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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Good Earth Ip Holdings, Llc, Peoria, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Jody G. Robbins, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Joseph Richard Wantulok, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Good Earth IP Holdings, LLC, Peoria, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 3/06 (2005.12); B01D 21/26 (2005.12); B03B 5/32 (2005.12); B03B 5/44 (2005.12); B04B 11/06 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B04B 3/06 (2012.12); B01D 21/262 (2012.12); B03B 5/32 (2012.12); B03B 5/442 (2012.12); B04B 11/06 (2012.12);
Abstract
A centrifuge for separating minerals by specific gravity is disclosed. The centrifuge rotates to circulate slurry across a collection region and to subject slurry in the collection region to centripetal forces that facilitate stratification within the collection region by the specific gravity of the constituent minerals of the slurry. Energy, such as acoustic energy, is coupled with the collection region and enhances the stratification by specific gravity within the collection region.