GB9500269D0 - Method and apparatus for the classification of matter - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for the classification of matter

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GB9500269D0
GB9500269D0 GBGB9500269.7A GB9500269A GB9500269D0 GB 9500269 D0 GB9500269 D0 GB 9500269D0 GB 9500269 A GB9500269 A GB 9500269A GB 9500269 D0 GB9500269 D0 GB 9500269D0
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De Beers Industrial Diamond Division Pty Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N23/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00
    • G01N23/02—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material
    • G01N23/06—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption
    • G01N23/083—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of wave or particle radiation, e.g. X-rays or neutrons, not covered by groups G01N3/00 – G01N17/00, G01N21/00 or G01N22/00 by transmitting the radiation through the material and measuring the absorption the radiation being X-rays
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07—SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07C—POSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00—Sorting according to a characteristic or feature of the articles or material being sorted, e.g. by control effected by devices which detect or measure such characteristic or feature; Sorting by manually actuated devices, e.g. switches
    • B07C5/34—Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/3416—Sorting according to other particular properties according to radiation transmissivity, e.g. for light, x-rays, particle radiation

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Toxicology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
GB9500269A 1994-01-07 1995-01-06 Method and apparatus for the classification of matter Expired - Fee Related GB2285506B (en)

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ZA9498 1994-01-07

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GB9500269D0 true GB9500269D0 (en) 1995-03-01
GB2285506A GB2285506A (en) 1995-07-12
GB2285506B GB2285506B (en) 1998-07-01

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AU (1) AU689515B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9500038A (en)
CA (1) CA2139537C (en)
GB (1) GB2285506B (en)
RU (1) RU95100772A (en)
ZA (1) ZA9551B (en)

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CA2139537A1 (en) 1995-07-08
AU1005495A (en) 1995-07-20
GB2285506A (en) 1995-07-12
GB2285506B (en) 1998-07-01
BR9500038A (en) 1995-10-03
RU95100772A (en) 1996-11-10
CA2139537C (en) 2007-04-24
AU689515B2 (en) 1998-04-02
ZA9551B (en) 1995-09-11

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