With Classifying Or Separating Of Material Patents (Class 241/24.1)
  • Patent number: 7338649
    Abstract: A method is shown for producing food grade hydrated lime. A source of raw, hydrated lime is first passed through a classification step which divides the raw hydrated lime into a first fine stream and a first coarse stream. The first fine stream is passed through a further separation step and, without being recombined with the first coarse stream is separated out to form a very fine sized product which meets CODEX chemical specifications. The additional separation step may be a wet process and may utilize a hydrocyclone type separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Assignee: Chemical Lime Company
    Inventors: Fred R. Huege, Luis Diaz Chavez, Roger Fawcett, Herbert S. Curtis
  • Patent number: 7335618
    Abstract: A heavy oil is hydrorefined using a hydrorefining catalyst. A spent hydrorefining catalyst whose activity has decreased is heat treated (S1) and pulverized to obtained a regenerated powder (S2). This regenerated powder is fractionated according to its metal content (S3), formed (S6), dried (S7), and calcined (S7) to manufacture a regenerated catalyst whose volume of pores with a diameter of 50 to 2000 nm is at least 0.2 ml/g, and whose volume of pores with a diameter over 2000 nm is no more than 0.1 mL/g. Using this regenerated catalyst, a heavy oil containing at least 45 wt ppm vanadium and nickel as combined metal elements is hydrodemetalized, and the vanadium and nickel are recovered from the used regenerated catalyst (SS1). Through hydrorefining, the metal components are recovered more efficiently, and the spent catalyst can be reused to manufacture a regenerated catalyst that exhibits high reaction, activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Japan Energy Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Koyama, Toru Saito, Yoshiki Iwata, Chikanori Nakaoka
  • Patent number: 7318265
    Abstract: A mark is displayed to a manually scrapped component capable of being disassembled manually without disassembling or crushing by machine at the time of discard or recovery of an electric appliance after use, and the manually scrapped component is manually scrapped from a product, and in the case of crushing by machine thereafter, the mark display is a mark capable of separation into plural kinds of substance on which a cost burden is imposed and valuable substance after recovery, and scrapping can be performed easily at low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tsukasa Takagi, Yoshihiro Tanabe, Hideaki Nagatomo, Kazuhiro Ishida, Kouichi Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20080003518
    Abstract: To provide a method for producing a toner, containing a milling step containing finely milling particles and classifying coarse particles by using at least a mill and a cyclone unit, and a classifying step containing classifying pulverized particles by using at least a classifier and a cyclone unit, wherein any of the pulverized particles and other particles, which are classified by the classifier in the classifying step and returned, are returned to the cyclone unit in the milling step, and a toner produced by the method for producing the toner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Kohji Kubota, Shoji Watanabe, Kohta Wakimoto, Nobuyasu Makino
  • Patent number: 7312262
    Abstract: A composition for microsurfacing of pavement is described. The composition includes a polymer-modified emulsion asphalt oil, water, cement, and crushed aggregate. The crushed aggregate includes a first portion having an L.A. abrasion resistance which is higher than an L.A. abrasion resistance of a second portion of the crushed aggregate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Donelson Construction Co., LLC
    Inventors: Michael James Donelson, Terrence Christopher Donelson, David Carr Donelson
  • Patent number: 7279073
    Abstract: An apparatus for treating fibrous material is disclosed. The apparatus may include a fiber separator, a de-liquefier, a dry-to-wet blender and a flash dryer. The fiber separator may be a liquid-based fiber separator. The de-liquefier is for removing liquid from the fibrous material. The blender downstream, which may be a dry-to-wet blender, is for adding a dry material to the de-liquefied fibrous material. The de-liquefier and a dry-to-wet blender are downstream from the fiber separator and the dry-to-wet blender may be downstream from the de-liquefier. The flash dryer, which is even further downstream, is for drying the treated fibrous material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: U.S. Greenfiber, LLC
    Inventors: David James Bowman, Thomas Reginald Eason, Jr., John Walter Renz
  • Patent number: 7258737
    Abstract: A method for recycling concrete waste includes the steps of: a) heating the concrete waste to provide a measure of fragility to the concrete waste; b) milling and sieving the heated concrete waste to separate coarse aggregate from the concrete waste; and c) milling and sieving a remaining portion of the concrete waste remaining after separation of the coarse aggregate to separate the remaining portion of the concrete waste into a cement-containing fraction and fine aggregate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Inventor: Cheng-Feng Chang
