Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
209300100 | Sorting special items or sorting by methods and apparatus includible in subclasses 509 through 707 | 77 |
20080237093 | Systems and Methods For Sorting Recyclables at a Material Recovery Facility - Systems and methods for providing a quantity of cullet having at least two colors of glass from an input stream of recyclable material and non-recyclable material. In an embodiment, the system includes a sortation station, a screening apparatus, an air classifier, and a crushing apparatus to provide as output substantially pure cullet having at least two colors. | 10-02-2008 |
20090173669 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SORTING FLAT MAIL ITEMS INTO DELIVERY POINT SEQUENCING - A method and an apparatus for sorting flat mail items into delivery point sequencing include sorting the mail items into sequence and deposited them in a sorting facility with a number of F compartments. In order to achieve sorting into delivery point sequencing to a plurality of mail addresses with a comparatively small number of compartments, the mail items are presorted into a number of M storage modules, which differ from the compartments in that they have an internal withdrawal apparatus, in a presorting facility. | 07-09-2009 |
20090308794 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOVING UNBURNED CARBON FROM FLY ASH - An apparatus and a method for removing unburned carbon from fly ash capable of suppressing facility cost and stably conducting performance adjustment depending on property of the fly ash. The method comprises the steps of: adding water to fly ash to produce slurry; adding collector to the slurry, feeding the slurry and the collector to a static-type mixer | 12-17-2009 |
20100044278 | System and method for separation and handling of construction, demolition and garbage materials - Refuse, waste material is loaded first into a shredder, the output of which is passed through a ferrous metal detector and then a non-ferrous metal detector, thereby removing most of the metal materials. The partially treated waste product is then fed into a separator tank at least partially filled with water, and made turbulent by the introduction of pressurized water and pressurized air to separate floatable materials from the non-floatable, heavy material such as concrete. The output of the separator tank, after separating the floatable materials, is then fed through a settlement tank, removing the remaining heavy slurry materials from the remaining lighter slurry of the waste material. As an option, the remaining lighter slurry waste material can be fed back into the separator tank for further processing. | 02-25-2010 |
20100065478 | METHOD FOR NICKEL CONCENTRATION PROCESSING OF SAPROLITE ORE - The method for nickel concentration processing, which is low cost, simple and convenient, as well as having low environmental load, which is capable of enhancing nickel content of a saprolite ore with low nickel content, which was not conventionally used effectively as a raw material of ferronickel smelting due to having low nickel content, to a level to be utilized economically as a raw material of ferronickel smelting. | 03-18-2010 |
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 particles. Separation occurs according to particle-type specific triboelectric charging of said particles in a first active area and subsequent separation of the differently charged moving particles in an electric field. | 04-01-2010 |
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 gravity separation; subjecting the raw material coal ash which have been reduced in weight to wet specific gravity separation to obtain low-specific-gravity components; and dehydrating and drying the low-specific-gravity components. | 04-15-2010 |
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 invention provides the method for classification of particulate water absorbent resin which method allows particulate water absorbent resin having a desired particle diameter range to be efficiently obtained at low cost while securing the high productivity even in case where a larger production equipment is used. | 04-29-2010 |
20100108573 | PROCESS FOR ENHANCING ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION IN THE BENEFICIATION OF ORES - An electrostatic modification reagent as described herein. The electrostatic modification reagent may be used in an electric separation process for separating components from a mineral ore or sand. | 05-06-2010 |
20100126912 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING MEMBRANES FROM EGGSHELLS - A system and method for separating membranes from eggshells including a supply conduit supplying eggshells and eggshell membranes, a pulsed energy separation unit receiving the eggshells and eggshell membranes in a liquid medium and applying pulsed energy thereto via the liquid medium, thereby causing separation between the membranes and the eggshells in the liquid medium and allowing the membranes to move relatively upwardly in the liquid medium and the eggshells to move relatively downwardly in the liquid medium and a separator for separating the membranes from the liquid medium. | 05-27-2010 |
