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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2006
Edward J. Sommer, Jr., Nashville, TN (US);
Charles E. Roos, Nashville, TN (US);
David B. Spencer, Bedford, MA (US);
R. Lynn Conley, Antioch, TN (US);
Edward J. Sommer, Jr., Nashville, TN (US);
Charles E. Roos, Nashville, TN (US);
David B. Spencer, Bedford, MA (US);
R. Lynn Conley, Antioch, TN (US);
Spectramet, LLC, Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a metal sorting device including an X-ray tube, a dual energy detector array, a microprocessor, and an air ejector array. The device senses the presence of samples in the x-ray sensing region and initiates identifying and sorting the samples. After identifying and classifying the category of a sample, at a specific time, the device activates an array of air ejectors located at specific positions in order to place the sample in the proper collection bin.