| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 209659000 | Sorting items by size | 62 |
| 20080257798 | Method and Device for Sorting Postal Items - A method and device for sorting postal items according to formats, wherein postal items having at least two formats are fed by first conveyor to a sorting location; postal items of a first format are removed from the first conveyor in the area of the sorting location at a number of sorting stations arranged one behind the other in a direction of conveyance of the first conveyor, and are fed to a second conveyor, which, in the area of the sorting location, extends laterally next to the first conveyor, and; the postal items with other formats remain on the first conveyor. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080290007 | CENTRIFUGAL LENGTH SEPARATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES - Processes for separating carbon nanotubes according to their length are described. The processes involve forming highly dispersed systems of the nanotubes followed by creating an array of layers in a centrifugation vessel. Each layer contains dispersed nanotubes with varying proportions of a density adjusting agent. The vessel array includes a first layer containing the nanotubes to be separated, and one or more layers of lesser density disposed above the first layer. Upon centrifuging for a sufficient period of time, a series of liquid fractions form in the vessel. The average length of nanotubes in a respective fraction is different than the average length of nanotubes in the other fractions. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090000998 | METHOD OF DETERMINING THE ROBUSTNESS OF ENDFORMED TUBULAR ASSEMBLY AND PREDICTING THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH ASSEMBLY IN HIGH PRESSURE APPLICATIONS - A method is provided for determining the robustness of a tubular assembly in a fluid flow assembly for a hydraulic system and predicting the performance of the endform tubular assembly in high pressure applications, wherein the tubular assembly has inherent features therein that are measured to provide quantified values for assessing the robustness of the assembly and predict the performance of such assembly in high pressure applications for prolonged periods of time. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090008305 | Secondary Filtration Device Applicable To A Three-Phase Process - The present invention describes a device allowing secondary filtration of catalyst particles contained in an effluent from a process comprising a reactor operated in three-phase mode. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090078619 | Classification Apparatus For Powdery Substance - A classification apparatus including a magnetic stirrer composed of main body ( | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090134072 | Solid Separator Especially for a Combustion Facility - A separator of solids for separating first and second solids, the diameter and density of the first solids being larger than the diameter and density of the second solids. A first substantially vertical internal baffle ( | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090188844 | Construction & demolition debris (C&D) materials processing - A method of processing construction and demolition (C&D) debris at a location includes a set of processing steps. The method begins upon receipt of bulk C&D debris at the location. The bulk C&D debris is sorted into at least a first portion for further processing, and a second portion that is set aside. The first portion is then processed into a substantially homogenous wood waste material having particles of a given size by the unordered steps of shredding, screening, metals separation and flotation. The substantially homogenous wood waste material is then dried so that the particles have moisture content within a desired range. The wood waste material particles are then delivered into a molten metal bath at a submerged depth for gasification. Preferably, the process operates in a continuous or partially-continuous manner within a given facility, or within co-located facilities. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100108579 | Screening Machine with Segmented Components - A screen frame assembly is provided for use with a screening machine. The screen frame assembly includes first and second generally planar screen frames and a coupling between the first and second screen frames that includes a tab in the first screen frame and a receiving slot in the second screen frame. The receiving slot is configured to receive the tab and includes a centering feature for laterally aligning the first and second screen frames relative to one another. The centering feature may include a pair of opposed inwardly angled edges of the receiving slot. The coupling may include an overlap region between the first and second screen frames that is engageable to thereby permit lifting of the second screen frame by a lifting force exerted upon the first screen frame. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100108580 | Molecular Separators, Concentrators, and Detectors Preparatory to Sensor Operation, and Methods of Minimizing False Positives in Sensor Operations - As an elegant solution for minimizing false positives returned by a sensor tuned to an analyte molecule, filters constructed of carbon nanotubes are positioned relative to the sensor to limit the sensor to being exposed to molecules within a defined range of sizes, with too-big molecules being excluded from reaching the sensor by one filter, and too-small molecules being pumped out through another, finer filter before the sensor is operated. