公开(公告)号：US07265253B2

公开(公告)日：2007-09-04

申请号：US10280950

申请日：2002-10-25

申请人： Thaddeus J. Mielnik ,  David A. Karle ,  Alex D. Biggie ,  William John Thomas Biebesheimer ,  Peter A. Burke ,  Gerald E. McDonnell ,  Chad Rhodes ,  Elaine M. Kopis

发明人： Thaddeus J. Mielnik ,  David A. Karle ,  Alex D. Biggie ,  William John Thomas Biebesheimer ,  Peter A. Burke ,  Gerald E. McDonnell ,  Chad Rhodes ,  Elaine M. Kopis

IPC分类号： A62D3/00

CPC分类号： A61L2/208 ,  A61L2/206 ,  A61L2202/23 ,  G01N2001/025

摘要： Mail which may be contaminated with a biotoxin, such as Anthrax, is received in a preliminary sorting area (16) including a dirty side sorting room (40) that is sealed to the ambient environment. The mail is loaded into a pass-through decontamination system (22) in which the mail is sterilized or otherwise decontaminated. The mail is removed from the pass-through system in a second or clean room (18) which is isolated from the first. The mail is then sorted and processed in the lean room (18). In the event that the sorting room (40) becomes contaminated or is suspected of being contaminated by pathogenic biological or chemical agents, a spray system (86) supplies a decontamination gas into the preliminary sorting area (16) to decontaminate the dirty side sorting room (40), any equipment (42, 44) in the room, and any mail located in the room.

摘要翻译： 可能被生物毒素（例如炭疽）污染的邮件被接收在初步分拣区域（16）中，该初步分拣区域包括被密封到周围环境的脏侧分拣室（40）。 邮件被加载到通行去污系统（22）中，邮件被消毒或以其他方式去污染。 邮件从与第一个隔离的第二个或洁净室（18）中的直通系统中移除。 然后邮件在瘦室（18）中进行排序和处理。 如果分拣室（40）被污染或怀疑被病原生物或化学试剂污染，则喷雾系统（86）将净化气体供应到初步分拣区域（16）中以净化脏侧分拣室 （40），房间中的任何设备（42,44）以及位于房间中的任何邮件。

公开(公告)号：US06933514B2

公开(公告)日：2005-08-23

申请号：US10327825

申请日：2002-12-23

申请人： Chad Rhodes

发明人： Chad Rhodes

IPC分类号： D06M10/00 ,  D06M10/08 ,  G21G5/00

CPC分类号： D06M10/08 ,  D06M10/00

摘要： A method of irradiating a fibrous organic material comprising the steps of: conveying an organic material formed into a cord-like configuration between two spaced-apart support members; and supplying a charged particle beam to the organic material at a location between the support members.

摘要翻译： 一种照射纤维状有机材料的方法，包括以下步骤：在两个间隔开的支撑构件之间输送形成为绳状构造的有机材料; 以及在所述支撑构件之间的位置处将带电粒子束供应到所述有机材料。

公开(公告)号：US06528800B1

公开(公告)日：2003-03-04

申请号：US09517772

申请日：2000-03-03

申请人： Jerome A. Dzwierzynski ,  Chad Rhodes ,  Daniel G. Swanson

发明人： Jerome A. Dzwierzynski ,  Chad Rhodes ,  Daniel G. Swanson

IPC分类号： H01J3720

CPC分类号： G21K5/02

摘要： A conveying system (22) transports loose particulate material past a radiation source (200). A feed system (20) discharges particulate material onto the conveying system (22). A pneumatic system with an inlet manifold (14) and tubes (16) provides air through which the particulate material is fluidly transported to the feed system (20). A receiving hopper (24) receives the particulate matter from the conveying system (22). A dump hopper (10) dumps the particulate material into the pneumatic system. A discharge manifold (18) separates the particulate material from air. A metering gate (70) is located at a base of a hopper (69), which controls the layer of particulate material deposited onto said conveyor. A second inlet manifold (26) and tubes (28) adjacent the receiving hopper entrains the particulate material in air. A receiving station (32) receives the particulate material from a second discharge manifold (30).

摘要翻译： 输送系统（22）将松散的颗粒材料输送通过辐射源（200）。 进料系统（20）将颗粒材料排放到输送系统（22）上。 具有入口歧管（14）和管（16）的气动系统提供空气，通过该空气将颗粒材料流体输送到进料系统（20）。 接收料斗（24）从输送系统（22）接收颗粒物质。 倾倒料斗（10）将颗粒材料倒入气动系统中。 排出歧管（18）将颗粒材料与空气分离。 计量门（70）位于料斗（69）的底部，该料斗控制沉积在所述输送机上的颗粒材料层。 邻近接收料斗的第二入口歧管（26）和管（28）将颗粒材料夹带在空气中。 接收站（32）从第二排放歧管（30）接收颗粒物质。