20100163462 | METHODS TO RECOVER AND PURIFY SILICON PARTICLES FROM SAW KERF - The present disclosure generally relates to methods for recovering silicon from saw kerf, or an exhausted abrasive slurry, resulting from the cutting of a silicon ingot, such as a single crystal or polycrystalline silicon ingot. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to methods for isolating and purifying silicon from saw kerf or the exhausted slurry, such that the resulting silicon may be used as a raw material, such as a solar grade silicon raw material. | 07-01-2010 |
20100176034 | POWDER SEPARATOR AND METHOD OF POWDER SEPARATION - A powder separation apparatus and method are provided so as to be able to accurately separate a raw powder material. This apparatus has a container into which a raw powder material containing a heavy powder and a light powder, and medium particles having a larger particle size than the raw powder material, are supplied; a container shaker for shaking the container; and a gas blower unit for blowing a gas into an interior of a medium particle layer in the container to discharge the light powder with the gas to the outside of the medium particle layer. | 07-15-2010 |
20100193405 | Method for sorting nanoobjects and an apparatus fabricated thereby - A method for sorting nanoobjects from the mixture comprising nanoobjects such as semiconducting and metallic carbon nanotubes and an apparatus fabricated thereby. An embodiment comprises an energy transfer to the mixture in a way that the degree in which nanoonobjects are heated and bonded to the surface of a substance depends on their electrical conductivities. The next embodiment comprises an electrolytic deposition of a material on the mixture in a way that the degree in which nanoanobjects are bonded to the surface of the substance by the deposited layer depends on their electrical conductivities. The above nanoobjects are sorted by selectively separating mostly the weaker bonded nanoobjects from the surface. Another embodiment comprises an energy transfer in a low pressure reactive gas medium to the mixture in a way that the degree in which nanoonobjects are heated and chemically modified depends on their conductivities. | 08-05-2010 |
20100219109 | METHODS FOR SORTING MATERIALS - Disclosed herein is the use of differences in x-ray linear absorption coefficients to process ore and remove elements with higher atomic number from elements with lower atomic numbers. Use of this dry method at the mine reduces pollution and transportation costs. One example of said invention is the ejection of inclusions with sulfur, silicates, mercury, arsenic and radioactive elements from coal. This reduces the amount and toxicity of coal ash. It also reduces air emissions and the energy required to clean stack gases from coal combustion. Removal of said ejected elements improves thermal efficiency and reduces the pollution and carbon footprint for electrical production. | 09-02-2010 |
20100314298 | Method and Device for the Separation of Particles - The invention relates to a method of separating a particle fraction from a particle stream making use of gravitational force and which is performed in a fluid. This provides particle fractions that are collected in respective collecting means. According to the invention the fluid and the collecting means are moved in relation to each other defining a relative direction of movement. There are means provided to limit the movement of the particles to be separated with respect to the fluid in the relative direction of movement. The invention also relates to an apparatus for carrying out the method. | 12-16-2010 |
20110036757 | APPARATUS FOR FEEDING SHEETS, BOOKLETS OR THE LIKE AND SYSTEM FOR SORTING FORWARDING DOCUMENTS - Provided are an apparatus for feeding sheets, booklets or the like having a wider adjustable range according to the thickness of the object than the conventional apparatus, and a system for sorting forwarding documents with the foregoing feeding apparatus. In the feeding apparatus, a moving shaft is supported by a fixed sleeve so as to be movable upward and downward. A main compression coil spring is located between the moving shaft and the fixed base and imparts a main spring force to the moving shaft in order that an overlap feed limiting member is pressed against a conveying belt. A sub compression coil spring imparts an oppositely directed sub spring force to the moving shaft. A position of a pressing washer is displaced downward by a threading engagement of an upper end adjusting bolt, so that even when the spring force of the main compression coil spring is increased, an increased amount is cancelled by an increase in the spring force of the sub compression coil spring. | 02-17-2011 |
20110042275 | FLAT-ARTICLE FEED DEVICE WITH A SYNCHRONIZER HAVING A PLURALITY OF MOTOR DRIVES - A flat-article feed device comprising an unstacker device ( | 02-24-2011 |