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100230329 | CONTINUOUS GRAVITY ASSISTED ULTRASONIC COAL CLEANER - An improved system and method for separating combustible organic particles from noncombustible inorganic particles in coal, in preparation for combustion. The coal is size-reduced and size-graded to small pieces which are then supplied to input ends of water-immersed descending slides having ultrasonic transducers for vibratory separation of inorganic and organic particles. The slides have different longitudinal lengths with angles of declination configured to achieve time-differential exposure to the ultrasonic vibratory energy, with smaller coal pieces being subjected to shorter time ultrasonic vibratory exposure. In one preferred form, longitudinally spaced turbidity sensors along the slide provide signals used to control selected ultrasonic transducers upon substantially complete cleaning of the coal pieces. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100326894 | METHOD OF SORTING ABRASIVE PARTICLES, ABRASIVE PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS, AND ABRASIVE ARTICLES INCLUDING THE SAME - A method of making an abrasive particle distribution includes: sorting an initial lot of abrasive particles into a plurality of sublots including first and second sublots of the abrasive particles according to their average particle diameter and aspect ratio, and combining the first and second sublots. The initial lot conforms to an abrasives industry specified nominal grade. The first sublot has an average particle diameter and aspect ratio less than the second sublot. A sum of the first sublot and the second sublot contains fewer abrasive particles than the initial lot. The resultant abrasive particle distribution and abrasive articles including the same are also disclosed | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110215036 | PACKAGE-CULLING CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A package-culling conveyor system and a method for culling flat packages from a bulk flow of flat and non-flat packages. The conveyor system includes a tilted conveyor belt that conveys flat packages along its length while non-flat packages tumble off its lower side edge to initially cull flat packages from a bulk flow of packages. Retention means, such as a high-friction outer conveying surface or a raised barrier along the length of the outer conveying surface of the tilted conveyor belt, holds flat packages on the tilted conveyor belt. The initially separated packages are more fully culled in a conveyor comprising a roller conveyor belt with package-supporting belt rollers rotated in a direction to push packages sidewise toward a culling element that extends along the length of the roller conveyor belt. Examples of culling elements include powered rollers and vertical walls forming side guards. The powered roller lifts the contact side of non-flat packages to free flat packages underneath. The belt rollers push the flat packages under the culling elements and off the side of the roller belt. The culling elements block the non-flat packages from exiting laterally off the side of the roller belt so that they are conveyed off the exit end of the roller belt separate from the flat packages. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120138515 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING PARTICULATE FROM RAW SLURRY MATERIAL - A processing system for processing raw slurry material comprising a barrel member defining a feed portion, a processing chamber, and an outlet opening, at least one pre-processing member, and at least one pre-processing opening formed in the barrel member adjacent to a first portion of the pre-processing member. As the barrel member rotates, the at least one pre-processing member transports at least a portion of the raw slurry material such that at least some of the heavy particulate material in the raw slurry material is transported to the outlet opening, at least some of the liquid material in the raw slurry material is allowed to flow back towards the feed portion, and at least some of the liquid material and at least some of the light particulate material is allowed to flow through the at least one pre-processing opening. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120145608 | COLLAPSIBLE MOBILE MATERIAL PROCESSING PLANT WITH FLEXIBLE HOPPER - A mobile collapsible screen and cone crusher combination where the screen is pivoted forward and downward for transport and a rubber hopper is coupled to the fines conveyor so as to permit a hinged connection and a sliding connection between the flexible hopper and the fines conveyor. A plurality of flexible matter edge plates are used at the rear of the flexible hopper to facilitate proper compression and expansion of the flexible hopper. A selectable maintenance catch is used to allow the screen to be elevated to an intermediate height for maintenance. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20130043170 | Microfluidic ultrasonic particle separators with engineered node locations and geometries - An ultrasonic microfluidic system includes a separation channel for conveying a sample fluid containing small particles and large particles, flowing substantially parallel, adjacent to a recovery fluid, with which it is in contact. An acoustic transducer produces an ultrasound standing wave, that generates a pressure field having at least one node of minimum pressure amplitude. An acoustic extension structure is located proximate to said separation channel for positioning said acoustic node off center in said acoustic area and concentrating the large particles in said recovery fluid stream. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130092609 | Isotropic Quantization Sorting Systems of Automobile Shredder Residue to Enhance Recovery of Recyclable Materials - Systems and methods for increasing recyclable material recovery from automobile shredder residue ( | 04-18-2013 |
