Patents by Inventor Georg Schons

Georg Schons has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20260126404
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for treating bulk material made of predominantly metal objects, having the steps of carrying out a process of individualizing objects in a supply step (S3), wherein the individualizing process leads to a substantially one-dimensional arrangement of individual parts one behind the other with a minimum spacing between one another that corresponds to the time interval required by an analysis system to analyze an object for a given supply speed; carrying out an X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF analysis) or a laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) of individual objects provided in the supply step by means of an analysis system in an analysis step (S4); ascertaining the material composition of the individual objects of the analysis step in an evaluation step (S5); and carrying out a subsequent treatment step (87) in which the ascertained material composition of the individual objects is used as the basis for the subsequent treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: May 7, 2026
    Applicant: RECOVER PURE MATERIALS GmbH
    Inventor: Georg Schons
  • Patent number: 12311382
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for separating dust-containing material mixtures which contain fibers, preferably glass fibers, and have heavy metal (SM) and/or precious metal (EM) from the process of recycling electric or electronic devices, wherein the method has at least one step (S1) of mechanically releasing particles from fiber-containing mixed material agglomerates in a dry manner and at least one step (S2) of mechanically releasing fiber-containing mixed material agglomerates in a dry manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: GS Gesellschaft für Umwelt- und Energie-Serviceleistungen mbH
    Inventors: Georg Schons, Marc Schons, Henrik Reske
  • Patent number: 11833545
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for sorting out coins (02), in particular elongated parts (06) and/or copper mesh (07), from a bulk of metal, in particular a bulk of heavy metal and/or NE metal, comprising at least one sorting gap (04) for coins (02), each gap being delimited by at least two rollers. The rollers can be rotated about a rotational axis (A) by means of a drive (13) such that objects which cannot be conveyed through the sorting gap (04), in particular NE metal objects or heavy-metal objects, are forced away from the sorting gap (04) either in a direction along the rotational axes (A) or in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axes (A). According to the invention, the rollers are designed as brush rollers (01), and each brush roller has brushes with at least two different lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventors: Georg Schons, Marc Schons
  • Patent number: 11684952
    Abstract: A sorting device for sorting out coins from bulk material, includes at least one sorting gap (5) for coins that is limited by at least one roller (2) which can be rotated by a drive (33) about an axis of rotation (A) such that objects that cannot be conveyed through the sorting gap (5) are applied with force by the roller (2) in a direction away from the sorting gap (5) wherein a discharge hood (6) is provided for an eddy current separator device (29), which has an adjustable trajectory separator unit (4) in a hood interior (7), wherein the at least one roller (2) is arranged in or on the discharge hood (6) in relation to the trajectory separator unit (4) such that a non-ferrous metal fraction separated from the bulk material by the trajectory separator unit (4) is guided in the direction of the sorting gap (5) by the weight force of the non-ferrous metal objects (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventors: Georg Schons, Marc Schons
  • Publication number: 20230138897
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for separating dust-containing material mixtures which contain fibers, preferably glass fibers, and have heavy metal (SM) and/or precious metal (EM) from the process of recycling electric or electronic devices, wherein the method has at least one step (S1) of mechanically releasing particles from fiber-containing mixed material agglomerates in a dry manner and at least one step (S2) of mechanically releasing fiber-containing mixed material agglomerates in a dry manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventor: Georg Schons
  • Publication number: 20220193724
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for sorting out coins (02), in particular elongated parts (06) and/or copper mesh (07), from a bulk of metal, in particular a bulk of heavy metal and/or NE metal, comprising at least one sorting gap (04) for coins (02), each gap being delimited by at least two rollers. The rollers can be rotated about a rotational axis (A) by means of a drive (13) such that objects which cannot be conveyed through the sorting gap (04), in particular NE metal objects or heavy-metal objects, are forced away from the sorting gap (04) either in a direction along the rotational axes (A) or in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axes (A). According to the invention, the rollers are designed as brush rollers (01), and each brush roller has brushes with at least two different lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Georg Schons, Marc Schons
  • Publication number: 20210031236
    Abstract: A sorting device for sorting out coins from bulk material, includes at least one sorting gap (5) for coins that is limited by at least one roller (2) which can be rotated by a drive (33) about an axis of rotation (A) such that objects that cannot be conveyed through the sorting gap (5) are applied with force by the roller (2) in a direction away from the sorting gap (5) wherein a discharge hood (6) is provided for an eddy current separator device (29), which has an adjustable trajectory separator unit (4) in a hood interior (7), wherein the at least one roller (2) is arranged in or on the discharge hood (6) in relation to the trajectory separator unit (4) such that a non-ferrous metal fraction separated from the bulk material by the trajectory separator unit (4) is guided in the direction of the sorting gap (5) by the weight force of the non-ferrous metal objects (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Georg Schons, Marc Schons
  • Patent number: 9481015
    Abstract: A sorting apparatus for sorting out coins from bulk metal, in particular from non-ferrous bulk metal and/or heavy bulk metal, includes a conveying system, provided with a conveyor belt (2), for conveying the bulk metal in a conveying direction (4) to a sorting slot (14) through which coins can pass and which is defined by a roller (10, 11), and, on the side opposite the roller (10, 11), by the conveyor belt (2), wherein the roller (10, 11) can be rotated about an axis of rotation (6, 7, 30, 31) by a drive such that the metal, which cannot be conveyed through the sorting slot (14) in the conveying direction (4), can be transported by the roller (10, 11) in a direction (13, 19, 22) leading away from the sorting slot (14) such that the metal can be removed at the side, wherein the sorting apparatus further comprises an apparatus for removing the metal, which is not conveyable through the sorting slot (14) in the conveying direction (4), and wherein the apparatus is embodied such that the removal of the metal to
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Inventor: Georg Schons
  • Publication number: 20160016201
    Abstract: A sorting apparatus for sorting out coins from bulk metal, in particular from non-ferrous bulk metal and/or heavy bulk metal, includes a conveying system, provided with a conveyor belt (2), for conveying the bulk metal in a conveying direction (4) to a sorting slot (14) through which coins can pass and which is defined by a roller (10, 11), and, on the side opposite the roller (10, 11), by the conveyor belt (2), wherein the roller (10, 11) can be rotated about an axis of rotation (6, 7, 30, 31) by a drive such that the metal, which cannot be conveyed through the sorting slot (14) in the conveying direction (4), can be transported by the roller (10, 11) in a direction (13, 19, 22) leading away from the sorting slot (14) such that the metal can be removed at the side, wherein the sorting apparatus further comprises an apparatus for removing the metal, which is not conveyable through the sorting slot (14) in the conveying direction (4), and wherein the apparatus is embodied such that the removal of the metal to
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventor: Georg Schons