20110114540 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR CONDITIONING SCRAP HIGH IN PLASTICS - In a method and to an arrangement for treating a light fraction produced during the treatment of plastic-rich waste that is low in metal, at least the following steps are carried out consecutively: the light fraction is stressed by percussion and/or bashing, the light fraction is classified into at least two light fraction classes, at least one light fraction class is separated into at least one dust fraction and at least one other fraction, the separation of the dust fraction taking place over a substantially controlled residence time of the light fraction class in at least one device involved in the separation. Due to the separation of at least one light fraction class into at least one dust fraction and at least one other fraction, the separation of the dust fraction takes place over a substantially controlled residence time of the light fraction class in at least one device involved in the separation, a very pure intermediate product (intermediate fraction) is produced, providing the processability of the intermediate product to be improved in subsequent method steps. Overall, clearly improved material recycling and also energy recovery is obtained. | 05-19-2011 |
20110186481 | BIOMASS CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONING - The disclosure is directed generally a biomass conditioning system and methods for conditioning biomass to remove undesirable material for further processing and applications. In some embodiments, the disclosure includes a biomass conditioning system including a conditioning tank, a water input device, a biomass input device, a containment device, a spillway, and a moving separation device. In some embodiments, methods according to the disclosure include pumping water into a conditioning tank, depositing biomass into the conditioning tank, allowing the biomass to soak in the water and separate into a bark portion and a non-bark portion, allowing the bark portion to float to a water line, containing the bark portion to one side of the conditioning tank, moving the bark portion into a bark storage area, separating the non-bark portion into a biomass portion and a debris portion, and moving the conditioned biomass portion into a storage area. | 08-04-2011 |
20110186482 | STRUCTURE AND WORKING METHOD FOR THE SORTING OF WASTE PRODUCTS - An apparatus for the separation of waste paper includes a slanted conveyor belt with a lower end and an upper end, the upper end being positioned at a height above the lower end, the conveyor belt traveling from the lower end to the upper end. A plurality of drive mechanisms drive the slanted conveyor belt. At least one load mechanism supplies the waste paper at the lower end of the conveyor belt. At least one air pressure system is positioned adjacent to the upper end of the conveyor belt. The plurality of drive mechanisms provide a minimum speed of 3 meters per second. | 08-04-2011 |
20110220554 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING METALS FROM ELECTRONIC WASTE CONTAINING PLASTICS MATERIALS - The invention relates to a method for treating materials containing a mixture of plastic materials and metal materials, said method including:—crushing the material to be treated; pyrolysis of the crushed material; a first magnetic separation performed on the pyrolysed material providing, on the one hand, a ferrous metal fraction and, on the other hand, non-ferrous residue;—a second magnetic separation performed on the non-ferrous residue providing, on the one hand, a non-ferrous metal fraction and, on the other hand, non-magnetic residue. The invention also relates to a facility for implementing said method. | 09-15-2011 |
20110278203 | SEPARATION OF PARTICLES FROM A FLOWING STREAM - This invention provides a process for separating particles. The process is particularly effective in separating particles such as isotopes of a chemical element. In carrying out the process, at least one particle stream that comprises the particles that are to be separated is contacted with a separate carrier gas stream to produce a mixed stream. A portion of the particles in the mixed stream is magnetically activated, and the magnetically activated particles are separated from non-magnetically activated particles the mixed stream. | 11-17-2011 |
20120000832 | Platinum Group Metal Recovery From Powdery Waste - The invention relates to a method for increasing the concentration of platinum group metals in urban waste material. The method comprises obtaining particles of urban waste material; screening the particles of urban waste material by size, selecting particles of urban waste material that lie within a defined size range; and processing the selected particles using at least one physical or chemical technique whereby to increase the concentration of platinum group metals to at least 5 ppm. The invention also relates to an apparatus for increasing the concentration of platinum group metals in particulate urban waste material. The apparatus comprises: a drying unit ( | 01-05-2012 |