  • Patent number: 7226007
    Abstract: Fabric material having a backing, such as carpet, is used as a biomass fuel component. The fabric material is shredded and substantially separated into constituent backing and fabric components. The backing component is stored in a first storage unit. The fabric component may be mixed with another biomass fuel component before introduction into a gasifier. The gasifier produces synthetic gas, which is subsequently used to produce steam. The hot ash generated as a by-product of gasification is stored in a second storage unit. Each waste product may be confined to a distinct waste path such that the waste products remain isolated from each other, at least until the ash cools down to approximately the melting point of the backing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Siemens Building Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Emily Tuzson, Robert McMillin
  • Patent number: 7226005
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydrous kaolin product having improved optical properties, for example, when used in the production of paper products. The present invention comprises an improved barrier coating for paper and a method of making the coated paper. The present invention also comprises an improved method from making filled and coated paper products. The present invention uses a composition comprising kaolin having a shape factor of at least about 70:1, such as at least about 80:1 or at least about 100:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Imerys Pigments, Inc.
    Inventors: J. Philip E. Jones, Robert J. Pruett, Jun Yuan, Michael J. Garska, David O. Cummings, Bomi M. Bilimoria, Robin Wesley
  • Patent number: 7211235
    Abstract: A method is described for the manufacture of hydrotalcites by using at least one compound of a bivalent metal (Component A) and at least one compound of a trivalent metal (Component B), wherein at least one of these components is not used in the form of a solution, characterized in that a) at least one of the Components A and/or B which is not used in the form of a solution, shortly before or during mixing of the components, and/or b) the mixture containing the Components A and B is subjected to intensive grinding until an average particle size (D50) in the range of approx. 0.1 to 5 ?m is obtained, and optionally, after aging treatment or hydrothermal treatment, the resulting hydrotalcite product is separated, dried, and optionally calcinated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: Sud-Chemie AG
    Inventors: Max Eisgruber, Jürgen Ladebeck, Jürgen Koy, Hubert Schiessling, Wolfgang Buckl, Herrmann Ebert
  • Patent number: 7195183
    Abstract: A method or processing composite waste including combustibles and incombustibles has a press process for pressing the composite waste, a dry distillation process for performing dry distillation on the pressed composite waste, a shredding process for shredding the composite waste that has been pressed and has undergone dry distillation and a separating process for separating the shredded composite waste into combustible carbide and incombustibles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: A.P.R. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Minoru Tsuchida
  • Patent number: 7163604
    Abstract: A fiber suspension is produced from waste paper by first filling a pulper with a batch of the waste paper. The pulper is operated to partly defibrate the batch of waste paper substantially without disintegrating coarse imputities into finer impurities. The partly defibrated batch of waste paper is separated into a coarse reject fraction and an initial fiber suspension containing some waste paper fragments and fine impurities. The initial fiber suspension is pumped through a rotary screen apparatus provided with a tubulat fine screen and a pulper type impeller rotating coaxial with the tubular screen, but devoid of any impeller co-operant extraction plate, to defibrate waste paper fragments remaining in the initial fiber suspension and to separate the initial fiber suspension by means of the tubular fine screen into a fine reject fraction containing fine inpurities and a complete fiber suspension substantially free from impurities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: JLR Pulping Systems AB
    Inventor: Roland Selin
  • Patent number: 7162785
    Abstract: The recycling of metal materials is performed by efficiently recovering the metal materials from component materials of a process cartridge. To achieve this object, there is provided a method of recycling a process cartridge containing a toner, wherein in a crushing process of a process cartridge containing a recovered toner, a container shape of the process cartridge is subjected to disassembly treatment to an extent of main component parts, the toner is recovered by suction in a step of disassembly treatment, metal materials, such as ferrous materials and aluminum materials, in component materials of the process cartridge are subjected to separation treatment after the step of disassembly treatment, and each of the materials is subjected to melting treatment thereby to change the materials into forms capable of reuse as ferrous materials and aluminum materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Noboru Koumura, Toshio Kayahashi