| 20140008274 | CONVEYOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A conveyor system and methods for conveying and unstacking flat and non-flat packages. The conveyor system includes an inclined conveyor belt delivering packages to a tilted conveyor belt that conveys flat packages along its length while non-flat packages tumble off its lower side edge to initially cull flat packages from a bulk flow of packages. Retention means, such as a high-friction outer conveying surface or a raised barrier along the length of the outer conveying surface of the tilted conveyor belt, holds flat packages on the tilted conveyor belt. The inclined conveyor belt has stop elements spaced apart along the belt's length and is advanced in stop-and-go fashion to help unstack piggy-backed packages as they are conveyed up the incline. The initially separated packages are more fully culled in a conveyor comprising a roller conveyor belt with package-supporting belt rollers rotated in a direction to push packages sidewise toward a culling element that extends along the length of the roller conveyor belt. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140069850 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR OPTICAL SORTING OF MICROSPHERES BASED ON THEIR RESONANT OPTICAL PROPERTIES - Microspheres are sorted by resonant light pressure effects. An evanescent optical field is generated when light is confined within the interior of an optical element such as a surface waveguide, a tapered microfiber, or a prism. Microspheres brought within vicinity of the surface are subjected to forces that result from a coupling of the evanescent field to whispering gallery modes (WGM) in the microspheres. Alternatively, a focused laser beam is directed close to the edge of the microspheres to exert resonant optical forces on microspheres. Optical forces are resonantly enhanced when light frequencies match WGM frequencies in the microspheres. Those microspheres for which resonance is obtained are more affected by the evanescent field than microspheres for which resonance does not occur. Greater forces are applied to resonating microspheres, which are separated from a heterogeneous mixture according to size. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140197080 | SORTING APPARATUS FOR SORTING SCREWS OF VARIED TYPES - A sorting apparatus for sorting screws includes a first restricting piece, a second restricting piece, and a diversion block. A first pathway is defined between the first restricting piece and the second restricting piece. A second pathway is defined between the first restricting piece and the diversion block. A fourth pathway is defined between the second restricting piece and the diversion block. The first blocking piece is located in the second pathway adjacent to the first pathway. The first blocking piece blocks a long screw to prevent the long screw from sliding from the first pathway to the second pathway and guides the long screw to slide from the first pathway to the fourth pathway. The first blocking piece lets a short screw slide from the first pathway to the second pathway. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140216992 | MICROFLUIDIC ULTRASONIC PARTICLE SEPARATORS WITH ENGINEERED NODE LOCATIONS AND GEOMETRIES - An ultrasonic microfluidic system includes a separation channel for conveying a sample fluid containing small particles and large particles, flowing substantially parallel, adjacent to a recovery fluid, with which it is in contact. An acoustic transducer produces an ultrasound standing wave, that generates a pressure field having at least one node of minimum, pressure amplitude. An acoustic extension structure is located proximate to said separation channel for positioning said acoustic node off center in said acoustic area and concentrating the large particles in said recovery fluid stream. | 08-07-2014 |
| 209660000 | Item of particular size passed through gauging passage between separate elements | 25 |
| 20090134073 | Method and device for screening out particles - The invention relates to a method and a device for screening first particles out of a granulate comprised of first and second particles by conveying the granulate along a first screen surface which extends outward from a vibrating device, wherein the first particles have an aspect ratio a | 05-28-2009 |
| 20120228200 | RAW COAL IMPURITY AUTOMATIC SEPARATOR - A raw coal impurity automatic separator includes a rack and a shell; a rotating shaft set on the rack within the shell; shift teeth are arranged on the shaft; spiral-shaped scraping plates are fixed on the rack and are symmetrically arranged between the shift teeth; a slide block is arranged as a sleeve on each shift tooth; each slide block is provided with upper and lower rollers, between which the scrapping plates are set; a raw coal inlet is provided corresponding to an upper part of an inner cavity of the shell, a raw coal outlet is set on a lower part of the inner cavity; and an impurity outlet is set corresponding to an end of the scraping plates. | 09-13-2012 |