20120006726 | WAFER SEPARATION APPARATUS, WAFER SEPARATION AND TRANSFER APPARATUS, WAFER SEPARATION METHOD, WAFER SEPARATION AND TRANSFER METHOD, AND SOLAR CELL WAFER SEPARATION AND TRANDSFER METHOD - A wafer separation apparatus improves wafer separation performance in separation and transfer and suppresses the occurrence of wafer breakage in separation and transfer, while remaining inexpensive and small. The apparatus includes: a cassette that vertically accommodates a large number of single wafers in intimate contact with each other, the cassette being at least vertically opened; a cassette support that removably supports the cassette, the cassette support being at least vertically opened; a hoisting unit that hoists and lowers the cassette support integrally with the cassette; a liquid bath that accommodates a liquid into which the cassette support is immersed integrally with the cassette when the hoisting unit descends; a nozzle in the inside of the liquid bath to issue micro bubbles from the underside of the cassette support toward a large number of the wafers; and a micro bubble generator that generates micro bubbles to be issued from the nozzle. | 01-12-2012 |
20120018353 | MEAT SORTATION - A system and method for sorting animal protein is provided. The method includes determining a desired characteristic of a cut of meat from an animal portion and associating the desired characteristic with an attribute of the animal portion. The attribute is ascertained and the animal portion is sorted based on the ascertained attribute. Like animal portions are grouped together for further processing as a group. | 01-26-2012 |
20120111770 | Recovery of Reprocessable Medical Devices in a Sharps Containter - Reprocessable medical devices that have been disposed of in a sharps container are recovered, disinfected or sterilized, sorted, and packed for reprocessing in a generally continuous process. In one embodiment, either a sharps container or at least a portion of its contents is successively and controllably conveyed, either manually or automatically, through a plurality of processing stations that are configured to perform different operations. The operations performed by the processing stations can include, for example, detecting and identifying contents, cleaning and disinfecting, opening the sharps containers, separating and sorting their contents, and disposal of contents that are non-reprocessable. Reprocessable medical devices can be sorted by type as they move along on a conveyor. | 05-10-2012 |
20120199519 | WASTE SCREENING APPARATUS AND METHODS - The present invention relates to waste screening apparatus and methods, particularly but not exclusively for screening waste material streams for recycling and the like. It also relates to an apparatus for separating portions or fractions of a waste material stream, generally to facilitate recycling of one or more of said fractions, and a method therefor; and to combinations of same. One screening apparatus comprises: (a) a first screen frame comprising at least two sides and a plurality of first cross members thereinbetween; (b) a second screen frame comprising at least two sides and a plurality of second cross members thereinbetween, the second cross members being laterally interspaced with the first cross members; (c) a plurality of flexible screen mats located between at least some of the first cross members and adjacent second cross members; (d) a first driver to cause the first screen frame to oscillate; and (e) a second driver to cause the second screen frame to oscillate; wherein the second driver is independent to the first driver. | 08-09-2012 |
20120305453 | Float-Sink Method and Apparatus to Determine Beneficiation Prospects of Minerals - A method for separating particles of different specific gravity from a sized ore feed, wherein the ore can be coal, metallic, non-metallic and mineral ores. The method particles from the ore are sieved to obtain size fractions of different particle size ranges, after which a load of particles of a size fraction are placed in a container and fluidized by passing a fluid flow through the load of particles. By lowering the flow velocity of the fluid through the load the particles are deposited in the container in one or more layers depending on the specific gravity of each of the particles, after which the deposited particles are separated in portions of different specific gravity. The portions represent different ore content of the particles in each portion on basis of which the theoretical yield of the ore can be determined. The invention provides an apparatus to carry out the method. | 12-06-2012 |
