Classifying – separating – and assorting solids – Sifting – Feeding and discharging
Reissue Patent
2000-10-12
2011-11-29
Rodriguez, Joseph C (Department: 3653)
Classifying, separating, and assorting solids
Sifting
Feeding and discharging
C209S288000, C209S420000, C209S930000, C198S313000, C198S317000, C198S318000
Reissue Patent
active
RE042969
ABSTRACT:
A portable trommel has a chassis, including support wheels at one end thereof for movement of the trommel. A trommel is rotatably mounted on the chassis and has an input and an output end. A hopper and an input conveyor, for supplying material to be screened to the input end of the trommel, are mounted on the chassis adjacent the input end of the trommel. An output or fines conveyor, for collecting material passing through the trommel screen, is mounted on the chassis, below the trommel. A stockpiling conveyor is mounted on the chassis and has a lower end adapted to receive screened material from the fines conveyor and an upper end for discharging screened material to form a stockpile. The stockpiling conveyor can be in two parts, which can be folded into a retracted position for storage and transportation, and further can be mounted for rotation about a vertical axis to enable an arcuate storage pile to be formed.
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Appendix A: Re-Tech dated engineering drawing (May 25, 1994), Sales Literature from Re-Tech depicting trommel with two double folding conveyors, Photos of Eliminator Device built Jul. 1984 having serial No. 1R9TE472XRY216016 (Figures 1-11), Figure 12 is a Re-Tech drawing #E-32 depicting double-fold fines stacker option available before Apr. 5, 1995, Figure 13 is Sales Literature published before Apr. 5, 1995 from Re-Tech depicting double-pivoting conveyors in stowed position, Publisher: Re-Tech (a division of Enviroquip Systems Inc.), USA.
Appendix B: Royer Industries Inc., Royer 616 MP advertisement, Biocycle Magazine, May 1991 p. 19, Publisher: JG Press, Inc., USA (Figure 1).
Appendix B: Royer Industries Inc., Sales Literature for Royer 616MP depicting a hopper, a rotary trommel, an input means including an upwardly inclined conveyor, 1991, Publisher: Royer Industries Inc., USA (Figures 2-5).
Appendix B: Royer Industries Inc., Royer 616MP advertisement, Biocycle Magazine, Feb. 1993, p. 6, Publisher: JG Press, Inc., USA (Figure 6).
Appendix B: Royer Industries Inc., Royer 616MP article, Biocycle Magazine, Mar. 1993, p. 47, Publisher JG Press, Inc., USA (Figure 7).
Appendix B: Royer Industries Inc., Royer 616MP article, Biocycle Magazine, Sep. 1994, p. 60, Publisher: JG Press, Inc., USA (Figure 8).
Appendix B: Royer Industries Inc., Sales Literature for Royer 616MP depicting the folding feature of the conveyor,Publlsher: Royer Industries Inc., USA (Figure 9), Sep. 1994.
Appendix C: Diamond Z Manufacturing, Diamond Z Device advertisement, Biocycle Magazine Apr. 1995, p. 14, Publisher: JG Press, Inc., USA (Figure 1).
Appendix D: Re-Tech dated engineering drawing (Mar. 2, 1994) (Figure 1) and (Figure 2) as enlarged version, The Landscaper Device sold in the U.S. prior to Apr. 5, 1995, Publisher: Re-Tech (a division of Enviroquip Systems Inc.), USA.
Photograph of a McCloskey Brothers Mfg. Trommel Model MCB 833 including a side-displaced fines stacking conveyor, which was manufactured and publicly sold in, or prior to, Sep. 1993.
Description of the McCloskey Brothers Mfg. Trommel Model MCB 833, Sep. 1993.
Photograph of a McCloskey Brothers Mfg. Trommel Model 621 including a side-displaced fines stacking conveyor, which was manufactured and publicly sold in, or prior to, Apr. 1995.
Description of McCloskey Brothers Mfg. Trommel Model MCB 621, Apr. 1995.
Wildcat Manufacturing Co., Inc. engineering drawing and brief written description, entitled “Wildcat RHC-6-160 Screening Plant,” undated, (as submitted in a Protest and referenced in the Declaration of Charles Mehlhaf included below).
