EP0583924A3 - Elutriation apparatus and method for cleaning granules. - Google Patents

Elutriation apparatus and method for cleaning granules. Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0583924A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: cleaning granules; elutriation apparatus; elutriation; granules; cleaning
Prior art date: 1992-08-17
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP9393306247A

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German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0583924B1 (en

EP0583924A2 (en

Inventor

Richard D Rodrigo

Timothy A Good

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Illinois Tool Works Inc

Original Assignee

Illinois Tool Works Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1992-08-17

Filing date

1993-08-06

Publication date

1994-10-19

1993-08-06 Application filed by Illinois Tool Works Inc filed Critical Illinois Tool Works Inc

1994-02-23 Publication of EP0583924A2 publication Critical patent/EP0583924A2/en

1994-10-19 Publication of EP0583924A3 publication Critical patent/EP0583924A3/en

1998-05-27 Application granted granted Critical

1998-05-27 Publication of EP0583924B1 publication Critical patent/EP0583924B1/en

2013-08-06 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
- B07B—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL
- B07B7/00—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents
- B07B7/01—Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents using gravity
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
- B07B—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS BY SIEVING, SCREENING, SIFTING OR BY USING GAS CURRENTS; SEPARATING BY OTHER DRY METHODS APPLICABLE TO BULK MATERIAL, e.g. LOOSE ARTICLES FIT TO BE HANDLED LIKE BULK MATERIAL
- B07B11/00—Arrangement of accessories in apparatus for separating solids from solids using gas currents
- B07B11/02—Arrangement of air or material conditioning accessories
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05F—STATIC ELECTRICITY; NATURALLY-OCCURRING ELECTRICITY
- H05F3/00—Carrying-off electrostatic charges
- H05F3/04—Carrying-off electrostatic charges by means of spark gaps or other discharge devices

EP19930306247 1992-08-17 1993-08-06 Elutriation apparatus and method for cleaning granules Expired - Lifetime EP0583924B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US93081192A	1992-08-17	1992-08-17
US930811		2001-08-15

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0583924A2 EP0583924A2 (en)	1994-02-23
EP0583924A3 true EP0583924A3 (en)	1994-10-19
EP0583924B1 EP0583924B1 (en)	1998-05-27

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EP19930306247 Expired - Lifetime EP0583924B1 (en)	1992-08-17	1993-08-06	Elutriation apparatus and method for cleaning granules

Country Status (2)

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EP (1)	EP0583924B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE69318774T2 (en)

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US2940592A (en) *	1955-02-23	1960-06-14	Union Carbide Corp	Method of and apparatus for powder elutriation
US3137806A (en) *	1960-11-22	1964-06-16	Simco Co Inc	Dustproof static eliminator
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US4046492A (en) *	1976-01-21	1977-09-06	Vortec Corporation	Air flow amplifier
US4299693A (en) *	1980-04-30	1981-11-10	Allied Industries	Separator

1993
- 1993-08-06 DE DE1993618774 patent/DE69318774T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1993-08-06 EP EP19930306247 patent/EP0583924B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

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US2940592A (en) *	1955-02-23	1960-06-14	Union Carbide Corp	Method of and apparatus for powder elutriation
US3137806A (en) *	1960-11-22	1964-06-16	Simco Co Inc	Dustproof static eliminator
US3475652A (en) *	1966-12-05	1969-10-28	Simco Co Inc The	Dual phase static eliminator
US4046492A (en) *	1976-01-21	1977-09-06	Vortec Corporation	Air flow amplifier
US4299693A (en) *	1980-04-30	1981-11-10	Allied Industries	Separator

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0583924B1 (en)	1998-05-27
EP0583924A2 (en)	1994-02-23
DE69318774D1 (en)	1998-07-02
DE69318774T2 (en)	1998-09-24

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