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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Inventor:
Timothy J. McIntyre, Farragut, TN (US);
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 13/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/40 (2014.01); H05B 6/10 (2006.01); B03C 1/26 (2006.01); B03C 1/033 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01F 13/006 (2013.01); B03C 1/0335 (2013.01); B03C 1/26 (2013.01); B23K 26/40 (2013.01); H05B 6/103 (2013.01); H05B 2206/023 (2013.01); Y02P 10/24 (2015.11); Y02W 30/541 (2015.05);
Abstract
A system and a method for separating and recycling magnets made from rare earth elements from an article of manufacture used an alignment device to property position the rare earth magnet for processing. Once proper alignment is made, a separating device removes the magnet and a portion of the article. A heating device demagnetizes the magnets and vibration causes the magnets to separate from the portion of the article. Electromagnets remove the portion of the article and the rare earth magnets pass through for reclamation.