Wildcat Manufacturing Co., Inc. engineering drawing and brief written description, WC677, entitled “Wildcat Trommel Screen Model RHC 6-160,” undated, (as submitted in a Protest and referenced in the Declaration of Charles Mehlhaf included below).
Wildcat Manufacturing Co., Inc. engineering drawing WC694, entitled “Stacking Conveyor,” dated Mar. 14, 1991, (as submitted in a Protest).
Wildcat Manufacturing Co., Inc. engineering drawing WC680, Model Trom Screen 6-160-RHC, Part Name Stacker Conveyor Tail End, dated Feb. 17, 1991, (as submitted in a Protest).
“Description of Wildcat RHC 6-160 Trommel Screening Plant,” dated Apr. 1991, Publisher: Wildcat Manufacturing Co., Inc., pp. 207-218, (as submitted in a Protest).
Wildcat Manufacturing Co., Inc. engineering drawing WC658, Model Trom Screen 6-160-RHC, Part Name Reject Conveyor Carriage, dated Jan. 22, 1991, (as submitted in a Protest).
Wildcat Manufacturing Co., Inc. engineering drawing WC662 Model Trom Screen 6-160-RHC, Part Name Stacker Conv. Swing Detail, dated Jan. 29, 1991, (as submitted in a Protest).
Wildcat Manufacturing Co., Inc. engineering drawing WC661, Part Name Stacker Conveyor, dated Jan. 24, 1991, (as submitted in a Protest).
Wildcat Manufacturing Co., Inc. engineering drawing WC1420, Part Name Swing Detail, dated Aug. 8, 1993, (as submitted in a Protest).
Declaration of Charles Mehlhaf regarding U.S. Appl. No. 09/687,828, signed Nov. 10, 2005, pp. 1-5, (as submitted in a Protest).
Exhibit A, attached to the Declaration of Jerry L. Warlow enclosed herewith {the “Warlow Declaration”}, is a photograph of a Re-Tech Elinator trommel vehicle.
Exhibit B, Warlow Declaration, is a photograph of a Re-Tech Eliminator trommel.
Exhibit C, Warlow Declaration, is a photograph of a Re-Tech Eliminator trommel vehicle.
Exhibit D, Warlow Declaration, is a photograph of a Re-Tech Eliminator trommel vehicel.
Exhibit E, Warlow Declaration, is a photograph of a Re-Tech Eliminator trommel vehicle.
Exhibit F, Warlow Declaration, is a photograph of a manufacturing identification plate attached to the Re-Tech Eliminator trommel vehicle of Exhibits A-E.
Exhibit G, Warlow Declaration, is a Re-Tech drawing E-32, dated May 25, 2005, titled “Double-Fold Fines Stacker Option”.
Exhibit H is a printed publication of Royer Industries, Inc., titled An Advanced Recycling System—The 616 Mobile Trommel Screen.
Exhibit I is p. 19 from the May 1991 issue of BioCycle magazine.
Exhibit J is p. 6 from the Feb. 6, 1993 issue of BioCycle magazine.
Exhibit K is p. 47 from the Mar. 1993 issue of BioCycle magazine.
Exhibit L is Royer Industries, Inc. drawing D 1402-2680 D, titled 616 MP ASSY.
Exhibit M, Warlow Declaration, is Re-Tech drawing L-01, dated Mar. 2, 1994, titled The Landscaper.
Exhibit N, attached to the Declaration of Joseph E. Musil enclosed herewith (the “Musil Declaration”), a Cedarapids brochure titled “Model 5348-VGF-FS Portable Impact Breaker With Front Swivel Conveyor” vehicle (The “Cedarapids vehicle”), Form No. 13757-IMCO-10-73.
Exhibit O, Musil Declaration, is a page of a Cedarapids parts manual, titled “Hydraulic Swivel Base Parts List No. 8085KAP”.
Exhibit P, Musil Declaration, is three pages of a Cedarapids parts manual of a Cedarapids 5460 MATP Plant.
Exhibit Q, Musil Declaration, is titled Portable And Radial Stacking Conveyor Stockpile Tonnage, Form 125630IMCO-9-69.
Exhibit R is a brochure titled Remu. A translation is included.
Protest submitted under 37 C.F.R. Section 1.291(a) on Feb. 11, 2005.
Protest submitted under 37 C.F.R. Section 1.291(a) on Feb. 28, 2005.
Rodriguez Joseph C
Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt P.C.
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