Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
209644000 | Fluid jet | 20 |
20080197056 | Materials Recovery Facility Process Optimization Via Unit Operation Feedback - Methods and systems are provided for controlling an automatic separator apparatus of a Materials Recovery Facility. An input stream of recycled materials is provided, wherein the composition of the input stream is subject to variation during a time interval. The input stream passes through a separator machine having a plurality of adjustable machine operating parameters. Via a computerized control system the first one of the operating parameters is adjusted for monitoring the quality of separation achieved by the separator machine so as to select a value of the first parameter that improves the monitored quality of separation. This process is continued for each of the other adjustable parameters of the separator machine, and then the process is repeated so as to continuously adjust the operating parameters of the separator machine to optimize its efficiency of separation. | 08-21-2008 |
20090283456 | METHOD OF SORTING PARTICLES OR PARTICLE CLUSTERS IN A FLUID FLOWING IN A CHANNEL - The invention relates to a method of sorting submillimetric particles entrained in a fluid flowing in an axial direction of a main channel, the particles being of density different from the density of the fluid, and the method being characterized in that it implements, in a first region of the main channel, focusing of the particles along a wall ( | 11-19-2009 |
20100072115 | CLASSIFICATION DEVICE - A classification device for classifying particles by size including an upper impeller-type rotor, a first end of which is covered with a cover disc without penetration hole and a second end of which is covered with an upper cover disc with a penetration hole; and a lower impeller-type rotor, a first end of which is covered with a cover disc without penetration hole and a second end of which is covered with a lower cover disc with a penetration hole. The upper impeller-type rotor and the lower impeller-type rotor are provided so that axes thereof are coincident and the first ends face with each other forming a gap therebetween in an axial direction, and the diameters of the penetration holes of the upper cover disc and the lower cover disc are different. | 03-25-2010 |
20110210047 | AUTOMATED PICKING, WEIGHING AND SORTING SYSTEM FOR PARTICULATE MATTER - An automated machine is used to handle and manipulate individual pieces of particulate matter. The particulate matter is contained in a bin. The machine operates to pick single individual pieces of the particulate matter from the bin. The picked individual pieces are then conveyed for further handling. Pneumatic transport is primarily used for the conveying operation. One aspect of the handling involves individually weighing each piece of the picked particulate matters. Another aspect of the handling involves sorting the individual pieces of particulate matter into a plurality of receptacles. Yet another aspect of the handling involves both weighing and then sorting the individual pieces of particulate matter, wherein the sorting operation may be performed based upon the measured weight of each piece. | 09-01-2011 |
20120031819 | MATERIAL SEPARATOR SYSTEMS - Embodiments provide a vehicle for separating a mixed debris stream. The vehicle may include an elongate vehicle frame; a separating structure mounted on the vehicle frame and configured to contact the mixed debris stream with a fluid stream to separate the mixed debris stream into at least a first debris stream and a second debris stream; a feed structure for transporting the mixed debris stream to the separating structure at a delivery location; a first conveyor configured to receive the first debris stream at a receiving location; and a second conveyor configured to receive the second debris stream. At least one of the delivery location of the mixed debris stream, the receiving location of the first debris stream, and/or an ejection angle of the fluid stream may be adjustable. | 02-09-2012 |
20120152810 | Method for Sorting by Means of Air Bursts and Correspondence Sorting Device - The invention relates to a method for sorting and a sorting device for sorting out parts ( | 06-21-2012 |
20120168356 | PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR THE SEPARATION OF FINE PARTICLES FROM GRANULATED BULK MATERIALS IN PIPING - A method for the separation of fine particles from granulate-like bulk material conveyed in a pipeline as a product flow by means of a compressed air or vacuum conveyance, characterized in that the product flow is radially dispersed at the intake end of a pipe screen integrated in the pipeline in an airtight manner, and aerated there by a cleansing airflow, flowing at an angle to the direction of the dispersed product flow, in the region of a cleansing plane, which deflects the lighter particles, fibers, clusters, dust or similar items carried in the product flow from the trajectory of the heavier granulate, and conveys said into an annular sheath through which the cleansing air flows, from which they are removed by means of a separator. | 07-05-2012 |
20130008837 | Sorting apparatus - A sorting apparatus is described and which includes a substantially continuous source of a product to be sorted; and a downwardly oriented supporting surface for guiding the source of product for movement, at least in part, under the influence of gravity, along a path of travel through a first inspection station which is oriented along the supporting surface, and where the product is first inspected, and then travels to a second location or station, which is located off the supporting surface, and where, at the second location or station, individual defective products are removed from the substantially continuous source of product to be sorted. | 01-10-2013 |
20130032514 | AUTOMATED PICKING, WEIGHING AND SORTING SYSTEM FOR PARTICULATE MATTER - An automated method is used to direct seeds to desired locations. The method includes isolating individual seeds from a plurality of seeds, for example, in a seed bin, and then measuring desired properties of the seeds. The measured properties are evaluated, and the seeds are then directed to desired locations, for example, based on the measured properties. The individual seeds are each contacted with a stream of air to move the seeds to the desired locations. | 02-07-2013 |
20130118959 | EJECTOR SYSTEM FOR COLOR SORTER - An ejector system for a color sorter, eliminates particulate matter by air by detection of the particulate matter falling from an end of a transfer device at a predetermined position, and has a nozzle part in which a plurality of air flow paths that communicate with a plurality of nozzle holes are formed. A manifold part is provided with a plurality of electromagnetic valves that communicate with an air space communicating with a compressed air source and in which a plurality of air flow paths for supplying compressed air to the corresponding air flow paths in the nozzle part by the operation of the respective electromagnetic valves are formed. The nozzle part and the manifold part are separably integrated while open surfaces of the air flow paths in the nozzle part and open surfaces of the air flow paths in the manifold part are brought into contact with each other. | 05-16-2013 |
