Patents Assigned to Lenco Machines & Tool Co.
  • Apparatus and method for separating recyclable materials
    Patent number: 4929342
    Abstract: An apparatus for sorting recyclable materials including an inlet conveyor with a magnetic pulleys that directs magnetic objects out of the flow of recyclable materials. A vacuum inlet is positioned adjacent a stepped region of the conveyor so as to pull lighter weight materials out of the material flow. A size sorting conveyor separates larger objects from the smaller lighter weight objects, and heavier objects such as glass are conveyed to still another collecting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 29, 1990
    Assignee: Lenco Machines & Tool Co.
    Inventor: Gerald Johnston