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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2021
Applicant:
Phiston Technologies, Inc., Miramar, FL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Phiston Technologies, Inc., Miramar, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 23/14 (2006.01); B09B 3/00 (2022.01); B02C 19/00 (2006.01); B02C 18/18 (2006.01); B03C 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 23/14 (2013.01); B02C 18/18 (2013.01); B02C 19/0056 (2013.01); B03C 1/12 (2013.01); B09B 3/00 (2013.01); B03C 2201/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for use in destroying a data storage device and separating materials for recycling. The apparatus employs: a first stage of rough cutting wherein the data storage device is shredded into pieces approximately 30 mm×30 mm; a second stage that separates shredded metal material, such as spindles, from non-metal material by use of a magnetized roller having a scraper to the metal material to a first bin and non-metal material to a third stage having an upper level shredder and a lower level shredder for grinding the non-metal material into particle sizes of 10 mm×10 mm or less.