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Method of and apparatus for sorting a particulate material

US6096991A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 16, 1998
Grant dateAug 1, 2000
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB07C5/3427
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A sorting system wherein particulate material is dispersed by centrifugal force in a layer on an inner surface of a rotating drum, and particles which possess at least one predetermined characteristic are removed from the layer.

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