  • Patent number: 7159803
    Abstract: A method of making abrasive compositions, and more particularly, it relates to a method of making precipitated silica abrasive compositions having excellent cleaning performance and lower abrasiveness with post-reactor sizing of the abrasive particles being performed directly via wet comminution and centrifugation, optionally followed by hydraulic chamber press filtering combined with vacuum dewatering and de-agglomeration is provided. By targeting a specific particle size range, it has been determined that higher pellicle film cleaning levels may be achieved without also increasing the dentin abrasion properties of the silica products themselves. As a result, dentifrices including such classified abrasive silica products, exhibiting particularly desirable cleaning benefits, can be provided for improved tooth polishing, whitening, and the like, without deleteriously affecting the hard tooth surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: J.M. Huber Corporation
    Inventor: Yung-Hui Huang
  • Patent number: 7108734
    Abstract: The invention concerns a silicon powder for making alkyl- or aryl-halogenosilanes, with particle-size distribution less than 350 ?m, and containing less than 3% and preferably less than 2% of particles having a size less than 5 ?m. Said powder enables to improve efficiency of synthesis reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Rhodia Silicones SAS
    Inventor: Thomas Margaria
  • Patent number: 7010248
    Abstract: A toner recycling method and a toner recycling system use two personal computers and a display. A personal computer carries out management of information of toner, which is collected at a toner collection site. Another personal computer generates recycling information, which includes information about toner requirement of a granule manufacturer. A display at the toner collection site displays recycling information. Collected toner is used for manufacturing flux by mixing with aluminum dross, aluminum ash, aluminum dregs etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignees: Ricoh Company, Limited, Shinko Frex Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morii, Satosu Souma, Hiroyuki Kishi, Kazuma Torii, Hiroyuki Matsuura
  • Patent number: 7000857
    Abstract: A recycling method comprises classifying products to be recycled on the basis of classifier unit information, decomposing and fractionating some of the products on the basis of fractionator unit information. Applying a physical action to the fractionated products on the basis of physical action information. Producing a recycled material on the basis of recycled material producer unit information. Producing a recycled component from the recycled materials on the basis of recycled component producer unit information. The information required at each step is appropriately supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morii, Satosu Souma, Shunichi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 6971593
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for combinatorial (i.e., high-throughput) materials research, such as catalysis research, that involves parallel apparatus for simultaneously effecting mechanical treatments such as grinding, mixing, pressing, crushing, sieving, and/or fractionating of such materials are disclosed. The methods and apparatus are useful for mechanically treating catalysis materials and other solid materials, including without limitation, electronic materials such as phosphors, colorants such as pigments, and pharmaceuticals such as crystalline drugs or drug candidates. The simultaneous protocols and parallel apparatus offer substantial improvements in overall throughput for preparing arrays of materials, such as catalysis materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Symyx Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Claus Lugmair, Alfred Hagemeyer, Lynn Van Erden, Anthony F. Volpe, Jr., David M. Lowe, Yumin Liu
  • Patent number: 6936344
    Abstract: A new product is described characterized by its qualities to absorb undesirable scents present in the air, while serving at the same time as a carrier for aromas, fragrances, flavorings, repellents, attractants and other active ingredients. The active ingredients are gradually released by the carrier, which is compatible with the environment and current tendencies towards the use of organic and biodegradable products. The composition comprises a carrier and an active ingredient. The carrier is characterized as being particles obtained from the milling, separation, air wash and classification of the different fractions obtained from corncobs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Aproa Asesores S.C.