20130008831 | Methods, Systems, And Devices For Enrichment Of Plastic Materials Derived From Electronics Shredder Residue - A method for separating a mixture of solid materials can includes a sorting step based on differences in X-Ray transmission of different materials and a density sorting step at an elevated density. The mixture of solid materials can be a plastic-rich mixture recovered from waste electrical and electronic equipment. The mixture of solid materials can include plastics that contain brominated flame retardants. In some cases, a XRT or DEXRT sorter is used to remove the majority of plastics that contain brominated flame retardants from the mixture. | 01-10-2013 |
20130098807 | SORTING MINED MATERIAL - A method and an apparatus for sorting mined material, such as mined ore, are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a chamber for exposing fragments of a material to be sorted to electromagnetic radiation, with the chamber comprising an inner wall for fragments to move downwardly and outwardly over from an upper inlet of the chamber to a lower outlet of the chamber. The apparatus also comprises a detection system for assessing one or more than one characteristic of the fragments. The apparatus also comprises a sorting means for separating the fragments into multiple streams in response to the assessment of the detection system. | 04-25-2013 |
20130134070 | Method for Seperating Carbon Nanotubes with Different Conductive Properties - This invention belongs to the technical field of integrated circuit manufacturing and specifically relates to a method for separating carbon nanotube materials with different conductive properties. The method is comprised of: immersing an integrated circuit material containing metallic carbon nanotubes and semiconductor carbon nanotubes into fluid; introducing the fluid into the same container from the same inlet; on the four sides of the container, forming an electric field and arranging a pair of magnetic poles generating magnetic lines vertical to the electric field; changing the direction and intensity of the electric lines of the electric field and those of the magnetic fields to separate the metallic carbon nanotubes from the semiconductor carbon nanotubes. By means of the method of this invention, the purity of the obtained semiconductor carbon nanotubes and the metallic carbon nanotubes is high, so the product yield of the integrated circuit containing the semiconductor carbon nanotubes is capable of being greatly enhanced. This method is simple, easy, low in cost and capable of greatly reducing the manufacturing cost of high-purity carbon nanotubes. | 05-30-2013 |
20130146509 | MACHINE FOR THE INSPECTION AND SORTING OF FRUITS AND INSPECTION AND SORTING METHOD USED BY SAID MACHINE - Machine for the inspection and sorting of fruits, which has, connected to a control system, an inspection unit ( | 06-13-2013 |
20130220892 | Method and Apparatuses for Pre-Screening - A vibratory screening machine includes a primary screening area and a pre-screening assembly including a frame and screen assemblies. The screen assemblies are secured to the frame and form a pre-screening surface. The frame is attached to the vibratory screening machine such that the concave pre-screening surface is above the primary screening area. | 08-29-2013 |
20130228498 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF CONTAMINATED OBJECTS - The present invention relates generally to a method for optical sorting and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to an apparatus and method for sorting individual objects such as, for example, beans, grains, fruit and the like such that contaminated objects can be separated from non-contaminated objects. The objects are pre-stimulated with a source emitting UV light and are sorted based on the signal emitted by the objects, in particular for sorting Fungus-contaminated objects. | 09-05-2013 |
20130240413 | ADJUSTABLE MAGNETIC SEPARATOR - An adjustable magnetic separator and method is provided herein to process aggregate material including magnetic material into a magnetic portion having a predetermined magnetic susceptibility, and a non-magnetic portion. The method and system include configuring an adjustable magnet to provide an effective magnetic field at a separating surface of the magnetic separator corresponding to the predetermined magnetic susceptibility of the magnetic portion to be separated. The strength or intensity of the effective magnetic field may be varied by mechanically adjusting the position of the magnet array included in the adjustable magnet relative to a separating surface defined by the magnetic separator. | 09-19-2013 |
20130277277 | CARBON NANOTUBE SEPARATION BY REVERSIBLE GELATION - Embodiments described herein generally relate to the separation of carbon nanotubes by reversible gelation. | 10-24-2013 |
