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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 1984
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1982
William E Coyle, Reedley, CA (US);
Robert E Gunnerson, Manteca, CA (US);
Richard W Shoults, Fresno, CA (US);
Sun-Maid Growers of California, Stockton, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and system are provided for separating low and high density particles from a mixture thereof. A foam is continuously generated and carried on the outer surface of a horizontal drum. The mixture of particles is deposited on top of the foam surface near the apex of the drum so that the dense particles fall through the foam while the less dense particles are supported on the upper surface of the foam. A first blade is provided to shear the upper surface of the foam and remove the less dense particles. A second blade engages the surface of the drum downstream from the first blade to remove the relatively dense particles. The system finds particular use in separating raisins (dense particles) from waste materials associated with raisins (less dense particles).
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