20130233776 | Separation Apparatus - A separation-apparatus for separating from a particle-stream at least a first fraction with particles of a first group of dimensions, and a second fraction with particles of a second group of dimensions, comprising an infeed-device ( | 09-12-2013 |
20140083916 | METHOD FOR GRAVITY SEPARATION OF PLASTIC PARTICLES AND GRAVITY SEPARATOR FOR PLASTIC PARTICLES - A method and a device for gravity separation of plastics particles, in particular of plastic flakes, where separation gas is guided upwardly in the counter stream against the plastic particles to be separated. Due to the fact that the separation gas is at least partially ionized, the selectivity of the separation can be increased with low energy input. | 03-27-2014 |
20140102955 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING SOLID WASTE - A sorting system and method for separating solid waste including heavy fraction, mid fraction and light fraction materials. A first conveyor belt system cascades solid waste over an end of the belt system whereby the heavy fraction material falls downward to a first collection area and the mid fraction and light fraction material are conveyed by a first planar sheet of air to a second conveyor belt system. A second conveyor belt system cascades the mid fraction and light fraction material over an end of the second conveyor belt system whereby a Tollable mid fraction of the solid waste can tumble backwards to drop into a second collection area and whereby the mid fraction pieces of solid waste fall downward to a third collection area and light fraction solid waste is carried away by a second planar sheet of air. | 04-17-2014 |
20140166552 | AIR SEPARATOR WITH PLENUM - Apparatus and method for separating lightweight waste from product with air supplied by a plenum. An air separator includes a blower duct directing air upward through product conveyed on a foraminous conveyor. The blower duct is in communication with a plenum through an opening. One or more blowers fill and pressurize the plenum with air without blowing the air directly through the opening. The drop in pressure from the plenum to the exit end of the duct draws air uniformly through the opening and into the duct. The uniform flow of air through the duct and the conveyor lifts lightweight waste from the product. | 06-19-2014 |
20140216991 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING A FREE-FLOWING MIXTURE IN A FLOWING MEDIUM AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD - Use in agriculture for preparing seeds by dividing the seeds into fractions and cleaning foreign bodies and dust from the seeds; the method comprises gravitationally feeding in particles of the mixture to be separated, subjecting said particles to an aerodynamically monotonically increasing effects on them at an acute angle to the vertical with a cascade of slot jets in a mode of resonant auto-oscillatory movement of each jet and of the entire cascade of jets at the frequency of the first harmonic half oscillation, and discharging the prepared fractions, where the lightest solid volatile fractions of the foreign bodies are calibrated according to size into two independent fractions, where the finest fraction together with some of the air stream which has already been used is returned to the generator in which the foreign bodies are accelerated, where a second, larger fraction of volatile foreign bodies is immediately and removed together with the dust and the rest of the stream of air; the apparatus comprises a hopper with a vibrating trough, a jet generator mounted there below, with slot nozzles which are arranged one under another and at an acute angle to the vertical and the height of the cross sections of which, and the mounting pitch and angle, increase from the top downwards, and the generator is connected to a source for pressured feeding air into the generator and is enclosed by lateral walls to prevent air leakage from the environment onto generator, the separating chamber under which fraction collectors are arranged, the output from separating chamber is covered by a filtering element which is in the form of a rotating drum with a calibrating sifter on the surface, where said sifter being equipped on the external side with purifier against solid foreign bodies which cannot pass there through, the internal cavity of the rotating drum is connected to a drive for supplying air into the slot jet cascade generator, the purifier is in the form of a slotted confuser, ventilator and cyclone with a waste hopper which are arranged consecutively, wherein the filtering element adjoins the confuser slot with a guaranteed gap, where one of the edges of the confuser is equipped with the cleaning element; technical advantages: energy saving clean grain from the adhesive layer of dust, environmentally friendly production. | 08-07-2014 |
20140319028 | LABEL SEPARATING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a label separating apparatus in which, of labels formed in rows and columns on a continuous substrate being transported along a line of transport, labels found good and labels found defective upon determination of their quality are transported separately. The invention seeks to ensure that all of a plurality of defective labels possibly extant in any one of the rows can concurrently be transferred without fail selectively onto a different line of transport. | 10-30-2014 |
20140353219 | SEPARATING MACHINE FOR SEPARATING LOOSE MIXTURES IN A FLUID - The invention relates to equipment for sorting loose solids, in particular the seeds of grain, vegetable and herb crops using airflows. | 12-04-2014 |
20150041373 | Fines Classifier - A system and method for classification of materials employing a material fall path that is intersected by an air flow path, a first materials output located below the material fall path and a second materials output located distally of the first materials output. | 02-12-2015 |
20160016200 | PNEUMATIC PRODUCT SORTING APPARATUS - Pneumatic product sorting apparatus includes at least one solenoid valve having a hollow body defining at least one inlet orifice for a pressurized fluid, a plurality of outlet orifices, and a plurality of conveying channels for conveying the fluid from the inlet orifice to the respective outlet orifices. The apparatus further includes at least one ejection head having a plurality of firing nozzles that are selectively operable for emitting respective pressurized fluid jets directly on products to be selected; and a plurality of connecting conduits connecting each firing nozzle to a corresponding outlet orifice of said solenoid valve. The ejection head is formed by a cover of the body of the solenoid valve and the connecting conduits are obtained in the aforesaid cover. | 01-21-2016 |
20160175889 | SEPARATION APPARATUS | 06-23-2016 |