20130284642 | METHOD OF BENEFICIATION OF PHOSPHATE - A method of beneficiation of phosphate from a phosphate ore comprising: providing an aqueous slurry of phosphate ore in particulate form for conditioning comprising at least 60% by weight solids; conditioning the aqueous slurry by contacting the aqueous slurry with at least one conditioning agent selected from fatty acids and salts thereof and at least one hydrocarbon; diluting the conditioned slurry to provide a solids content of no more than 35% by weight; subjecting the diluted slurry to froth flotation comprising combining a pressurized stream of diluted slurry with air in a downcomer to form a foam comprising a dispersed air phase and introducing a downward stream of the foam into a floatation chamber comprising liquid below a surface of the liquid to form a floated froth; and collecting the floated froth to provide a solid enriched in phosphate. | 10-31-2013 |
20130284643 | Method and Apparatus for Separating Metal Values - Methods and apparatuses for separating metal values, such as nickel and nickel compounds, from mineral ores, including lateritic ores are disclosed. The method includes providing a mixture of particles (e.g., crushed and sized ore) that is composed of at least a first group of particles and a second group of particles. Group members have similar chemical composition, while particles belonging to different groups have dissimilar chemical compositions. The mixture of particles is concurrently, or generally concurrently, heated (using microwave/millimeter wave energy) and exposed to a reactant. The wave energy and the reactant act to increase the difference in either the magnetic susceptibility or other separation properties between the first and second group of particles. The mixture of particles is then passed through an appropriate separator to separate the particles of interest. Optional steps are disclosed for purifying selected particles. The reactant includes sulfur, sulfur compounds, halogens, or halogen compounds. | 10-31-2013 |
20140069848 | METHODS FOR SORTING MATERIALS - Disclosed herein is the use of differences in x-ray linear absorption coefficients to process ore and remove elements with higher atomic number from elements with lower atomic numbers. Use of this dry method at the mine reduces pollution and transportation costs. One example of said invention is the ejection of inclusions with sulfur, silicates, mercury, arsenic and radioactive elements from coal. This reduces the amount and toxicity of coal ash. It also reduces air emissions and the energy required to clean stack gases from coal combustion. Removal of said ejected elements improves thermal efficiency and reduces the pollution and carbon footprint for electrical production. | 03-13-2014 |
20140083912 | SYSTEM FOR RECYCLING ASPHALT MILLINGS AND METHODS THEREOF - A system for recycling asphalt millings and methods thereof are provided. In exemplary embodiments, an apparatus for recycling asphalt millings may comprise a blender comprising a basin having an interior volume, an agitator disposed within the interior volume, the agitator adapted to agitate asphalt millings, a blender grate disposed on the bottom of the basin, the blender grate comprising apertures adapted to allow bitumen to pass through the blender grate, a heating conveyor comprising a heating apparatus for heating the asphalt millings, a cooling conveyor comprising an input for receiving asphalt millings and an opening adapted to receive a cold material applicator, a cold material applicator disposed in the opening, the cold material applicator adapted to apply cold material to asphalt millings. | 03-27-2014 |
20140116926 | METHOD FOR HANDLING HARD METAL - A method for sorting hard metal including the steps of subjecting one or more bodies of hard metal to a heat treatment at a temperature of 500° C. or higher in an atmosphere including at least one reactive gas component prone to form a reaction product with an element that may or may not be present in the one or more bodies. A sorting operation of the one or more bodies is performed based on a presence or absence of the reaction product in a surface portion of the heat treated one or more bodies. | 05-01-2014 |
20140151272 | MEDIA ITEM CHARACTERIZATION - A deposit module is described. The deposit module comprises: a port for receiving a bunch of media items; a bunch characterization device operable to characterize the bunch prior to individual media items being removed from the bunch of media items; and a media separator for removing individual media items from the bunch and for transporting the removed individual media items to a media item validator subsequent to characterization of the bunch of media items. | 06-05-2014 |
20140166544 | SYSTEM FOR TESTING SEMICONDUCTOR MODULES - A system for testing semiconductor modules may include a first testing unit, a second testing unit, a classifying unit and a transferring unit. The first testing unit may test functions of the semiconductor modules mounted on a main board. The second testing unit may test the semiconductor modules tested by the first testing unit using a terminal. The classifying unit may classify the semiconductor modules tested by the second testing unit into normal semiconductor modules and abnormal semiconductor modules, or pass/fail. The transferring unit may be connected in-line between the first testing unit and the second testing unit, and between the second testing unit and the classifying unit to transfer the semiconductor modules from the first testing unit to the second testing unit and the classifying unit. Thus, the semiconductor modules may be automatically transferred to the units, so that a test time may be reduced. | 06-19-2014 |
