GB2233758B - Detection of diamonds - Google Patents

Detection of diamonds

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Publication number
GB2233758B
GB2233758B GB9013086A GB9013086A GB2233758B GB 2233758 B GB2233758 B GB 2233758B GB 9013086 A GB9013086 A GB 9013086A GB 9013086 A GB9013086 A GB 9013086A GB 2233758 B GB2233758 B GB 2233758B
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Prior art keywords
diamonds
detection
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Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9013086A
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GB9013086D0 (en
GB2233758A (en
Inventor
John Olaf Hansen
Eric Jozef Gentiel Blondeel
Gordon Thomas Taylor
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De Beers Industrial Diamond Division Pty Ltd
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De Beers Industrial Diamond Division Pty Ltd
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07CPOSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00Sorting 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
    • B07C5/34Sorting according to other particular properties
    • B07C5/342Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour
    • B07C5/3425Sorting according to other particular properties according to optical properties, e.g. colour of granular material, e.g. ore particles, grain
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B07SEPARATING SOLIDS FROM SOLIDS; SORTING
    • B07CPOSTAL SORTING; SORTING INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES, OR BULK MATERIAL FIT TO BE SORTED PIECE-MEAL, e.g. BY PICKING
    • B07C5/00Sorting 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
    • B07C5/36Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution
    • B07C5/363Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution by means of air
    • B07C5/365Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution by means of air using a single separation means
    • B07C5/366Sorting apparatus characterised by the means used for distribution by means of air using a single separation means during free fall of the articles
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N15/00Investigating characteristics of particles; Investigating permeability, pore-volume, or surface-area of porous materials
    • G01N15/10Investigating individual particles
    • G01N15/14Electro-optical investigation, e.g. flow cytometers
    • G01N15/1456Electro-optical investigation, e.g. flow cytometers without spatial resolution of the texture or inner structure of the particle, e.g. processing of pulse signals
    • G01N15/1459Electro-optical investigation, e.g. flow cytometers without spatial resolution of the texture or inner structure of the particle, e.g. processing of pulse signals the analysis being performed on a sample stream
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/17Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
    • G01N21/41Refractivity; Phase-affecting properties, e.g. optical path length
    • G01N15/149
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N15/00Investigating characteristics of particles; Investigating permeability, pore-volume, or surface-area of porous materials
    • G01N2015/0042Investigating dispersion of solids
    • G01N2015/0046Investigating dispersion of solids in gas, e.g. smoke
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/85Investigating moving fluids or granular solids
    • G01N2021/8578Gaseous flow
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01NINVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N21/00Investigating or analysing materials by the use of optical means, i.e. using sub-millimetre waves, infrared, visible or ultraviolet light
    • G01N21/84Systems specially adapted for particular applications
    • G01N21/87Investigating jewels
GB9013086A 1989-06-12 1990-06-12 Detection of diamonds Expired - Fee Related GB2233758B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
ZA894426 1989-06-12

Publications (3)

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GB9013086D0 GB9013086D0 (en) 1990-08-01
GB2233758A GB2233758A (en) 1991-01-16
GB2233758B true GB2233758B (en) 1993-05-26

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Country Status (3)

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AU (1) AU634782B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9002776A (en)
GB (1) GB2233758B (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE102004021689B4 (en) * 2004-04-30 2013-03-21 Optosort Gmbh Method and device for sorting refractive particles

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
ZA765149B (en) * 1976-08-27 1978-04-26 De Beers Ind Diamond Measurement of optical properties
JPH0714807B2 (en) * 1986-08-20 1995-02-22 ド ビアーズ コンソリデイティッド マインズ リミテッド Separation method

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AU5695290A (en) 1990-12-13
GB9013086D0 (en) 1990-08-01
GB2233758A (en) 1991-01-16
AU634782B2 (en) 1993-03-04
BR9002776A (en) 1991-08-20

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