Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Basch

Jeffrey D. Basch 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).

  • Separation of plastic components for recycling thereof
    Patent number: 5616641
    Abstract: An improved floatation separation process wherein the improvement comprises dissolving in a floatation bath sufficient alkali metal salt or alkaline earth metal salt of a phosphate, a pyrophosphate, a metaphosphate or a polyphosphate to provide a concentration greater than 1.0 grams per cubic centimeter and generally about 1.05 to about 1.6. g/cc. A particular salt is sodium dihydrogen phosphate. Preferably, the floatation process is employed to separate physical mixtures of plastic parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Basch, Robert R. Gallucci, Douglas G. Hamilton