| 209665000 | Gauging passage between elements of orbiting belt | 1 |
| 20080283453 | Ridge Belt Grading Apparatus - A grading apparatus for grading objects such as in particular fish or shrimp in respect of their size, comprising a plurality of juxtaposed substantially parallel endless conveyor belts ( | 11-20-2008 |
| 209667000 | Gauging passage between rotatable elements | 16 |
| 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 separation step using a pintle belt conveyor equipped with at least one spinning shear roller. Soil particles, stones, clods, vine stems, grasses and other debris fall between the pintles of the pintle belt conveyor and are discarded, while small ground fruits are moved by the spinning shear roller(s) and either recombined with the main ground fruit load or diverted to a separate path for storage. Operational speed of the pintle belt conveyor and rotational speed of the shear rollers can be adjusted to maximize the breakup of clods which impact the shear roller(s). | 04-22-2010 |
| 209668000 | Element adjustable to change width of gauging passage | 4 |
| 20100155310 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOPARTICLES BY FORCED ULTRATHIN FILM ROTARY PROCESSING - The present invention provides a method for producing nanoparticles, which comprises maintaining a minute space of 1 mm or less between two processing surfaces capable of approaching to and separating from each other and being rotating relative to each other, allowing the minute space maintained between the two processing surfaces to serve as a flow path of a processed fluid thereby forming a forced thin film of the processed fluid and separating nanoparticles in the forced thin film. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20140021108 | SEAFOOD GRADING APPARATUS - A seafood grading apparatus that includes a first roller supported from the frame; a drive motor for rotating the first roller about a longitudinal axis thereof; a second roller also supported from said frame and constructed and arranged in juxtaposition to the first roller. The first roller has a helical outer surface, and the second roller is for driving about a longitudinal axis thereof and in unison with the first roller. An inlet port receives pieces of seafood for the purpose of the grading thereof and arranged relative to the rollers to dispose the seafood between the rollers. At least two receiving trays are disposed downstream of the inlet port for receiving different respective size seafood pieces. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140197081 | AGRICULTURAL ARTICLE SIZER - An agricultural article sizer with a frame assembly and a plurality of elongate rollers on the frame assembly with substantially parallel lengthwise axes and through which agricultural articles are advanced and separated by size. First and second of the rollers have first and second axes and first and second peripheral surfaces. A third roller has a third peripheral surface and a third axis between the first and second axes along a conveying direction. The third roller is movable selectively relative to the first roller to change a spacing between the third axis and a plane containing the first and second axes to thereby change a dimension of a gap between the first and third peripheral surfaces to thereby allow passage through the gap of different selected ranges of agricultural article size. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20150027935 | Sorting Apparatus - A sorting apparatus comprising a frame, a sorting surface assembly, a roller control assembly, a first movable cam surface adjustment assembly and a drive assembly. The sorting apparatus is configured, through adjustment of the sorting surface by the roller control assembly, to separate small particles and articles, such as fruit berries, based on the relative size thereof. | 01-29-2015 |
| 209669000 | Helical roller | 1 |
| 20150336133 | SORTING ELEMENT FOR A SORTING DEVICE - The invention relates to a sorting element for a sorting device. The sorting element comprises a substrate from which a multitude of fingers project. The fingers are arranged on the substrate along a first helical line. | 11-26-2015 |
| 209671000 | Spindle or roller having projecting elements spaced circumferentially thereof | 1 |
| 20110147281 | Hinged Disc for Disc Screen - A disc for releasable attachment to a shaft of a disc screen apparatus includes a generally ring-shaped hub. The hub has a bore and a split defining a pair of opposing ends. The hub also has a hinge intermediate the opposing ends that permits the opposing ends of the hub to be separated a predetermined distance sufficient to allow the shaft of the disc screen apparatus to pass between the opposing ends into the bore. A plurality of outer impacting elements are supported on the hub and are configured for engaging materials to be classified and propelling the materials in a conveying direction when the hub is rotated. A mechanism is provided to secure the hub to the shaft so that the shaft extends through the bore. | 06-23-2011 |
| 209672000 | Spindle or roller having axially spaced, flat-sided circumferential elements (e.g., flanges, disks, wheels, etc.) projecting therefrom | 7 |
