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7620559 System for facilitating medical waste disposal  
A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of disposable containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling...
7617113 Medical waste sorting method  
A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of disposable containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling...
7614502 Apparatus and method for making and sorting articles of mail  
A pre-printed label is attached to an article of internal or interdepartmental mail. The label is imprinted with a matrix of boxes that are selectively scratched or blackened out by a sender to...
7604126 Treatment of phosphate material using directly supplied, high power ultrasonic energy  
In a process for beneficiating phosphate rock a slurry is provided having 30% to 70% by weight of a liquid phase and having a solid phase comprising clay, sand, and phosphate rock. In the process,...
7591375 Layered vibratory material conditioning apparatus  
A vibratory conditioner includes a plurality of screens having a planar surface through which there is a material feed opening, wherein each screen is retained in vertical alignment such that all...
7591374 Automated high-throughput seed sample handling system and method  
A method and apparatus for processing seed or seed samples includes an autonomous sorter which sorts seed by pre-programmed criteria. Optional features can include a counter to autonomously ensure...
7588151 Automated high-throughput seed sample handling system and method  
A method and apparatus for processing seed or seed samples includes an autonomous sorter which sorts seed by pre-programmed criteria. Optional features can include a counter to autonomously ensure...
7581645 Method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes with desired length  
A method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes with a desired length includes the steps of: providing an array of carbon nanotubes; placing a mask having at least an opening defined therein on the...
7565299 Waste sorting and tracking system and method  
A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of disposable containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling...
7562025 Waste sorting system with query function, and method thereof  
A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling and/or...
7533029 Waste sorting system for rendering drugs non-recoverable  
A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of disposable containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling...
7533028 Waste sorting method for rendering drugs non-recoverable  
A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of disposable containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling...
7497335 Hydrogravity system and process  
Hydrogravity separation of a multiple domain solid feedstock is disclosed which comprises granulating the feedstock to produce particles each of substantially a single domain, with each type of...
7497334 Sorting particles  
A device for sorting particles. The device may include a channel structure that defines a channel having an inlet and first and second outlets. The device also may include first and second...
7487100 Method of sorting regulated drug waste  
A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling and/or...
7483837 Waste sensing system  
A system for disposing of medical waste is generally configured to sort waste items into a plurality of disposable containers according to applicable rules and regulations governing the handling...
7478727 Hot magnetic separator process and apparatus  
System and method for a continuous process for separating particles according to their magnetic properties such as Curie point includes a feed of hot particles having different magnetic properties...
7473407 Magnetic separation process for trona  
A process for the beneficiation of trona includes supplying a trona feedstream that is crushed and dried. The trona is then separated into a first size fraction and a second size fraction....
7463946 Mail handling equipment and methods  
A mail processing machine comprises a first holding location that is adapted to hold a stack of first pages. A card is coupled to each of the first pages, and each first page includes an...
7439467 Method and apparatus for processing outgoing bulk mail  
A method and apparatus for processing mail is provided. The mail is serially fed from a stack of mail into a system transport. The system transport conveys the mail to an imaging station, which...
7419058 System for gathering discarded post-consumer carpet, for recycling  
A carpet disposal system which includes: a collector collecting carpet, the carpet collecting performed by a collection agent, which has a unique identifier; an assigner assigning the collection...
7410573 Waste water purification apparatus and waste water purification method including the regeneration of used coagulant  
A waste water purification system for purifying polluted salt water including oil and the like by coagulating and separating pollutant matter in the polluted salt water can regenerate and reuse a...
7392908 Methods and apparatus for sorting particles hydraulically  
A method and apparatus for selectively sorting individual particles, such as blood cells of a particular type of interest, from a plurality of particles of different types. Particles of interest...
7380669 Apparatus and method for sorting and recombining minerals into a desired mixture  
A method and apparatus is employed to create a mixture having a desired composition. A raw material is separated in a pair of density separators into constituent parts. Those parts are then...
7290665 Automated high-throughput seed sample handling system and method  
A method and apparatus for processing seed or seed samples includes an autonomous sorter which sorts seed by pre-programmed criteria. Optional features can include a counter to autonomously ensure...
7264972 Method and apparatus for sorting biological cells with a MEMS device  
A micromechanical actuator for sorting hematopoietic stem cells for use in cancer therapies. The actuator operates by diverting cells into one of a number of possible pathways fabricated in the...
7232687 Multiple sorter monitor and control subsystem for flow cytometer  
An optical illumination and monitoring subsystem controls the operation of a flow cytometer having a carrier fluid that flows along a channel coupled to a droplet generator, which controls a point...
7229838 MEMS actuator and method of manufacture for MEMS particle sorting device  
A micromechanical particle sorting chip uses an actuator divided into two parts to direct a component of interest into one of a plurality of possible exit paths, based on detection of a fluorescent...
