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Classifying, separating, and assorting solids April category listing, related patent applications 04/10

20100101982 - Classification method of particulate water absorbent resin: A particulate water absorbent resin is obtained by polymerizing an unsaturated monomer so as to form a cross-linked polymer hydrogel and drying and pulverizing the cross-linked polymer hydrogel, and plural classification steps different from each other are carried out so as to remove fine powder. In this manner, the present... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20100101983 - Flow sorting of nanomaterials: In accordance with the invention there are systems and methods of separating a mixture of carbon nanotubes comprising dispersing carbon nanotubes into a fluid to form a dispersion of individually-suspended carbon nanotubes and focusing the dispersion of individually-suspended carbon nanotubes into a single file stream of carbon nanotubes. The methods... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group, LLP

20100096299 - Method and device for sorting products: The invention concerns a method and apparatus for sorting a stream of products by scanning this stream of products with a bundle of concentrated light and analyzing the light originating from the scanned products and a background element, wherein this background element is chosen such that the corresponding detected light... Agent: The Marbury Law Group, PLLC

20100096300 - Chutes for sorting and inspection apparatus: A chute for inspection and sorting apparatus has first and second flat sections, with the lower end of the first section being disposed over the second section to form a step from which product falls onto the second section. Additional sections may be included. In one variant a third channelled... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP - San Francisco

20100096301 - Cleaning and separation system for tubers: An entire harvested ground fruit load is subjected to a first cleaning process on a cleaning table, which separates the smaller ground fruits, soil, stones, clods, vine stems, grasses and other debris from the larger ground fruits. The fall-through burden from the cleaning table is subsequently subjected to a second... Agent: Angus C. Fox, Iii

20100089801 - Process for production of low-specific-gravity hollow particles: To enable high-added-value low-specific-gravity hollow particles to be efficiently mass-produced by using, as a raw material, coal ash discharged when coal is combusted; enriching low-specific-gravity hollow particles contained in the raw material coal ash by classification to reduce the weight of the coal ash to be subjected to wet specific... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20100089802 - Systems & methods for the recovery of lost circulation & similar material: Methods and systems are disclosed employing a quad-tier shale shaker for processing a mixture of drilling fluid and solids which solids include, in one aspect, lost circulation material (and/or material of size similar to the size of the lost circulation material). This abstract is provided to comply with the rules... Agent: National Oilwell Varco

20100089803 - System and method for sorting specimen: Methods and apparatuses for efficient sorting of specimen include specimen containers, such as vials, positioned in container carriers, such as pucks. The specimen containers contain a specimen that is to be processed through, for example, one or more tests. The specimen containers contain an identifier for the specimen and the... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20100089804 - Method for identifying a substance or object using a plurality of excitation vectors: t

20100084319 - Support chain with wear protection for a support device for separating substances having different flowabilities: A support chain for a device for supporting a compression belt in a separation device for separating substances having different flowability. The support chain includes an articulated chain having individual chain links that form a flat surface. The links include chain pins with chain plates threaded thereon. A locking device... Agent: Venable LLP

20100084320 - Process for sorting dispersed colloidal structures: A method of separating a mixture of discrete structures dispersed in a fluid material includes identifying a target structure and a non-target structure; providing a custom-shaped particle having at least a portion of a surface that is substantially shape-complementary to a portion of a surface of the target structure; introducing... Agent: Venable LLP

20100084321 - Sifter apparatus: A sifter apparatus is provided that comprises a body having a crank fastener and a mesh sifter support, a lid configured to be attached to the body, a crank configured to be coupled to the crank fastener, a wire structure configured to be coupled to the crank, a bottom configured... Agent: Mcguirewoods, LLP

20100084323 - Cross flow air separation system: A cross-flow air separation system comprises a conveyor configured to project material out over an end of the conveyor generally along a trajectory path into a far receiving bin. An optical sensing system is configured to identify particular objects in the projected material. A first air ejection system is configured... Agent: Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP

20100084322 - Method of sorting used tubular goods prior to reclaiming or reconditioning: Methods for reclaiming or reconditioning used tubulars are disclosed. One method includes performing non-visual, non-destructive inspection of used tubulars at a site of a reconditioning or reclaiming plant prior to the used tubulars being cleaned in preparation for reclaiming or reconditioning, followed by sorting the used tubulars based principally on... Agent: Jeffrey L. Wendt, Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP

20100078360 - Waste recycling apparatus and process thereof: The present invention relates generally to waste recycling. More particularly, the invention encompasses a waste recycling apparatus. The invention further includes a process for processing and sorting waste, such as, at a landfill location. The incoming waste is processed so that the incoming waste can be sorted into valuable waste... Agent: Ahsan & Associates

20100078361 - Method for isolating aleurone particles: The invention relates to a method and device for separating a mixture made of particles of a first particle type and a second particle type, especially aleurone particles and shell particles made of comminuted bran, said particles being scarcely distinguishable in terms of size and density, into various types of... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20100078362 - Methods, systems, and devices for separating materials using magnetic and frictional properties: A method for separating mixtures of solid materials includes incorporating a ferromagnetic particulate material into a mixture of solid materials and, after the incorporating step, separating the mixture of solid materials into at least two groups based on the magnetic and frictional properties of the different components of the mixture... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20100078363 - Process and apparatus for separating solid mixtures: An elutriation column is installed in a separation tank. The elutriation column includes a vertical separation column having a first side feed arm and a second side overflow arm spaced above the first side feed arm. Water is forced upwardly through the vertical separation column at a controllable velocity. A... Agent: Joan Pennington

20100078364 - Process for the flotation of non-sulfidic minerals and ores: A process for the flotation of non-sulfidic minerals or ores, is disclosed in which crushed crude minerals or ores are mixed with water and a collector to form a suspension, air is introduced into the suspension in the presence of a reagent system, and a floated foam containing the non-sulfidic... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP

20100078365 - Method for operating a transport unit for transporting paper currency from an intake and testing unit to a storage device: A method for the operation of a transport system for bank notes whereby a bank note is conveyed from a tester unit to a bank note storage device, as well as a device for taking up bank notes in which a bank note storage and stacking unit is controlled by... Agent: Ursula B. Day, Esq.

20100078366 - Self-cleaning coal separator grids with multiple cleaning combs: A lump coal size sorting grate comprising parallel bars is provided with three spaced apart, parallel cleaning combs which can be individually activated to clean the sizing grid of lodged coal lumps in a predetermined sequence so that the entire sizing grid is never closed during a coal sorting operation.... Agent: Young Basile