| 20080197058 | 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. A separator for separating a stream of recyclable paper and containers into a paper stream including primarily paper and a container stream including primarily containers is provided. The separator has at least one adjustable operating parameter. A first detector detects an amount of container contaminants in the paper stream. A second detector detects an amount of paper contaminants in the container stream. A control system operably connected to the separator and the first and second detectors adjust the adjustable operating parameter so as to reduce a combined measure of contaminants in the paper stream and in the container stream. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20100219111 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SORTING MATERIAL - An apparatus for sorting material, includes a frame, at least one first shaft rotatably mounted onto the frame, and at least one second shaft rotatably mounted onto the frame in a substantially adjacent and parallel relationship with respect to the at least one first shaft. The first and second shafts define a conveying surface along which material to be sorted is intended to travel via a rotation of the shafts. At least one single disc is mounted in a substantially transverse relationship with respect to the at least one first shaft. At least one compound disc is mounted in a substantially transverse relationship with respect to the at least one second shaft, each compound disc having a main disc and an associated secondary disc, each main disc having an outside perimeter greater than that of the associated secondary disc, each secondary disc being in alignment with the at least one single disc of an adjacent first shaft. Such a simplified disc arrangement provides a zigzagging pattern of spacings, while enabling an easier interchangeably of components which is advantageous in reducing assembling, operating, maintenance and/or repair costs, as well as in improving sorting capability. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110049022 | Disc for Disc Screen - A disc for releasable attachment to a shaft of a disc screen apparatus includes a hub having a bore and a single split defining a pair of opposing ends. The hub also has at least one flexible portion intermediate the opposing ends that permits the opposing ends of the hub to be separated a predetermined distance sufficient to allow the shaft of the disc screen apparatus to pass between the opposing ends into the bore. The hub has plurality of outer impacting portions configured for engaging materials to be classified and propelling the materials in a conveying direction when the hub is rotated. A mechanism is provided to secure the hub to the shaft so that the shaft extends through the bore. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110303587 | STAR SCREEN, IN PARTICULAR FOR A STAR SCREEN MACHINE - The invention refers to a screen star, in particular for a screen machine, wherein the screen star is configured essentially disc-like and can be arranged on a shaft, wherein referring to the center of the screen star at least two outside-running star fingers are provided. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20130292308 | Multi-Disc Assembly for Disc Screen - A multi-disc assembly for releasable attachment to the shaft of a disc screen is provided. The multi-disc assembly includes a multi-disc hub of elastomeric material including multiple discs configured for use in the disc screen. The hub has a through bore configured for direct engagement over a shaft of the disc screen. A disc screen comprising the multi-disc assembly and method of using the multi-disc assembly are also provided. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130341256 | Disc for Disc Screen - A disc for releasable attachment to a shaft of a disc screen apparatus includes a hub having a bore and a single split defining a pair of opposing ends. The hub also has at least one flexible portion intermediate the opposing ends that permits the opposing ends of the hub to be separated a predetermined distance sufficient to allow the shaft of the disc screen apparatus to pass between the opposing ends into the bore. The hub has plurality of outer impacting portions configured for engaging materials to be classified and propelling the materials in a conveying direction when the hub is rotated. A mechanism is provided to secure the hub to the shaft so that the shaft extends through the bore. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20160082477 | SHAFT FOR A ROTARY STAR SCREEN CONVEYOR ROTOR AND ROTARY STAR SCREEN CONVEYOR INCLUDING SUCH SHAFTS - A shaft for a rotary star screen apparatus has a shaft body having a series of axially spaced star connectors and a series of stars, mounted to the star connectors. Each one of these stars has a plurality of circumferentially distributed star members each elongate in a direction having a component. radially away from the shaft body. The star connectors each have a plurality of circumferentially distributed star member connectors. Each of these star members is a separate part, individually and detachably mounted to one of the star member connectors. An apparatus equipped with such shafts is also described. | 03-24-2016 |
| 209673000 | Cylindrical rollers | 2 |