20140174991 | Fractionating nanomaterials by a liquid multiphase composition - A process for fractionating a nanoparticle composition, the process includes combining a first polymer, a second polymer, and a solvent to form a fluid and contacting the nanoparticle composition with the fluid. The nanoparticle composition includes a plurality of first nanoparticles, a plurality of second nanoparticles, and a dispersant disposed on an exterior surface of the first nanoparticles and the second nanoparticles. Fractionating the nanoparticle composition also includes forming a multiphase composition that includes a first phase and a second phase by partitioning the first polymer and the second polymer such that a concentration of the first polymer is greater than a concentration of the second polymer in the first phase, and the concentration of the second polymer is greater than the first polymer in the second phase, wherein the solvent is present in the first phase and the second phase. Additionally, the process includes apportioning the first nanoparticles and the second nanoparticles among the first phase and the second phase to fractionate the nanoparticle composition, based on a relative affinity of the first nanoparticles and the second nanoparticles for the first polymer and the second polymer, wherein the first nanoparticles are present in the first phase and substantially absent in the second phase, and the second nanoparticles are present in the second phase and substantially absent in the first phase. | 06-26-2014 |
20140209514 | MECHANIZED SEPARATION OF MIXED SOLID WASTE AND RECOVERY OF RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS - The method and systems efficiently extract recyclable materials from a mixed solid waste stream. The methods and systems use sizing, density and dimensional separation to produce intermediate waste streams that are enriched in particular recyclable materials. The recyclable materials can then be efficiently sorted from the individual intermediate streams using mechanized sorting equipment. | 07-31-2014 |
20140216986 | DE-AREATION DEVICE - The invention resides in a de-aeration device including at least one de-aeration chamber for locating a slurry; at least one slurry inlet connected to the de-aeration chamber to allow the slurry to pass into the de-aeration chamber; at least one slurry outlet to allow slurry to pass out of the de-aeration chamber; and at least one de-aeration face for collecting and transporting air from the slurry. | 08-07-2014 |
20140231314 | METHOD FOR DETACHING COATINGS FROM SCRAP - The invention relates to a method for the processing of metal scrap, in particular steel scrap, wherein the metal scrap material is treated with at least one fluid with a view to removing surface coatings before a spectroscopic analysis of the metal scrap composition is performed. On the basis of this composition the metal scrap can then be sorted and further processed in a purposeful manner. Moreover, the fluid used for the removal of the surface coatings can be suitably treated to recover the metal constituents contained therein. On the one hand, a resource-conserving and economic recovery of metals, in particular zinc, contained in surface coatings is achieved by means of the inventive method and, what is more, the method also enables a purposeful sorting of metal scrap material to be performed for a variety of uses in the iron and steel producing industry. | 08-21-2014 |
20140291211 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SORTING CARBON NANOTUBES - A process of sorting metallic single wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) from semiconducting types by disposing the SWNTs in a dilute fluid, exposing the SWNTs to a dipole-inducing magnetic field which induces magnetic dipoles in the SWNTs so that a strength of a dipole depends on a conductivity of the SWNT containing the dipole, orienting the metallic SWNTs, and exposing the SWNTs to a magnetic field with a spatial gradient so that the oriented metallic SWNTs drift in the magnetic field gradient and thereby becomes spatially separated from the semiconducting SWNTs. An apparatus for the process of sorting SWNTs is disclosed. | 10-02-2014 |
20140305846 | FLUORESCENCE AND AFTERGLOW DETECTION DEVICE AND SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, there is provided a fluorescence and afterglow detection device to detect fluorescence and afterglow on a sheet printed with fluorescent ink and phosphorescent ink while the sheet is being conveyed. | 10-16-2014 |
20140346091 | PROCESSING MINED MATERIAL - An apparatus for processing mined material that includes an applicator assembly ( | 11-27-2014 |
