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CPC Definition - Subclass B07B

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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 (wet separating processes, sorting by processes using fluent material in the same way as liquid B03; combinations of dry separating apparatus with wet separating apparatus B03B; using liquids B03B, B03D; sorting by magnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials from solid materials or fluids, separation by high voltage electric fields B03C; centrifuges or vortex apparatus for carrying out physical processes B04; hand sorting, postal sorting, sorting by switching or other devices actuated in response to detection or measurement of some feature of articles or samples of material B07C)
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Apparatus or methods for the separation of solids from solids that include:

  • Any sorting or grading of bulk material or loose articles fit to be handled like bulk material which results automatically from the construction of the apparatus and properties of the material or articles, e.g. by a trap opening under an object of a certain minimum weight, by an aperture of graduated size.
  • Sorting of articles in so far as the same conditions apply, e.g. sorting of timber by passing it over successively longer openings; the articles may or may not be orientated for the purpose of sorting.
  • Sieving, screening, sifting or sorting solid materials using networks, gratings, grids or the like.
  • Separating solids from solids that are initially a mixture using apparatus or methods that subject the mixture to a gas current, dispenses the mixture within a gas, carries the mixture on a gas current while it is being separated, or uses a gas current on it to cause separation, including combinations of disparate types of apparatus utilizing gas currents in the separation of solids from solids.
  • Other types of apparatus for directly controlled dry method grading or sorting of solid materials in a bulk form or of loose articles that are being handled like solid type bulk material, e.g. grading according to size or weight or using momentum effects.
  • Constructional features of screens per se, or screens and their driving mechanisms, which are used in dry or wet separating methods.
  • Combinations of disparate types of apparatus or methods for separating solids from solids that applicable to bulk material or to loose articles fit to be handled like bulk material.
  • Accessories that are specially adapted for, or arranged in conjunction with, the above types of separating, sorting or grading of bulk material or articles.
{Transportable screening plants}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

WO-A1-96/25245

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Hand screens
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

LU-A2-91105

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Stationary flat screens
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US-A1-2003/0080031

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Cone or disc shaped screens
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

GB-A-2307428

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Screens rotating within their own plane
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

EP-A1-0411803

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Screens in the form of endless moving bands
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A-5887729

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Apparatus having only parallel elements
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-B1-7861867

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Roller screens
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-B1-7117996

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using corrugated, grooved or ribbed rollers
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

EP-A1-2248602

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the elements being movable and in other than roller form
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US3971716 A

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GB326834 A

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US5392931 A

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Stationary drums with moving interior agitators
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

FR-A-2686273

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Revolving drums
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

GB-A-536054

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with fixed or moving interior agitators
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

FR-A-2568492

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with additional axial or radial movement of the drum
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

WO-A1-84/04473

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{their jigging movement being a closed or open curvilinear path in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the screen and parrallel or transverse to the direction of conveyance}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A-2258789

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{with unbalanced weights}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-B-1176979

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{with excentric shafts}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-C-948574

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jigging or moving to-and-fro {within their own plane} in or approximately in {or transverse to} the direction of conveyance
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-A1-4039934

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jigging or moving to-and-fro perpendicularly or approximately perpendiculary to the plane of the screen
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

EP-A2-0212378

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{with mechanical drive elements other than electromagnets}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-E-RE16701

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{with electromagnets}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-A1-2120244

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jigging or moving to-and-fro in more than one direction
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

WO-A1-03/024626

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oscillating in a circular arc in their own plane; Plansifters
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-C-74002

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Resonant vibration screens
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-C1-10054089

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Drive mechanisms, regulating or controlling devices, or balancing devices, specially adapted for screens
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

GB-A-2123520

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Balancing devices
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-C-641512

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{constructional details of screening surfaces or meshes}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-B-1022448

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{Manufacturing of screening surfaces}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A-4396503

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{Repairing of screening surfaces}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

WO-A-92/00133

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{Regulation of screen apertures}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

FR-A-1140961

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{Screening surfaces built up of modular elements}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

WO-A1-03/066243

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{Corrugated Screening surfaces}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-B1-6340089

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{Multi-layer screening surfaces}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A1-2004/0102117

