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1. 发明授权

US11611266B2 Automated recovery of rare earth permanent magnets from electric machines 有权
公开(公告)号：US11611266B2
公开(公告)日：2023-03-21
申请号：US16718388
申请日：2019-12-18
申请人： UT-Battelle, LLC
发明人： Timothy J. McIntyre , Jonathan J. Harter
IPC分类号： H02K15/00 , B25J9/16 , B65G47/52
摘要： A method for the automated recovery of rare earth permanent magnets from electric machines are provided. The method includes identifying electric machines in a mixed product stream for performing a unique robotic disassembly routine. Electric machines that are not identified are diverted to a robot training station, during which time the system and the method include implementing a suitable disassembly routine. A conveyor delivers the remaining electric machines to a rotary platform having multiple stations for the simultaneous disassembly of multiple electric machines. Permanent magnets are removed from the electric machines and are then sorted for recycling operations.

2. 发明申请

US20190253034A1 Direct Write Sensors 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20190253034A1
公开(公告)日：2019-08-15
申请号：US16365252
申请日：2019-03-26
申请人： UT-BATTELLE, LLC
发明人： Timothy J. McIntyre
IPC分类号： H03H9/02 , G01N29/02 , H01L41/314 , G01N29/22
CPC分类号： H03H9/02535 , G01N29/022 , G01N29/22 , G01N2291/0255 , G01N2291/0256 , G01N2291/0423 , G01N2291/0426 , H01L41/314 , H03H9/02007 , H03H9/02275
摘要： A method of making an acoustic wave sensor includes the steps of providing a piezoelectric substrate layer and printing on the substrate layer a sensor layer comprising a first interdigitated acoustic wave transducer, a sensing film, and positioned on an opposing side of the sensing film from the first interdigitated acoustic wave transducer at least one selected from the group consisting of a second interdigitated acoustic wave transducer and a Bragg reflector. An insulation layer can be printed. An antenna can be printed in an antenna layer, and the insulation layer can be interposed between the antenna layer and the sensor layer. An electrical connection can be printed between the antenna and the first interdigitated acoustic wave transducer. An acoustic wave sensor is also disclosed.

3. 发明授权

US11230752B2 Hard disk drive dismantlement for critical material recovery 有权
公开(公告)号：US11230752B2
公开(公告)日：2022-01-25
申请号：US16799942
申请日：2020-02-25
申请人： UT-Battelle, LLC
发明人： Timothy J. McIntyre , Jonathan J. Harter
IPC分类号： C22B59/00 , H01F7/02 , G11B5/127 , G11B5/02 , G11B5/024
摘要： A system and method for recycling rare earth materials from dissimilar hard disk drives are provided. The system and method generally include scanning each hard disk drive, sorting and aligning each hard disk drive, rapid fastener removal or diversion to a metrology station, and the collection of separated value streams, optionally for formation into new magnetic stock. For each scanned hard disk drive having a match in an inventory database, the method includes the separation of an internal magnet from residual components. For each scanned hard disk drive lacking a match in the inventory database, the method includes generating a metrology data collection record containing the location of each fastener on multiple surfaces of the corresponding hard disk drive. The system and method are commercially scalable with the potential to generate between 600 and 700 metric tons of rare earth elements from a single processing facility annually, including neodymium for example.

4. 发明授权

US10009526B2 Apparatus and methods for imaging interior surfaces of a tube or the like 有权
公开(公告)号：US10009526B2
公开(公告)日：2018-06-26
申请号：US14180062
申请日：2014-02-13
申请人： UT-Battelle, LLC
发明人： Roger A. Kisner , Timothy J. McIntyre , Vincent C. Paquit
IPC分类号： A61B1/05 , H04N5/225 , G02B23/24 , G02B5/00 , G02B5/10
CPC分类号： H04N5/2256 , G02B5/001 , G02B5/10 , G02B23/243 , G02B23/2461 , G02B23/2476 , G02B23/2484 , H04N5/2252 , H04N2005/2255
摘要： An exemplary device includes, on a longitudinal axis, an illumination-light source, an axicon (conic) mirror, an image sensor, and a tilted optical element. The light source provides illumination light propagating forwardly on the axis. The axicon mirror reflects the illumination light radially outward, relative to the axis, to the interior surface of a tube to produce reflected light propagating, from the illuminated interior surface, as imaging light back to the axicon, which reflects the imaging light rearwardly. The image sensor receives at least a portion of the imaging light rearwardly reflected by the axicon mirror. The tilted optical element, situated between the axicon mirror and the interior surface, moves a selected first portion of the imaging light away from being incident on the image sensor, while allowing a second portion of the imaging light to be incident on the image sensor.

