Patents
US 12263486 B2: Aggregate washing systems, methods, and apparatus
- Granted
- 2025-04-01
- Filed
- 2023-11-16 application 18511493
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of washing aggregate material, the method comprising: receiving aggregate material in a tank; receiving water in said tank; by at least a rear wall of said tank, retaining said aggregate material and water in a rearward portion of said tank and preventing said water and aggregate material from overflowing said rear wall; agitating said aggregate material and water to form a slurry; advancing said slurry to a tank outlet in a forward portion of said tank; depositing said slurry through said tank outlet; receiving said slurry on a vibrating screen; allowing an undersize portion of said slurry to fall through said vibrating screen; pumping at least a fraction of said undersize portion to a hydrocyclone; by said hydrocyclone, separating said fraction of said undersize portion into an underflow fraction and an overflow fraction; receiving said underflow fraction on said vibrating screen; and passing product from said vibrating screen.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250401.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Industries, Inc. 76 patents | US company or organization | Morris, MN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Rodriquez | Nokomis, FL | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Shane Hanson | Columbus, NE | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Bennington | Indianola, IN | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B03B | Separating solid materials using liquids or using pneumatic tables or jigs | B03B5/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| 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 | B07B1/4609 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B08B | Cleaning in general; prevention of fouling in general | B08B3/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-16 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BENNINGTON, JOHN signed 2021-01-04 HANSON, SHANE signed 2021-01-04 RODRIQUEZ, JOHN signed 2021-01-04 | SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES, INC. MORRIS, MN | 65589/539 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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