Patents Assigned to Mindis Metals, Inc.
  • Process and apparatus for reclaiming co-extruded car trim
    Patent number: 5251828
    Abstract: A process and apparatus for receiving and reducing co-extruded car trim into chips and for separating the components of the chips into a metal fraction and a plastic fraction is provided; the chips are immersed in a heated liquid medium which subsequently separates the plastic from the metal with agitation and heat. The plastic and the metal are finally classified by their respective densities in a liquid upflow column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: Mindis Metals, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Jacobs, Michael R. Twomey