Scrap detector
CA 1329327 C · Owner: Loree, Thomas R. · Inventors: Sattler, Hans-Peter; Hohla, Kristian; Potzschke, Manfred
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For an analysis of metal particles to determine the composition of the particles and for the generation of a sorting signal, a process and an apparatus are proposed in which the particles are exposed to a pulsed laser beam by which they are partly vaporized to form a plasma so that the particles are cleaned and the cleaned area is subsequently partially vaporized by a pulsed laser beam to form a plasma. The spectral lines of the plasma are inspected for an identification of the composition of the metal particles. The required inspection rate of 30 particles per second can readily be achieved or even exceeded if a defined narrow wavelength range or a defined wavelength is filtered from the …
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- Granted May 10, 1994. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 10, 2011.
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