US Patent Issued to Tebogo Kale on March 4 for "Classifier and method of classifying" (South African Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,240,016, issued on March 4, was assigned to Tebogo Kale (Benoni, South Africa).

"Classifier and method of classifying" was invented by Tebogo Kale (Benoni, South Africa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a classifier for separating particles by size and density and a method of classifying particles by size and density. The classifier, which is also used in the method, includes an underflow outlet for conveying a first product out of the classifier; a fluidising means for introducing a fluidisation fluid into the classifier; a settling chamber for forming a hindered-settling zone, the settling chamber being in fluid ...