| 20130341257 | FEED TROUGH FOR A PROCESSING APPARATUS - A feed trough for a grader or other solid object processing system. The feed trough includes a plurality of feed channels, each having at least one flexible flap extending from a discharge end for transitioning a product from the feed channel to a processing region. Two converging flexible flaps may extend from the discharge end and contact a processing channel for guiding product to the processing channel. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20160129476 | SCREEN DEVICE COMPRISING SCREEN ROLLERS FOR PREVENTING OVERSIZE GRAIN FROM JAMMING - A screen device for sorting screening material into one or more fine grain fractions and one or more oversize grain fractions. The screen device includes a frame and a roller screen including screen rollers which are arranged, such that they can be rotary-driven about a roller axis each, next to each other and which are supported on the frame and which each comprise a roller body and one or more screen structures which protrude radially relative to the roller body. There is a fine grain screen gap between the roller bodies of respectively adjacent screen rollers, through which a fine grain fraction falls, while an oversize grain fraction is conveyed on the roller screen in the axial direction of the rollers when the screen rollers are rotary-driven. The roller body of at least one of the screen rollers widens radially in the axial direction of the rollers in an axial widening portion and the width of the fine grain screen gap which the widening roller body forms with the roller body of an adjacent screen roller decreases in the axial direction of the rollers along the widening portion. | 05-12-2016 |
| 209674000 | Gauging passage between moving elements (e.g., vibrating bars, slats, etc.) | 2 |
| 20140048459 | GRAPE PROCESSING APPARATUS - A grape processing apparatus and method is described and which includes a screen, a cleated conveyor belt with a bottom flight and which is spaced from the screen, and a source of bunches of grapes which have associated stems, and which are fed into a predetermined space between the bottom flight of the cleated conveyor belt and the screen, and wherein the bunches of grapes move along the screen in a rolling and tumbling motion to separate the individual grapes from the associated stems, and wherein the individual grapes are collected thereafter. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20160199882 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING SELECTED DEFECTIVE OBJECTS FROM A GROUP OF OBJECTS USED IN TOBACCO INDUSTRY | 07-14-2016 |
| 209675000 | Gauging passage between stationary elements (e.g., bars, slats, etc.) | 4 |
| 20100133152 | STREAMER TRAP ASSEMBLY - A streamer trap assembly for collecting streamers from a flow of polymer pellets includes a housing comprising an inlet, an outlet, and an opening bounded by a sealing surface; and a streamer trap positioned in the housing through the opening. The streamer trap comprises a screen sized to collect the streamers at the screen and to allow the polymer pellets to pass through the screen, a guide positioned to guide the flow of polymer pellets from the inlet to the screen and from the screen to the outlet, and a cover adapted to engage the sealing surface and cover the opening. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20130098813 | BUMP ARRAY DEVICE HAVING ASYMMETRIC GAPS FOR SEGREGATION OF PARTICLES - The disclosure relates to obstacle array devices (also known as bump array devices) for separating populations of particles by size. Improvements over previous obstacle array devices are realized by causing the fluid velocity profile across gaps between obstacles to be asymmetrical with respect to the plane that bisects the gap and is parallel to the direction of bulk fluid flow. Such asymmetry can be achieved by selecting the shape(s) of the obstacles bounding the gap such that the portions of the obstacles upstream from, downstream from or bridging the narrowest portion of the gap are asymmetrical with respect to that plane. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20140061105 | Popcorn pal - The Popcorn Pal is a round molded plastic disk formed like a grate, to be used to separate popcorn kernels from cooked popcorn. Item is to be placed in the bottom of a bowl (standard size from 9 inch or larger) popped corn is placed in the bowl and kernels fall to the bottom of the bowl through the plastic grate, separating them from the popped corn. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20160144406 | CONTINUOUS FLOW, SIZE-BASED SEPARATION OF ENTITIES DOWN TO THE NANOMETER SCALE USING NANOPILLAR ARRAYS - A technique relates sorting entities. The entities are introduced into a nanopillar array. The entities include a first population and a second population, and the nanopillar array includes nanopillars arranged to have a gap separating one from another. The nanopillars are ordered to have an array angle relative to a fluid flow direction. The entities are sorted through the nanopillar array by transporting the first population of the entities less than a predetermined size in a first direction and by transporting the second population of the entities at least the predetermined size in a second direction different from the first direction. The nanopillar array is configured to employ the gap with a gap size less than 300 nanometers in order to sort the entities having a sub-100 nanometer size. | 05-26-2016 |
| 209680000 | Item of particular size passed through gauging aperture in wall (e.g., perforated panel, etc.) | 13 |
