Patents Examined by Miraj T. Patel
  • Patent number: 11760690
    Abstract: An apparatus for producing pozzolanic material from consumer waste includes a glass separator unit to remove glass material from the waste and a size reduction unit downstream the glass separator unit. The glass separator unit includes a tubular outer member and an inner helical member extending inwardly from the inner surface of the tubular outer member and defining an open central bore. The tubular outer member and the open central bore define respective coaxial longitudinal axes that are disposed at an angle relative to a horizontal reference plane, with the inlet higher than the outlet. Non-glass/non-ceramic material is output through the open outlet end of tubular outer member utilizing a flow of water. The glass/ceramic material is output to the size reduction unit through the open inlet end of the tubular outer member utilizing the rotating inner helical member of the glass separator unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Klaw Industries LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Robert Kumpon, Tanner Lee Wallis, Jack Paulin Lamuraglia
  • Patent number: 11701691
    Abstract: A device and a method for rounding a graphite material includes a feeding device for feeding the graphite material to the device; a plurality of rounding tools designed to revolve while rotating, which are arranged at the outer circumference of a disc rotating about a rotational axis and in a rotational direction; at least one guide apparatus; a separating device for separating fine material and superfine material; and a product outlet. Furthermore, provision is made such that a cover ring is arranged above the rounding tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: NETZSCH Trockenmahltechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Sickel, Christian Höfels, Manuel Herzog
  • Patent number: 11691182
    Abstract: A method and system of recycling aluminum alloy rims, the method and system comprising providing a feed of a plurality of aluminum alloy rims of different alloys, for each rim in the feed of aluminum alloy rims, determining a composition of that aluminum alloy rim, determining a plurality of recycled aluminum alloy composition ranges, and dividing the feed of aluminum alloy rims into a plurality of batches of aluminum alloy rims, each batch of aluminum alloy rims in the plurality of batches of aluminum alloy rims corresponding to an associated recycled aluminum alloy composition range in the plurality of recycled aluminum composition ranges, such that each rim in the plurality of aluminum alloy rims is allocated to an associated batch in the plurality of batches of aluminum alloy rims based on the composition of that aluminum alloy rim.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: HOUSE OF METALS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Daniel Bitton
  • Patent number: 11633744
    Abstract: A heat exchange apparatus for removing magnetic particulates from a gas stream, including a rotating element basket having a regenerative heat exchanger and at least one magnetic element. A method of removing magnetic particulates from a gas stream, including heating the regenerative heat exchanger during a first portion of a cycle as a segment of the rotating element basket passes through a first zone wherein contact is made with a flue gas thereby accumulating any magnetic particulates as they are attached to the magnetic element. Then cleaning a portion of the magnetic element during a second portion of the cycle. And cooling the regenerative heat exchanger and simultaneously heating an inlet air stream during a third portion of the cycle as the segment of the rotating element basket passes through a third zone wherein fluidic contact is made with the air inlet stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LP
    Inventor: Gary D. Miller