Sean C Austin

US Patent:

7434695, Oct 14, 2008

Filed:

Apr 13, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/823835

Inventors:

Engel Visscher - Schrool, NL
Sean Austin - Eugene OR, US

Assignee:

Emerging Acquisitions, Inc. - Eugene OR

International Classification:

B07C 5/00
B07B 13/00

US Classification:

209643, 209 442, 209591, 209699, 209271, 209667, 209672, 209673

Abstract:

Multiple shafts are aligned along a frame and configured to rotate in a direction causing paper products to move along a separation screen. The shafts are configured with a shape and spacing so that substantially rigid pieces of the paper products move along the screen while non-rigid pieces of the paper products slide down between adjacent shafts. In one embodiment, the screen includes at least one vacuum shaft that has a first set of air input holes configured to suck air and retain the non-rigid paper products. A second set of air output holes are configured to blow out air to dislodge the paper products retained by the input holes.

US Patent:

7677396, Mar 16, 2010

Filed:

Sep 8, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/206683

Inventors:

Engel Visscher - Schrool, NL
Sean Austin - Eugene OR, US

Assignee:

Emerging Acquisitions, LLC - Eugene OR

International Classification:

B07C 5/00
B07C 1/00

US Classification:

209643, 209591, 209699

Abstract:

Multiple shafts are aligned along a frame and configured to rotate in a direction causing paper products to move along a separation screen. The shafts are configured with a shape and spacing so that substantially rigid pieces of the paper products move along the screen while non-rigid pieces of the paper products slide down between adjacent shafts. In one embodiment, the screen includes at least one vacuum shaft that has a first set of air input holes configured to suck air and retain the non-rigid paper products. A second set of air output holes are configured to blow out air to dislodge the paper products retained by the input holes.

US Patent:

8430249, Apr 30, 2013

Filed:

Feb 19, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/709447

Inventors:

Engel Visscher - Schrool, NL
Sean Austin - Eugene OR, US

Assignee:

Emerging Acquisitions, LLC - Eugene OR

International Classification:

B07C 5/00

US Classification:

209643, 209699

Abstract:

Multiple shafts are aligned along a frame and configured to rotate in a direction causing paper products to move along a separation screen. The shafts are configured with a shape and spacing so that substantially rigid pieces of the paper products move along the screen while non-rigid pieces of the paper products slide down between adjacent shafts. In one embodiment, the screen includes at least one vacuum shaft that has a first set of air input holes configured to suck air and retain the non-rigid paper products. A second set of air output holes are configured to blow out air to dislodge the paper products retained by the input holes.

US Patent:

20030080033, May 1, 2003

Filed:

Oct 2, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/264298

Inventors:

Engel Visscher - Schrool, NL
Sean Austin - Eugene OR, US

International Classification:

B07C005/12

US Classification:

209/673000, 209/668000

Abstract:

Multiple shafts are aligned along a frame and configured to rotate in a direction causing paper products to move along a separation screen. The shafts are configured with a shape and spacing so that substantially rigid pieces of the paper products move along the screen while non-rigid pieces of the paper products slide down between adjacent shafts. In one embodiment, the screen includes at least one vacuum shaft that has a first set of air input holes configured to suck air and retain the non-rigid paper products. A second set of air output holes are configured to blow out air to dislodge the paper products retained by the input holes.

US Patent:

20110100884, May 5, 2011

Filed:

May 14, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/780585

Inventors:

Dane Campbell - Eugene OR, US
Sean Austin - Bend OR, US
Engel Visscher - Schrool, NL

Assignee:

Emerging Acquisitions, LLC - Eugene OR

International Classification:

B07B 4/08
B07C 5/34
B07B 1/14

US Classification:

209632

Abstract:

A material separation system includes a separation screen and an air directing device positioned above the separation screen. The separation screen has at least one rotating shaft, wherein the separation screen transports the relatively rigid material and relatively flexible material to the rotating shaft. The air directing device directs air towards the separation screen such that the relatively flexible material is blown beneath the rotating shaft in a first material stream, wherein the relatively rigid material continues on the separation screen past the rotating shaft in a second material stream.