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{Woven meshes}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-U1-29501985

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{Meshes of intersecting, non-woven, elements}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

FR-A1-2880289

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{Perforated sheet-like material}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-U1-20018385

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Stretching devices for screens
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A-5221008

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{Devices for alternately stretching and sagging screening surfaces}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-A1-3411719

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stretching more than one screen or screen section by the same or different stretching means
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-C-608376

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{with brushes}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

FR-A-1059722

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{the brushes being rotating}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-U1-20214115

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{with scrapers}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A-4289614

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{the scrapers being rotating}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A-3863765

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with beating devices
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-A1-2223079

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with fluid jets
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

GB-A-1193260

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Heated screens
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

FR-A1-2567776

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heated by heated fluid
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-C-870935

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heated by direct electric heating
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

FR-E-61502

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Separating solids from solids by subjecting their mixture to gas currents (using tables or jigs B03B 4/00)
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

EP-A2-1072800

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while the mixtures fall
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

WO-A1-2010/056220

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{the material being slingered or fled out horizontally before falling, e.g. by dispersing elements}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

GB-A-1526050

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in cascades
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A-4568453

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using revolving drums
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A-4207177

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while the mixtures are supported by sieves, screens, or like mechanical elements
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-U1-202010004167

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Selective separation of solid materials carried by, or dispersed in, gas currents (sieves or filters for separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours B01D)
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

EP-A1-1591172

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using gravity
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-B1-6883667

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by reversal of direction of flow
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A-4418871

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by impingement against baffle separators
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

WO-A1-94/16995

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by impingement against sieves
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

WO-A1-95/32811

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using centrifugal force (centrifuges B04B; cyclones B04C)
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A-4159942

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generated by rotating vanes, discs, drums, or brushes
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-A1-19945646

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generated by the winding course of the gas stream
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

WO-A1-2006/126577

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having air recirculating within the apparatus
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

EP-A2-0073567

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with pulsating air currents
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A-3421619

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Combinations of apparatus for screening or sifting or for separating solids from solids using gas currents; General arrangement of plant, e.g. flow sheets
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A1-2002/0175113

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Combinations of similar or different apparatus for separating solids from solids using gas currents
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

EP-A1-2206557

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Control arrangements
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-B1-6883668

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Feeding or discharging arrangements
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

FR-A-2553009

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Cleaning arrangements
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A-4913807

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{Separation of articles by differences in their geometrical form or by difference in their physical properties, e.g. elasticity, compressibility, hardness}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

WO-A1-03/013789

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{Sorting molded pieces and runners}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

FR-A1-2324379

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Apparatus for grading using pockets for taking out particles from aggregates
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

FR-A-748864

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according to size
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

DE-A-4410871

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using material mover cooperating with retainer, deflector or discharger (B07B 13/065 - B07B 13/075 take precedence)
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

FR-A-1028638

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Apparatus for grading or sorting using divergent conveyor belts or cables
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

GB-A-594867

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Apparatus in which aggregates or articles are moved along or past openings which increase in size in the direction of movement
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

FR-A-2545385

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Apparatus comprising moving article - receiving openings, the size of which varies as they move
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

AU-B-592500

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according to weight (B07B 13/10 takes precedence)
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A-5301816

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using momentum effects
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

WO-A1-2006/089326

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involving travel of particles over surfaces which separate by centrifugal force or by relative friction between particles and such surfaces, e.g. helical sorters
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-B1-6382427

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{shaking tables (for wet separating B03B 5/04; tables with water impulse B03B 5/70; pneumatic tables B03B 4/02; moving screens B07B 1/28)}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A1-2002117428

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{stratification of dry granular material on a continuously travelling surface, e.g. belt conveyor (vanner for wet separation B03B 5/08)}
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A-3419143

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Feed or discharge arrangements
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

WO-A-03/068406

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Control
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

US-A-5024334

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Combinations of apparatus for separating solids from solids by dry methods applicable to bulk material, e.g. loose articles fit to be handled like bulk material (using wet methods B03B 7/00; using gas currents B07B 9/00)
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Illustrative example of subject matter classified in this group:

BE-A-898799

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