20150034531 | Separating Radioactive Contaminated Materials from Cleared Materials Resulting from Decommissioning a Power Plant - A cobalt coincidence radioactivity detector is used to separate radioactive concrete dust from uncontaminated dust resulting from dismantling a nuclear power plant. A suction air stream carries the dust through a vacuum line to a cyclone segregator. The dust falls into a smaller first container from the segregator, and the detector detects radioactivity in the filled first container. The dust is transferred from the first container to a second container if the detected radioactivity exceeds a predetermined threshold. The dust is transferred from the first container to a third container if the detected radioactivity does not exceed the predetermined threshold. A filter collects the dust carried past the segregator by the suction air stream. If the radioactivity detected in the dust that collects on the filter exceeds the predetermined threshold, the dust in the first container is transferred to the second container before the first container is allowed to fill. | 02-05-2015 |
20150048008 | METHOD FOR TREATING WASTE, IN PARTICULAR HOUSEHOLD REFUSE, AND UNIT FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - The invention relates to a waste treatment method in which waste is subjected to a first screening process (4). The fraction of waste passing through the screening is subjected to a pre-fermentation treatment in a rotating tube ( | 02-19-2015 |
20150053593 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING PLANTS - An apparatus and method is presented for separating healthy plants from agricultural material, such as harvested plants. The apparatus includes a conveyor to present the agricultural material to a mesh, which may be, for example bristles. A rotating drum with a plurality of protruding tines moves through the mesh and pulls individual plants from the agricultural material. A machine vision system may then sort the healthy, individual plants. The method includes presenting the agricultural material to the mesh, and then pulling individual plants through the mesh. | 02-26-2015 |
20150068955 | MATERIAL HAVING A MARKER, AND METHOD FOR SORTING A MIXTURE OF MATERIALS - The present invention relates to a material, preferably a plastic material, comprising foreign substances, characterised in that the material further comprises fluorescent compounds, and a process for sorting a mixture of materials. | 03-12-2015 |
20150108041 | PROCESS FOR SEPARATING SYNTHETIC TURF PRODUCT - A process for separating synthetic turf product comprising includes the consecutive steps of: (a) downsizing the synthetic turf product into a downsized turf material; (b) separating the downsized turf material by sieving into at least a first fraction substantially comprising a mixture of backing material and additional components and a second fraction substantially comprising grass fiber components; (c) separating the first fraction by specific gravity to provide a low density fraction and a high density fraction; (d) separating the second fraction by specific gravity and size by providing an airflow directed upwards in a separator configured to cause a swirling motion whereby a lighter fraction is entrained upwards in the air flow and a heavy fraction is allowed to fall downwards; and (e) collecting the low density fraction and the light fraction. | 04-23-2015 |
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20120000833 | Magnetically Enhanced Recycling of Plastics - The present invention relates to the use of ferromagnetic materials to improve the recyclability of plastic packaging. | 01-05-2012 |
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20150008162 | MENTHOL DETECTION ON TOBACCO - A method for detecting mentholated tobacco, comprising irradiating tobacco containing menthol and a fluorescent taggant with radiation and observing the tobacco for fluorescence from the taggant. A system and method for detecting and separating mentholated tobacco from non-mentholated tobacco within a product stream is also provided. | 01-08-2015 |
20150114886 | METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISTINGUISHING AND SORTING SEEDS CONTAINING A GENETIC ELEMENT OF INTEREST - Seeds containing a genetic element of interest can be distinguished and sorted from a bulk sample of seeds. In certain embodiments, a marker is associated with at least some of the seeds containing a genetic element of interest, the seeds are excited using an photonic emitting device, and at least some of the seeds of the bulk sample are evaluated for the presence or absence of the marker and may be sorted based on the presence or absence of the marker. In certain embodiments, the marker is a red fluorescent protein marker. In certain embodiments, the red fluorescent protein marker is discernable when excited by a certain energy and the evaluating step comprises exciting the seeds containing a genetic element of interest with the certain energy and detecting an emission resulting at least in part from the exciting step. | 04-30-2015 |
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