    Inventors: Jose Represas de Almeida, Genaro Casas Jassan, Jose Fuentes Rosbery
  • Patent number: 6926879
    Abstract: A method is shown for producing food grade hydrated lime. A source of raw, hydrated lime is first passed through a classification step which divides the raw hydrated lime into a first fine stream and a first coarse stream. The first coarse stream is then passed to a grinder which produces a ground coarse product. The first fine stream is separated out from the first coarse stream and, without combining the first fine stream with the first coarse stream or with the ground coarse product, is removed to produce a very fine sized product which meets CODEX chemical specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Chemical Lime Company
    Inventors: Fred R. Huege, Luis Diaz Chavez
  • Patent number: 6916423
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for mincing a gel includes a gel mincing tube and a mesh material. The mesh material extends across the end of the tube. To subdivide a gel using the mincing apparatus, a gel is placed upon the mesh material in the mincing tube, the mincing tube, mesh material and the gel are spun in a centrifuge, forcing the gel through the mesh material so that the gel is subdivided into generally uniform smaller fragments. The mesh material may be secured to a tube in the form of a nesting tube. The nesting tube nests within the opening of a recovery vessel. The mesh material may be placed in series with a conditionally porous membrane in the nesting tube. Centrifuging the nesting tube and the recovery vessel subdivides gel material into fragments by forcing the gel through the mesh material. The gel subsequently falls upon the membrane, and may be treated on the membrane to extract or otherwise treat analytes in the gel material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Invitrogen Corporation
    Inventors: Roumen A. Bogoev, Scott E. Whitney, Joseph W. Amshey
  • Patent number: 6911118
    Abstract: A pulper for producing paper pulp from waste paper containing undesired scrap particles includes a container (1) forming a chamber (4) defined by a bottom wall (5) and a cylindrical circumferential wall (6). A paper tearing member (7) is arranged in the chamber closed to the bottom wall and is rotatable in a horizontal direction of rotation about the centre axis of the cylindrical wall. The bottom wall and the circumferential wall forms a substantially circular peripheral reject chute (11) situated under the paper tearing member for collecting reject including undesired scrap particles. The reject chute extends helically in the direction of rotation of the paper tearing member from an upper end (12) of the reject chute downwardly to a lower end (13) of the reject chute. The circumferential wall (6) has a substantially cylindrical shape and extends vertically to the reject chute (11). A discharge element (2) is adapted to discharge reject in batches from the reject chute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2005
    Assignee: JLR Pulping Systems AB
    Inventor: Roland Selin
  • Patent number: 6878236
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is a method for making mechanical pulp, such as thermomechanical or chemi-thermomechanical stock. The mechanical pulp is used as a raw material for printing paper, and its freeness value is 30-70 ml CSF. The stock refined by the method is screened in several stages to form accept and reject stock portions. The wood raw material is refined at the first stage of refining at a superatmospheric pressure of over 400 kPa to form a stock that has a freeness value of 250-700 ml CSF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Upm-Kymmene Corporation
    Inventors: Taisto Tienvieri, Markku Gummerus
  • Patent number: 6874713
    Abstract: A method for processing polycrystalline silicon workpieces to form size distributions of polycrystalline silicon pieces suitable for use in a Czochralski-type process includes: (1) preparing a polycrystalline silicon workpiece by a chemical vapor deposition process; (2) fracturing the polycrystalline silicon workpiece into a mixture of polycrystalline silicon pieces, where the polycrystalline silicon pieces have varying sizes; and (3) sorting the mixture of polycrystalline silicon pieces into at least two size distributions. Step (2) may be carried out by a thermal shock process. Step (3) may be carried out using a rotary indent classifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Assignee: Dow Corning Corporation
    Inventors: Arvid Neil Arvidson, Todd Stanley Graham, Kathryn Elizabeth Messner, Chris Tim Schmidt, Terence Lee Horstman
  • Patent number: 6842596
    Abstract: Information about a recycling item is input, a first sorting condition is prepared so as to sort the recycling item into one of a plurality of groups corresponding to conditions for decomposing the recycling item, a second sorting condition is prepared so as to sort recycling parts, which are obtained by decomposing the recycling item sorted out according to the first sorting condition, into at least one of a plurality of material groups corresponding to material of each of the recycling parts; a third sorting condition is prepared so as to sort the recycling parts sorted out according to the second sorting condition, into at least one of a plurality of processing groups corresponding to types of recycling processing to be carried out. Finally, the first, second, and the third sorting conditions are transmitted to respective fields where the recycling item and the recycling parts are sorted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morii, Satosu Souma
