the unique identification of each mail piece. The received... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080179226 - Automated high-throughput seed sample handling system and method: A method and apparatus for processing seed or seed samples includes an autonomous sorter which sorts seed by pre-programmed criteria. Optional features can include a counter to autonomously ensure the correct number of seeds to a seed package, a cleaning device, a sheller, and a label applicator. A conveyance path,... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C Attn: Pioneer Hi-bred

20080173573 - Coke separation process in paste plant: The invention describes a process and apparatus producing a dense coke fraction from a first particulate coke fraction having a first average density and a first average particle size distribution, stratifying the coke fraction in a density separator into at least two fractions, the at least two fractions comprising a... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080169223 - Vibrating screening machine: A vibrating screening machine for grading bulk materials and the like, with a housing and two sidewalls on which at least one screen deck is mounted on which a screen lining is retained, and a drive means to cause the screen deck to vibrate. Via a material feed, bulk material... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080169224 - Screening machine: A screening machine for screening bulk material and the like comprising a housing and two sidewalls at which a screen deck is disposed, the screen deck comprising cross-members mounted on the sidewalls and longitudinal members which are mounted on the cross-members and receive an exchangeable screen lining. Said longitudinal members... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080169225 - Device for classifying products: Device for classifying products such as fruits, comprising: a number of product carriers for carrying the products in a transport path of a conveyor with classification outlets, radiating means for irradiating the products, one or more radiation receiving elements for receiving a radiation sample of radiation emitted by the radiating... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20080169226 - Apparatus and method to separate particles of very fine granulometry from an incoherent mass of woody material: An apparatus and a method to separate particles having a first granulometry, between some hundredths of a millimeter and about 6 tenths of a millimeter, from an incoherent mass of woody material consisting of particles of wood and contaminants, having a second granulometry between some hundredths of a millimeter and... Agent: Stevens Davis LLP

20080164183 - Collection system for a wet drum magnetic separator: An improved collection system for a wet drum magnetic separator including a tank for receiving a flow of a mixture of magnetic and non-magnetic particles in a feed port. A collection system includes a rotating drum having a roughened collection surface disposed in the tank, an array of permanent magnetic... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska Intellectual Property Law Attorneys

20080164184 - Fluidic sealing system for a wet drum magnetic separator: A magnetic fluidic and a mechanical fluidic sealing system for a wet drum magnetic separator including a tank for receiving a flow of a mixture of magnetic and non magnetic particles, a rotating drum disposed in the tank, an array of permanent magnetic elements disposed inside the drum arranged in... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska Intellectual Property Law Attorneys

20080164185 - Clamp for mixed mail sorter: A clamp is designed for accepting a mail piece at a loading station, and for releasably holding the mail piece while the mail piece is moved to an unloading station via a sorting system. The clamp is manipulated in the sorting system, instead of manipulating the mail piece held by... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc. 35 Waterview Drive

20080164186 - Method for separation of construction waste: Disclosed herein is a method for separation of construction waste. In the method, the construction waste, crushed to a predetermined size, is added to liquid in a precipitation tank and separated into components in the tank according to specific gravity, in which the liquid has a reference specific gravity lower... Agent: Schmeiser Olsen & Watts

20080156703 - Sorting recycled materials with automatically adjustable separator using upstream feedback: Methods and systems are provided for controlling an automatic separator apparatus of a Materials Recovery Facility. The separator apparatus has a plurality of adjustable machine operating parameters. An input stream of recycled materials is provided, wherein the composition of the input stream is subject to variation during a time interval.... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.c.

20080156705 - Computer assisted manual sorting of identification coded items: Commingled items are sorted down into groupings, such as textile items that are associated with distinct clients and/or groups of related clients, by employing a programmed computer to manage sorting destinations at plural levels of sorting. An RFID reader coupled to the computer senses an item's identification code. A human... Agent: Duane Morris, LLP Ip Department

20080156704 - Screening system for objects in transit: The invention provides an automated security inspection and conveying system for in-transit objects, comprising means for identifying the sender of each package and to profile and import the security status data relevant to the object into the system, and a plurality of various security screening machines in combination with conveying... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080156706 - Guide path for electronic components: A guide path for electronic components has guide elements by means of which the components are guided obliquely with respect to the direction of the light beams at least in the area of a light barrier, such that the component produces a shadow area which is higher than the side... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080156707 - Magnetic coupling for shaker motion without motors: Embodiments relate to a vibratory separator that includes a basket having a basket magnet and a frame having an electromagnet. The electromagnet and the basket magnet are arranged to magnetically interact, and the interaction imparts a vibratory motion to the basket. Furthermore, embodiments relate to a method to operate a... Agent: Osha Liang/mi