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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2002
Applicant:
Iwao Iwasaki, Grand Rapids, MN (US);
Inventor:
Iwao Iwasaki, Grand Rapids, MN (US);
Assignee:
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03B007/00 ; B03B005/28 ; B03B005/62 ; B03C001/30 ; B03D001/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A separation apparatus and method for use in separating magnetic material from non-magnetic material that includes the use of a magnetic grid, e.g., a permanently magnetic grid, which defines a plurality of openings. The grid assists in preventing magnetic material from being transported to an overflow.