  • Patent number: 6835242
    Abstract: Organic pigments are conditioned by introducing a liquid prepigment suspension into a miniaturized continuous reactor and thermally treating therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Clariant Finance (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Uwe Nickel, Klaus Kund, Erwin Dietz, Joachim Weber, Olaf Schupp
  • Publication number: 20040251333
    Abstract: A method for processing polycrystalline silicon workpieces to form size distributions of polycrystalline silicon pieces suitable for use in a Czochralski-type process includes: (1) preparing a polycrystalline silicon workpiece by a chemical vapor deposition process; (2) fracturing the polycrystalline silicon workpiece into a mixture of polycrystalline silicon pieces, where the polycrystalline silicon pieces have varying sizes; and (3) sorting the mixture of polycrystalline silicon pieces into at least two size distributions. Step (2) may be carried out by a thermal shock process. Step (3) may be carried out using a rotary indent classifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Arvid Neil Arvidson, Todd Stanley Graham, Kathryn Elizabeth Messner, Chris Tim Schmidt, Terence Lee Horstman
  • Patent number: 6818099
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is a method for making mechanical pulp, such as thermomechanical or chemi-thermomechanical stock. The mechanical pulp is utilised as a raw material for printing paper, and its freeness value is 30—70 ml CSF. According to the method, the refined stock is screened in several stages into accept and reject stock portions. The stock is screened at a consistency of not less than 10%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: UPM-Kymmene Corporation
    Inventors: Taisto Tienvieri, Markku Gummerus
  • Patent number: 6811655
    Abstract: The invention concerns a method and an equipment for combining in one single apparatus, the functions for filtering, decontaminating, and thickening paper pulp from used paper, while providing the complementary function of clarifying the filtrates. The apparatus (1) rotates at high speed. The paper pulp is introduced through the center of the apparatus (2) and driven at its angular speed. The pulp is then brought along a grate (6) with small size holes for separating the fibers from the greater part of the water. The thickened pulp is evacuated through extraction nozzles (8). The water is clarified in the clarification zone (12) and recycled or eliminated depending on uses. More complete embodiments of the apparatus include the functions of fractionating, de-inking and purifying the pulp with slots or holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Finidro-Financiamentos Energeticos, Lda.
    Inventor: Eric Haffner
  • Patent number: 6794435
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a powder including agglomerates of hexagonal boron nitride platelets, wherein the agglomerates have an agglomerate size distribution of from about 10 to about 125 microns and the powder is substantially free of non-agglomerated platelets of boron nitride and its use in a polymer blend. The present invention also relates to a method of making a powder including agglomerates of hexagonal boron nitride platelets. This method involves providing a briquette formed from agglomerated hexagonal boron nitride platelets, crushing the briquette to produce a powder including hexagonal boron nitride agglomerates and non-agglomerated boron nitride platelets, and removing the non-agglomerated boron nitride platelets from the powder under conditions effective to produce a powder including agglomerates of hexagonal boron nitride platelets having an agglomerate size distribution of from about 10 to about 125 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Saint Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Clere
  • Publication number: 20040140069
    Abstract: A fiber suspension is produced from waste paper by first filling a pulper with a batch of the waste paper. The pulper is operated to partly defibrate the batch of waste paper substantially without disintegrating coarse imputities into finer impurities. The partly defibrated batch of waste paper is separated into a coarse reject fraction and an initial fiber suspension containing some waste paper fragments and fine impurities. The initial fiber suspension is pumped through a rotary screen apparatus provided with a tubulat fine screen and a pulper type impeller rotating coaxial with the tubular screen, but devoid of any impeller co-operant extraction plate, to defibrate waste paper fragments remaining in the initial fiber suspension and to separate the initial fiber suspension by means of the tubular fine screen into a fine reject fraction containing fine inpurities and a complete fiber suspension substantially free from impurities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventor: Roland Selin
  • Patent number: 6758974
