| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 209559000 | Means (e.g., information storing device, timer, delaying relay, etc.) delaying actuation of separating means | 7 |
| 20090014363 | DROP-OFF RECYCLING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method of providing incentive to recycle recyclable materials by providing financial incentives to consumers for recycling at a central drop-off recycling facility. In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of providing incentive to recycle recyclable materials comprises creating an account for at least a first entity, providing a drop-off recycling center for receiving a plurality of recyclable materials from at least the first entity, receiving the recyclable materials at the drop-off center for processing, measuring and recording quantitative or qualitative data for the recyclable materials, calculating a reward correlating to the quantitative or qualitative data recorded for the recyclable materials and crediting the account for the first entity with the reward. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090078618 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR REDUCING NUMBER OF STOPS ON DELIVERY ROUTE BY IDENTIFICATION OF STANDARD CLASS MAIL - A system and method are disclosed for sorting mail pieces that may include both standard and higher class mail. The mail pieces are for delivery to various addresses, and the present invention postpones delivery to some addresses if those addresses are receiving insufficient mail. According to this method, data is collected about each mail piece, and that data for each mail piece is associated with a respective holder that holds the mail piece. Mail is withheld from immediate delivery if the collected data associated with the holder indicates that the mail piece is standard class having a non-immediate delivery deadline, provided that the collected data associated with other holders indicates that there are no other pieces having the same address and having either a higher class or an immediate delivery date. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090218259 | PAPER SHEET DISCRIMINATING APPARATUS, PAPER SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PAPER SHEET DISCRIMINATING METHOD - An apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a plurality of discriminating blades which are arranged in a cylinder within a rotating drum along an inner peripheral surface thereof, to define a discriminating region, transverse end portions of the discriminating blades being superposed with gaps therebetween, a drive motor which revolves the discriminating blades around the center of the discriminating region, thereby causing those paper sheets which are thinner than the gaps, out of a plurality of paper sheets of different thicknesses in the discriminating region, to pass through the gaps, and a control section which performs control to change a rotating state of the rotating drum driven by the drive motor. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20120138513 | Actuation of Parallel Microfluidic Arrays - An improved actuator for use in a microfluidic particle sorting system utilizes a staggered packing scheme for a plurality of actuators used to selectively deflect a particle in an associated sorting channel from a stream of channels. An actuator block may be provided for housing a two-dimensional array of actuators, each configured to align with an actuation port in an associated sorting chip containing a plurality of sorting channels. The actuator block may include a built-in stressing means to pre-stress each actuator housed by the block. An actuator comprising a piezo-electric stack may employ contact-based electrical connection rather than soldered wires to improve packing density. The actuator may be an external actuator. That is, the external actuator is external to the substrate in which the sorting channels are formed. | 06-07-2012 |
| 209562000 | Magnetic | 3 |
| 20090107895 | Spin Isolation Apparatus, Spin Asymmetric Material Producing Method, Current Source, and Signal Processing Method - A spin isolation apparatus comprising a particle source for emitting particles having spins, a receiving section for receiving the particles emitted by the particle source, a magnet for separating the particles into first particles having positive spins and second particles having negative spins, and a trajectory restricting section for isolating the first and the second particles received by the receiving section through restricting trajectories of the first particles and/or the second particles is provided. By applying this apparatus, particles having spins whose every sign is either one of the two signs can be mass-produced. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090152176 | MAGNETIC SEPARATION OF FINE PARTICLES FROM COMPOSITIONS - The disclosure describes apparatuses and methods of use that may be used to remove material with magnetic properties from compositions, particularly pharmaceutical compositions. The apparatuses provide a conduit or column in which a magnetic field exists and through which a composition flows. Magnetic material in the composition is substantially reduced after flowing through the conduit or column. | 06-18-2009 |
| 209563000 | Electrical | 1 |
| 209564000 | Electronic | 1 |
| 20090188841 | AUTOMATIC MATERIALS SORTING DEVICE - An exemplary automatic materials sorting device ( | 07-30-2009 |