7226006 Treatment of municipal solid waste  
An apparatus and process for the separation, recovery and recycling of municipal solid waste (MSW) in which hot water 48 is added to shredded and homogenized MSW 2 as it enters a rotating feed...
7220594 Method and apparatus for sorting particles with a MEMS device  
A micromechanical particle sorting chip uses laser light directed through at least one of a reflective and refractive surface to come to a focus in an optically transparent layer. The laser light...
7182204 Treatment method and device, in particular for excavation material  
A method and an apparatus for processing mixtures of material which contain a coarse component ( 3 ) and a predominantly cohesive fine component ( 4 ). Both the mixture of material ( 2 ) and an...
7172074 Concentration/calcination process of zinc silicated minerals and concentrate zinc silicate based product  
A concentration process of zinc silicated minerals, particularly willemite and calamine concentration, by single operations, or conventional steps of ore treatment, some of which include the...
7163143 Method of delaying printing of an identity code on a mail item  
The method of handling mail items ( 1 ) in a mail handling machine ( 2 ) comprises steps consisting in delaying printing of an identity code ( 19 ) on a mail item until address information is...
7156234 Sorting technique for recycle of device units  
The sorting apparatus receives the electromagnetic wave from a storage element of a collected toner cartridge, and specifies the recyclability of the toner cartridge based on information extracted...
7152742 Separation process for carpets  
Comminuted carpet pieces are fed to a first stirred tank together with an aqueous solution containing separating salt, to form a first suspension, which is fed to a first mechanical separating...
7142118 Management and distribution of surgical supplies within an RFID enabled network  
The present invention contributes to advancements in the art of inventory management and distribution by providing a system and method for processing, distributing, and tracking reusable inventory...
7111737 Method and a station for checking the integrity of packages, in particular single-dose packages  
A method and work station (SV) for checking the integrity of packages ( 2 ), in particular single-dose packages uses a first pressing device ( 4 ) for applying a reference force to one or a group...
7080737 Method and system for automatically sorting and packing products  
A method is provided for automatically sorting and packing batches of products, such as, for instance, eggs or fruits which are each provided with an origin code. The method includes supplying...
7073736 Shredder dust electrostatic separation apparatus and method  
A shredder dust electrostatic separation apparatus separates and recovers various kinds of crushed pieces included in shredder dust by the use of electrostatic force. The apparatus includes a...
7063213 Mediating electrostatic separation  
Methods, systems and media for separating polymer mixtures. A mixture including polymeric components is provided. A particulate media is added to the mixture, where the particulate media can...
7028845 PH adjustment in the flotation of sulphide minerals  
The present invention relates generally to a process for flotation of sulphide minerals where a flotation pulp is separated into a coarse stream and a fine stream, preferably containing particles...
7028844 Dried lavender flower separator system and method  
An improved dried lavender processing apparatus and method comprises a multi-module system comprising a first de-stemmer unit that receives the dried lavender in bundles, separates the buds...
7014132 Method and plant for separating polymeric materials  
A method for recycling polymeric materials, including a mechanical separation step (B), a first density separation step (C), an intensive cleaning step (E), and a second density separation step (G,...
6998558 Suppresion of mail addressing errors using extended client codes  
In order to eliminate addressing errors on postal articles in a process ( 8, 10 ) of sorting, routing, and delivery performed by a postal operator on mail articles ( 3′ ) handed over to the...
6953517 Plant for the treatment of residue  
In order to make it possible for an inhomogeneous residue generated in a pyrolysis plant to be separated continuously and in as fully graded a way as possible, specially selected components are...
6945407 Flotation of sulphide minerals  
The present invention relates generally to a process and an apparatus for flotation of sulphide minerals, such as sulphide minerals hosted in ores rich in magnesium minerals. The process involves...
6943692 Apparatus and methods for on-line monitoring of fluorinated material in headspace of vial  
Apparatus and methods for monitoring the presence of an analyte in a closed vial wherein a sample contained within the closed vial is conveyed to an analyzer. The analyzer determines a value of a...
6923328 Method and apparatus for separating metal values  
Methods and apparatuses for separating metal values, such as nickel and nickel compounds, from mineral ores, including lateritic ores are disclosed. The method includes providing a mixture of...
6881915 Contrast enhancing marking system for application of unobtrusive identification and other markings  
A method and a system is disclosed for affixing invisible or unobtrusive markings to mail pieces ( 4 ), and subsequently collecting information from the mail pieces for sorting purposes. The system...
6881580 Environmental containment methods for a flow cytometer  
Environmental containment methods ( 16 ) for a flow cytometer ( 21 ) which provides an adjustably controllable environment in which biological particles can be differentiated and droplets separated...