| 20100206781 | APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING POPPED CORN FROM UN-POPPED KERNELS - An apparatus is disclosed for separating popped corn from un-popped kernels. The apparatus includes a popped corn container that holds popped corn and a kernel separator located on a side of the popped corn container. The kernel separator includes a kernel separator screen with a plurality of holes, where a hole in the plurality of holes is larger than an un-popped kernel and smaller than a fully popped corn. The kernel separator also includes a reentry impedance means for impeding an un-popped kernel from entering the popped corn container through the kernel separator. The apparatus also includes a kernel container positioned outside the popped corn container and adjacent to the kernel separator such that the kernel container stores the un-popped kernel after the un-popped kernel has passed through the kernel separator. The apparatus may further include a cover container. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100230330 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRE-PROCESSING OF SINGLE STREAM RECYCLABLE MATERIAL FOR SORTING - A system for pre-processing material into groups of different sizes comprising three levels. The second level is positioned above the third level and below the first level. The first level comprising a feeding mechanism, one or more first screens coupled to ducts and having apertures, blowers and vacuum ducts, dust collectors and a diverter. The screens transport the material along the first level in a first direction while a portion is sifted away before being diverted to the second level. The second level comprising one or more second screens coupled to ducts and having apertures, blowers and vacuum ducts and a takeaway device. The screens transport the material along the second level in a second direction different than the first while a portion is sifted away before falling to the third level. The third level comprising blowers and vacuum ducts and takeaway devices for receiving a portion of the material. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110272333 | POPCORN BOWL WITH LID FOR SEPARATING UNPOPPED KERNALS - A popcorn bowl with a lid that separates unpopped kernels has versatile uses both as a popcorn container and an unpopped kernel separator, and consists of a bowl ( | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120241364 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LINEARLY SORTING ARTICLES OF VARYING SIZE - A device for sorting a plurality of articles which vary in size by linearly translating the articles over a plurality of apertures that also vary in size. An article may be accepted into a guide that releasably retains the article while the guide and the article are linearly translated across a sorting surface by an actuator until the article falls through an aperture for which the article was intended. The article is supported from below by a support surface. The sorting surface may be angled relative to the horizontal plane to facilitate passage of the articles through the apertures. The base portion of the article may slide along the support surface as the guide translates the article across the sorting surface. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20140183105 | SERVING BOWL - A serving bowl is configured to segregate un-popped popcorn kernels from popped popcorn kernels. The serving bowl has a bowl rim attached to an upper bowl section; wherein the bowl rim is sufficiently large to accommodate human fingers. A middle bowl section is attached to the upper bowl section. A lower bowl section is attached to the middle bowl section wherein the lower bowl section is perforated with sifting holes. A bowl base is attached to the lower bowl section and detachably coupled to a bottom lid forming a catch basin. The un-popped popcorn kernels and the popped popcorn kernels are accommodated in the serving bowl such that the un-popped popcorn kernels are segregated through the sifting holes and then stored in the catch basin. | 07-03-2014 |
| 209682000 | Aperture in chute or trough | 7 |
| 20080251432 | Screen assemblies utilizing screen elements retained in perforated troughs - A screen assembly is disclosed for use with vibratory separators. The screen assembly includes a structural frame mounted to a vibratory separator into which a plurality of lightweight and flexible screen elements are inserted into multiple rows of perforated troughs which have geometric shapes. The perforated troughs are bonded to each other and to the structural frame. The perforated troughs are aligned parallel to the direction in which solids are conveyed by a vibratory motion. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090255858 | Device for Delivering Bulk Material Stored in a Supply Container - The device for delivering bulk material consisting of individual products has a supply container for storing the individual products. A perforated plate is arranged downstream of the product outlet of the supply container on a base stand and serves to receive the individual products from the product outlet and to move them further in a transport direction while removing broken products and dust. A clamping strip is supported and removably fixed in a motion guideway of a motion guideway carrier mounted on the base stand. The motion guideway extends at an angle to a vertical direction. The clamping strip thus removably fixes the perforated plate to the base stand. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090255859 | Device for Delivering Bulk Material Stored in a Supply Container - A device for delivering bulk material consisting of individual products has a supply container for storing the bulk material of individual products, the supply container having a product outlet. A perforated plate is arranged downstream of the product outlet of the supply container on a base stand. The perforated plate serves to receive the individual products from the product outlet and to move them further in a transport direction while removing broken products and dust. A bulk material leveler formed as a leveler strip rotatable around a pivot axis is arranged downstream of the product outlet above the perforated plate. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100206782 | CONE LIP ASSEMBLY - A cone lip assembly for use in directing particulate material from a vibrating screen unit to a cone crusher includes separate mounting brackets to facilitate the attachment and detachment of the cone lip assembly from the vibrating screen unit. The cone lip assembly includes a main body defined by a pair of side plates that transition from an infeed end to a discharge end. The cone lip assembly includes a pair of mounting brackets that allow secure attachment and detachment of the entire cone lip assembly from the vibrating screen unit. The mounting brackets are formed separate from the main body of the cone lip assembly. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20120012509 | Apparatus and Method for Sorting Ammunition Casings - An apparatus and method for sorting ammunition casings and adapted to be mounted on a vibrating base. The apparatus includes an input hopper adapted to receive ammunition casings and a sorting track in communication with the input hopper where the sorting tracks has a graduated opening the bottom of the track such that the diameter of the graduated opening increases as the opening extends away from the hopper. The apparatus further includes sorting compartments arranged under the sorting track. Vibration moves the casings from the input hopper to the sorting track, and as the casings move along the sorting track, smaller diameter casings fall through a first opening portion into a first sorting compartment, and larger diameter casings move along the sorting track past the first opening portion and subsequently fall though a second opening portion into a second sorting compartment thereby separating the ammunition into different calibers. | 01-19-2012 |
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| 209683000 | Aperture in circumferential wall of hollow body (e.g., tube, etc.) rotatable about longitudinal axis thereof | 1 |
| 20110174702 | Automated shell separator - An automated device that separates out desired shells from a batch of mixed shells. The device allows an operator to gather all spent shells from a shooting range, for example, where many different caliber bullets have been fired, and have all the shells separated by size, or caliber. The preferred embodiment provides for includes a container with adjustable slots in four of the container's sides. An electric motor is also provided that is used to rotated the slotted container. The selected shells fall through the slots into a shell catcher. The sides can be removed and replaced, to adjust the slot size, or container sides with adjustable slots can be provided. | 07-21-2011 |
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| 20090071882 | SPHERICAL BODY SORTER AND SPHERICAL BODY SORTING APPARATUS USING THE SAME, AND SPHERICAL BODY SORTING METHOD - A spherical body sorter for sorting spherical bodies having a predetermined diameter dimension is made by opening multiple concave parts in the side of one surface of a plate-shaped body made of single-crystal silicon. Each of the concave parts formed in the spherical body sorter is formed in the same shape and dimension. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100155311 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A SORT STATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The sort station system includes at least one outer support member and an elongated inner member. The at least one outer support member defines a channel along a first longitudinal axis thereof, and the elongated inner member is slideably disposed within the at least one outer support member such that: (A) a first status is indicated by the at least one outer support member being disposed at a first position relative to an end of the channel and (B) a second status is indicated by the end of the elongated inner member being disposed at a second position relative to the end of the channel. The first position and the second position are spaced apart axially from each other. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20140034556 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PARTICLE SEPARATION - An particle separation microstructure comprising a body and a flow channel extending through the body, having an inlet and an outlet for receiving a flow of particles therethrough. The flow channel comprises opposing first and second walls disposed in a spaced-apart relationship and at least one protrusion extending from the first wall into the flow channel and extending along a length of the flow channel. At least a portion of one of the first and second walls is reversibly actuatable between a first and a second position and the first and second walls are substantially parallel in the second position. In the first position the flow channel is open for receiving the flow of particles and in the second position the at least one protrusion abuts the second wall and the flow channel is constricted for restricting the flow of particles and separating particles from the flow of particles. | 02-06-2014 |
| 209687000 | On interior of hollow drumlike body (e.g., tube, etc.) rotatable about longitudinal axis thereof | 1 |
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