Classifying, separating, and assorting solids inventions

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

20080149535 - Apparatus for modifying surfaces of toner particles: In a toner production process having at least a kneading step, a pulverization step and the step of simultaneously carrying out a surface modification step and a classification step to obtain toner particles, the surface modification and the classification are simultaneously carried out using a batch-wise surface modifying apparatus having... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080149536 - Method of floating and flotation circuit: The invention is a flotation circuit for separating concentrates from slurry comprising grinded ore or oil sand. The slurry is floated in a flotation circuit that comprises flotation cells arranged is series or in parallel, and the slurry is divided at least into two fractions in a flotation cell system... Agent: Smith-hill And Bedell, P.c.

20080149537 - Electromagnetic separation for shakers: A vibratory separator including a skid having a skid magnet and a basket having a basket magnet disposed on the basket, wherein the skid magnet and the basket magnets are arranged to magnetically interact. Also, a method for operating a vibratory separator that includes supplying a current to a skid... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080149538 - Motors with magnetic coupling for transfer of shaker motion: A vibratory separator including a basket including a first magnetic component disposed on the basket and a motor including a motor shaft and a second magnetic component coupled to the motor shaft. Furthermore, the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component are arranged to magnetically interact, and the interaction... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080149539 - Linear motors for shaker motion control: Embodiments relate to a vibratory screen separator and methods for using a vibratory screen separator. The vibratory screen separator may have a stationary base, a movable basket, and at least one linear motor for imparting motion to the movable basket, and methods for using the vibratory screen separator. The linear... Agent: Osha Liang/mi

20080149540 - Method of processing postal items including management of digital fingerprints of the postal items: The invention concerns a method for processing postal packets including managing digital impressions of the postal packets. In a method for processing postal packets, during a preliminary sorting of the packets, a digital image of a packet comprising an address information is formed, a digital impression (V-Id) is derived from... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080149541 - Apparatus, system, and method for detecting and removing flawed capsules: An apparatus, system, and method for detecting flaws in capsules containing a beneficial agent include mechanisms for delivering the capsules to a top surface of a capsule receiving plate and moving the capsules into apertures in the plate. The apertures have structure that forms a passageway that narrows from an... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie