ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,226,783, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to BlueScope Recycling and Materials LLC (Kansas City, Mo.).
"System and method for processing scrap material" was invented by Brian D. Brown (Kendallville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for processing scrap material that includes a variable-power electromagnetic drum separator wherein shredded scrap material is placed in free fall at a position proximate the electromagnetic drum separator. A first fraction of the scrap material is attracted to the electromagnetic drum separator and is carried under the rotational axis of the electromagnetic drum separator thereby separating the fir...