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Sorting mined material
US8967384B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8967384-B2 |
| Application number | US-201013517460-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2010 |
| Priority date | Dec 21, 2009 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A method of sorting mined material, such as mined ore, is disclosed. The method comprises exposing particles of mined material to radio frequency electromagnetic radiation and heating particles depending on the minerals present in the particles and then thermally analyzing particles exposed to radio frequency electromagnetic radiation to detect temperature differences between particles which indicate differences in the minerals in the particles. The method also comprises sorting the particles on the basis of the results of the thermal analysis.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of sorting mined material comprising the steps of: (a) exposing particles of mined material to radio frequency electromagnetic radiation and heating particles depending on the minerals present in the particles, by the exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic radiation; (b) thermally analysing particles exposed to radio frequency electromagnetic radiation in step (a) to detect temperature differences between particles which indicate differ…
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- What does patent US8967384B2 cover?
- A method of sorting mined material, such as mined ore, is disclosed. The method comprises exposing particles of mined material to radio frequency electromagnetic radiation and heating particles depending on the minerals present in the particles and then thermally analyzing particles exposed to radio frequency electromagnetic radiation to detect temperature differences between particles which in…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kingman Samuel, Dimitrakis Georgios, Dodds Christopher, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B07C5/363. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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