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for mincing a gel includes a gel mincing tube and a mesh material. The mesh material extends across the end of the tube. To subdivide a gel using the mincing apparatus, a gel is placed upon the mesh material in the mincing tube, the mincing tube, mesh material and the gel are spun in a centrifuge, forcing the gel through the mesh material so that the gel is subdivided into generally uniform smaller fragments. The mesh material may be secured to a tube in the form of a nesting tube. The nesting tube nests within the opening of a recovery vessel. The mesh material may be placed in series with a conditionally porous membrane in the nesting tube. Centrifuging the nesting tube and the recovery vessel subdivides gel material into fragments by forcing the gel through the mesh material. The gel subsequently falls upon the membrane, and may be treated on the membrane to extract or otherwise treat analytes in the gel material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: Invitrogen Corporation
    Inventors: Roumen A. Bogoev, Scott E. Whitney, Joseph W. Amshey
  • Patent number: 6755364
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for combinatorial (i.e., high-throughput) materials research, such as catalysis research, that involves parallel apparatus for simultaneously effecting mechanical treatments such as grinding, mixing, pressing, crushing, sieving, and/or fractionating of such materials are disclosed. The methods and apparatus are useful for mechanically treating catalysis materials and other solid materials, including without limitation, electronic materials such as phosphors, colorants such as pigments, and pharmaceuticals such as crystalline drugs or drug candidates. The simultaneous protocols and parallel apparatus offer substantial improvements in overall throughput for preparing arrays of materials, such as catalysis materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Symyx Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Claus Lugmair, Alfred Hagemeyer, Lynn Van Erden, Anthony F. Volpe, Jr., David M. Lowe, Yumin Liu
  • Publication number: 20040110694
    Abstract: A novel solid pharmaceutical dispersion that improves the bioavailability of poorly water soluble drugs is produced by combining the drug with a polymer carrier such as polyvinylpyrrolidone. The drug is combined with the carrier without the need for using organic solvents or melting temperatures (fusion) through the use of a transition compound such as polyethylene glycol which partially solubilizes the drug and/or plasticizes the polymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Isaac Ghebre-Sellassie, Robert Reisch, Riten Parikh, Mahdi B. Fawzi, Russell U. Nesbitt
  • Patent number: 6691765
    Abstract: A system and method for producing foundry quality sand from non-conventional starting materials through the combination of oolitization and classification. Incoming particulate matter is first directed into a controlled energy attrition unit where the particles are made to collide with one another. Such collisions clean and round the particles by chipping away surface projections and coatings without crushing the particles. The particle stream is then directed through a multi-fraction classifier where it is separated into two or more useable grades of foundry sand. An air classifier is preferred for the classification stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Assignee: Noram Technology, Ltd.
    Inventors: Robert E. Sparks, Kenneth Hillel Peter Harris
  • Patent number: 6679442
    Abstract: A recycling method comprises classifying products to be recycled on the basis of classifier unit information, decomposing and fractionating some of the products on the basis of fractionator unit information. Applying a physical action to the fractionated products on the basis of physical action information. Producing a recycled material on the basis of recycled material producer unit information. Producing a recycled component from the recycled materials on the basis of recycled component producer unit information. The information required at each step is appropriately supplied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Limited
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Morii, Satosu Souma, Shunichi Ogawa
  • Patent number: 6666335
    Abstract: There is provided a method and apparatus for segregating ponded coal combustion materials for use in various products, such as block sand products, concrete or mid-size sand products and fine ash products. After screening ponded coal combustion raw materials to remove the first size material for use as a block sand product, the remaining material passes through a rotating magnetic separator to remove iron bearing materials and then to a hydraulic classifier for separating coarse materials, middling size materials and fine materials. The coarse materials are combined with the first size materials and are de-watered to form the block sand product. The middling size materials are segregated into low, middle and high specific gravity materials by the use of spirals. The low specific gravity material is passed through a sizing sleeve and coarse low specific gravity material is combined with the middle specific gravity material and are de-watered to form a concrete or mid-size sand product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: C.A.S.T. Minerals, Inc.
