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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2007
Applicant:
Michael Mound, Baden, CH;
Inventor:
Michael Mound, Baden, CH;
Assignee:
ABB Schweiz AG, , CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/44 (2006.01); G01N 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for processing bulk materials, comprising at least one transport apparatus that conveys a stream of bulk materials from a first process position to a second process position, an illumination source that projects light on to a surface of the stream, and at least one spectrometer that captures light reflected, emitted, or absorbed by the stream.