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Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 09, 2022
Applicant:

Andritz Ag, Graz, AT;

Inventors:

Alexander Tanzer, Graz, AT;

Christoph Spielmann, Hitzendorf, AT;

Assignee:

ANDRITZ AG, Graz, AT;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 11/14 (2019.01); C02F 1/52 (2023.01); C02F 11/00 (2006.01); C02F 11/12 (2019.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 11/14 (2013.01); C02F 1/5209 (2013.01); C02F 11/00 (2013.01); C02F 11/002 (2013.01); C02F 11/12 (2013.01); G06T 7/11 (2017.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); C02F 2209/001 (2013.01); C02F 2209/006 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20021 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20081 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for controlling the addition of a flocculant to a sludge, wherein the sludge is dewatered and images are made of the dewatered sludge and/or the dewatered liquid with a camera system. It is characterised in that the images are evaluated with a computer-implemented computational model that has previously been trained with a training data set, whereby the computational model divides the images into sub-images, classifies them and thus assesses the dewatering of the sludge. Optimal dewatering is achieved with improved ecological and economic efficiency.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Tanzer, Alexander. (2026). Method for regulating the addition of a flocculant to a sludge (U.S. Patent No. 12590023). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12590023

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