    Inventors: William M. Bradley, Robert L. Carnahan, Frank A. Elk, Riley D. Robbins, William M. Lewis, Robert M. Lewis
  • Publication number: 20030230653
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing powder with a high tannin content, the method including pulverizing a tannin-containing plant such as bark of radiata pine (Pinus radiata) and classifying the pulverized material into fine particles having a desired particle size, for example, fine particles having a particle diameter of 100 to 1,000 &mgr;m or less, and powder with a high tannin content produced by such a method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA WOOD ONE, MONASH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yusho Nakamoto, Toshihiko Tsunoda, Keiko Ono, Hiroyuki Yano, Yoshikazu Yazaki, Huijian Jiang, Frank Lawson, Peter Heinz Theodore Uhlherr
  • Patent number: 6635344
    Abstract: A new product is described characterized by its qualities to absorb undesirable scents present in the air, while serving at the same time as a carrier for aromas, fragrances, flavorings, repellents, attractants and other active ingredients. The active ingredients are gradually released by the carrier, which is compatible with the environment and current tendencies towards the use of organic and biodegradable products. The composition comprises a carrier and an active ingredient. The carrier is characterized as being particles obtained from the milling, separation, air wash and classification of the different fractions obtained from corncobs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Inventors: Jose Represas de Almeida, Genaro Casas Jassan, Jose Fuentes Rosbery
  • Patent number: 6634577
    Abstract: A crushing apparatus for crushing, blending, homogenizing and transferring materials is made up of a first pressing element having a first pressing face with protrusions provided thereon in the form of isolated islands surrounded by depressed marginal spaces and a second pressing element to be held in engagement with the first pressing element and having a second pressing face with protrusions provided thereon in a similar pattern to the first pressing face. The protrusions of the first and second pressing faces are disposed in relation to each other such that the protrusions of the first or the second pressing element will engage with corresponding depressed marginal spaces on the second or first pressing face of the respective pressing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignees: Tsukuba Food Science, Inc., National Agricultural Research Organization
    Inventor: Akira Horigane
  • Publication number: 20030171606
    Abstract: The invention concerns a silicon powder for making alkyl- or aryl-halogenosilanes, with particle-size distribution less than 350 &mgr;m, and containing less than 3% and preferably less than 2% of particles having a size less than 5 &mgr;m. Said powder enables to improve efficiency of synthesis reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas Margaria
  • Patent number: 6612444
    Abstract: An apparatus for recovering a desired fraction of a raw material bearing the desired fraction has a vessel or cell defining a treatment chamber therein, with an inlet into the chamber for introducing a slurry of raw material to be treated into the chamber. An attrition zone is defined in a portion of the chamber proximate the inlet in the flow path of material introduced into the chamber, the particles being caused to impact against each other in the attrition zone to cause attritioning thereof. A floatation zone is defined in a distal portion of the chamber, in flow communication with the attrition zone, in which attritioned particles from the attrition zone can be contacted with gas bubbles to form a froth phase separated from the slurry by a slurry-froth interface such that the desired fraction is either selectively taken up into the froth phase by the gas bubbles or selectively left behind in the slurry. An outlet from the chamber for the froth phase is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: General Signal Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Norman Paul Craddock, Michael Roy Kilner, Warren Wentworth Dale
  • Patent number: 6605184
    Abstract: A method and apparatus treat fiber based material so as to reduce the loss of mineral fractions in the treatment of broke in paper production. Broke is a reusable raw material from a paper machine that contains mineral fractions which are desirably returned to the process as a raw material. The material containing minerals is dispersed into broke pulp, which is fractionated, and the accepts from the fractionation are returned to the paper manufacturing process providing for efficient and economical recovery of the minerals in broke. The mineral fraction provided in the rejects from the fractionation is treated separately before it is reused as filler or coating material in the production of paper or board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: Andritz Oy
    Inventor: Pentti Vikiö
  • Publication number: 20030146312
    Abstract: The subject of the present invention is:
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Applicant: Compagnie Generale Des Matieres Nucleaires
    Inventors: Serge Masson, Pierre Martinet, Jean-Marc Ligney, Benoit Duval
  • Patent number: 6582508
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the fine division of pigments which comprises spraying a coarsely crystalline crude pigment and/or a poorly dispersible prepigment in suspension form through nozzles to a point of conjoint collision in a reactor chamber enclosed by a housing in a microjet reactor, a gas or an evaporating liquid being passed into the reactor chamber through an opening in the housing for the purpose of maintaining a gas atmosphere in the reactor chamber, and the resulting pigment suspension and the gas or the evaporated liquid being removed from the reactor through a further opening in the housing by means of overpressure on the gas entry side or underpressure on the product and gas exit side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Erwin Dietz, Joachim Weber, Dieter Schnaitmann, Christian Wille, Leonhard Unverdorben
  • Patent number: 6578783
    Abstract: A method for providing an alternative periodic cover material for landfills by separating materials in a salvage operation. A non-sorted material stream including metallic and non-metallic components, which preferably includes automobile scrap, is fed to a shredder. After shredding, the non-sorted material stream is separated. The non-sorted material stream is first separated into two streams, namely, a heavy material stream and a light material stream. The heavy material stream is conveyed to a magnetic separator where ferrous metals are separated from non-ferrous materials. The light material stream is passed under a cross belt magnetic separator where the light ferrous metals are separated. The remaining light material stream is conveyed to a rotary trommel which separates the light material stream into two fractions based on size, with the fine material becoming relatively inert through processing and being used as a cover material for landfills.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignees: Simon Family Partners, Wroxham Partners, LJB Partners
    Inventors: Jonathan L. Simon, James R. Clark
  • Publication number: 20030057304
    Abstract: Methods to at least partially reduce a niobium oxide are described. In one embodiment, a milling process is described wherein the surfaces of the mill in contact with the starting metal oxide, getter material, and/or oxygen reduced metal oxide are the same as the material being milled. Other milling techniques and products are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Ricky W. Kitchell, Heather L. Wolbach
  • Patent number: 6537364
    Abstract: The invention provides a process for the fine division of pigments which comprises dissolving coarsely crystalline crude pigments in a solvent and precipitating them with a liquid precipitation medium by spraying the pigment solution and the precipitation medium through nozzles to a point of conjoint collision in a reactor chamber enclosed by a housing in a microjet reactor, a gas or an evaporating liquid being passed into the reactor chamber through an opening in the housing for the purpose of maintaining a gas atmosphere in the reactor chamber, and the resulting pigment suspension and the gas or the evaporated liquid being removed from the reactor through a further opening in the housing by means of overpressure on the gas entry side or underpressure on the product and gas exit side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Clariant GmbH
    Inventors: Erwin Dietz, Joachim Weber, Dieter Schnaitmann, Christian Wille, Leonhard Unverdorben, Klaus Brychcy
  • Patent number: 6537341
    Abstract: A process for recycling composite materials that comprise fibers and a matrix includes exposing the composite material to electromagnetic waves in the form of microwaves. The electromagnetic waves induce an introduction of energy into the composite material, leading to a separation of fibers and matrix. The separation operation can be assisted by a suitable solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG
    Inventors: Fritz Dannenhauer, Petra Grundig, Maria-Theresia Sailer
  • Publication number: 20030015305
    Abstract: The object of the present invention is a method for making mechanical pulp, such as thermomechanical or chemi-thermomechanical stock. The mechanical pulp is used as a raw material for printing paper, and its freeness value is 30-70 ml CSF. The stock refined by the method is screened in several stages to form accept and reject stock portions. The wood raw material is refined at the first stage of refining at a superatmospheric pressure of over 400 kPa to form a stock that has a freeness value of 250-700 ml CSF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Applicant: UPM-Kymmene Corporation
    Inventors: Taisto Tienvieri, Markku Gummerus
  • Patent number: 5043215
    Abstract: A halogen-containing polyester resin composition having an improved stable flexibility and flame retardency which comprises a bislactam compound and a flame-resisting aromatic polyester copolymers containing halogen at a ratio of 0.5 to 30% by weight, said copolymers being by the poly-condensation of(A) aromatic dicarboxylic acids or ester-forming derivatives thereof;(B) aliphatic glycols or ester-forming derivatives thereof; and(C) halogen-containing ester-forming compounds, said bislactam compound being present in a ratio of 0.1 to 10% by weight based on the total quantity of the composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1991
    Assignee: Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshio Nakane, Kenji Hijikata, Yukihiko Kageyama, Michiro Naka