Cyprus Mines Corporation

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Ecca Calcium Products, Inc.

Jerry W Rayfield

Michael J Lorang

Michael O Wold

Kenneth E Weber

Carl W Nichols

Robert A Baker

Marvin F Hansen

Carl W Nicols

Richard D Johnson

Robert Baker

Processes by which a mixture of two or more discrete particulate materials, each of said materials having a different sliding coefficient of friction, can be separated using methods which take advantage of velocity differences generated by the application of a force to said mixture to create movement of said mixture over a surface as a function of its sliding coefficient of friction. Various apparatus to effect such processes are also disclosed.

Method and apparatus for friction sorting of particulate materials

Apparatus for the separation of a mixture of discrete particulate solid materials of disparate composition and a system utilizing such apparatus is described in which the material to be processed is caused to slide under the influence of gravity along a straight inclined surface to achieve a substantially uniform velocity and thereafter along an arcuately formed surface where, due to the existence of different coefficients of sliding friction between the mixture fractions, disparate velocities are achieved by the respective particles whereby particles of the respective fractions are separately collected on a velocity basis. The described apparatus utilizes a slide surface of different material and/or a water spray to produce the disparate velocities between the particles of the respective mixture fractions. Deflector plates of various forms may be employed to prevent contamination of the clean product fraction due to bouncing of materials of the waste product fraction from the slide surface.

Small particle separator

Novel finely divided particulate calcium carbonate compositions comprising mixtures of a preponderance of dry ground calcium carbonate with a smaller amount of wet ground calcium carbonate, each of these components having particular particle size characteristics and particle size distributions, are disclosed. When used as all or part of the filler in thermosetting and thermoplastic resinous compositions, e.g., thermosetting polyester resinous molding compositions, paints and other finishes, sealants and the like, such mixtures provide compositions having high filler loadings coupled with acceptably low viscosities and better processability than resinous compositions containing all dry-ground fillers.

Dry ground/wet ground calcium carbonate filler compositions

Novel finely divided particulate calcium carbonate compositions comprising mixtures of a preponderance of dry ground calcium carbonate with a smaller amount of wet ground calcium carbonate, each of these components having particular particle size characteristics and particle size distributions, are disclosed. When used as all or part of the filler in thermosetting and thermosplastic resinous compositions, e.g., thermosetting polyester resinous molding compositions, paints and other finishes, sealants and the like, such mixtures provide compositions having high filler loadings coupled with acceptably low viscosities and better processability than resinous compositions containing all dry-ground fillers.

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Sylacauga, AL, United States of America

Jerry W Rayfield