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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 1977
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1975
Michael J Theodore, Weston, MA (US);
John S DiMercurio, Medford, MA (US);
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
Waste segregating apparatus for separating selected nonferromagnetic conductive metals from other nonferromagnetic materials in a commingled supply thereof, comprising means for forming a moving supply of shredded nonferromagnetic materials into a plurality of streams, a first separation stage comprising a plurality of adjustable ramps for receiving respective streams and including steady-state magnetic means for splitting each stream into at least three streamlets containing materials having different conductivity characteristics, and a second separation stage comprising additional ramps for receiving selected ones of said streamlets and separating them still further into additional streamlets.