ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,203, issued on June 16.
"Compact device for sorting bulk solid products" was invented by Marco Silvestri (Piansano, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for the sorting a mixture of solid products includes an inlet for the mixture to be sorted, a first sorting area with a sifter configured to pre-sort the mixture to be sorted, a second sorting area subsequent to the first, having an airflow generation system, and a plurality of conveyors. The airflow generation system is dimensioned to generate an air flow that impacts and directs the pre-sorted mixture into the conveyors. The device further includes a plurality of outlets f...