5. 发明授权

US11250980B2 System and method for the recycling of rare earth magnets 有权
公开(公告)号：US11250980B2
公开(公告)日：2022-02-15
申请号：US16830932
申请日：2020-03-26
申请人： UT-Battelle, LLC
发明人： Timothy J. McIntyre
IPC分类号： H01F13/00 , B23K26/40 , H05B6/10 , B03C1/26 , B03C1/033
摘要： A system and a method for separating and recycling magnets made from rare earth elements from an article of manufacture used an alignment device to property position the rare earth magnet for processing. Once proper alignment is made, a separating device removes the magnet and a portion of the article. A heating device demagnetizes the magnets and vibration causes the magnets to separate from the portion of the article. Electromagnets remove the portion of the article and the rare earth magnets pass through for reclamation.

6. 发明申请

US20170128954A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE RECYCLING OF RARE EARTH MAGNETS 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20170128954A1
公开(公告)日：2017-05-11
申请号：US15341057
申请日：2016-11-02
申请人： UT-Battelle, LLC
发明人： Timothy J. McIntyre
IPC分类号： B03C7/02 , B23K26/40 , H01F13/00 , H05B6/10
CPC分类号： H01F13/006 , B03C1/0335 , B03C1/26 , B23K26/40 , H05B6/103 , H05B2206/023
摘要： A system and a method for separating and recycling magnets made from rare earth elements from an article of manufacture used an alignment device to property position the rare earth magnet for processing. Once proper alignment is made, a separating device removes the magnet and a portion of the article. A heating device demagnetizes the magnets and vibration causes the magnets to separate from the portion of the article. Electromagnets remove the portion of the article and the rare earth magnets pass through for reclamation.

7. 发明申请

US20140306809A1 Fluid Pipeline Leak Detection and Location with Miniature RF Tags 有权
标题翻译：流体管道泄漏检测和位置与微型RF标签
公开(公告)号：US20140306809A1
公开(公告)日：2014-10-16
申请号：US14228610
申请日：2014-03-28
申请人： UT-BATTELLE, LLC
发明人： Timothy J. McIntyre
IPC分类号： G01M3/00 , G06K7/00
CPC分类号： G01M3/005 , G01M3/2807 , G06K7/00
摘要： Sensors locate troublesome leaks in pipes or conduits that carry a flowing medium. These sensors, through tailored physical and geometric properties, preferentially seek conduit leaks or breaches due to flow streaming. The sensors can be queried via transceivers outside the conduit or located and interrogated inside by submersible unmanned vehicle to identify and characterize the nature of a leak. The sensors can be functionalized with other capabilities for additional leak and pipeline characterization if needed. Sensors can be recovered from a conduit flow stream and reused for future leak detection activities.
摘要翻译：传感器在携带流动介质的管道或导管中找到麻烦的泄漏。这些传感器通过定制的物理和几何特性，优先寻求导管泄漏或由于流动流引起的泄漏。传感器可以通过管道外部的收发器进行查询，或通过潜水无人驾驶车辆定位和询问内部，以识别和表征泄漏的性质。如果需要，传感器可以用其他功能进行功能化，以进行额外的泄漏和流水线表征。传感器可以从导管流中回收并重新用于将来的泄漏检测活动。

8. 发明申请

US20200270725A1 Hard Disk Drive Dismantlement for Critical Material Recovery 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20200270725A1
公开(公告)日：2020-08-27
申请号：US16799942
申请日：2020-02-25
申请人： UT-Battelle, LLC
发明人： Timothy J. McIntyre , Jonathan J. Harter
IPC分类号： C22B59/00 , G11B5/127 , H01F7/02
摘要： A system and method for recycling rare earth materials from dissimilar hard disk drives are provided. The system and method generally include scanning each hard disk drive, sorting and aligning each hard disk drive, rapid fastener removal or diversion to a metrology station, and the collection of separated value streams, optionally for formation into new magnetic stock. For each scanned hard disk drive having a match in an inventory database, the method includes the separation of an internal magnet from residual components. For each scanned hard disk drive lacking a match in the inventory database, the method includes generating a metrology data collection record containing the location of each fastener on multiple surfaces of the corresponding hard disk drive. The system and method are commercially scalable with the potential to generate between 600 and 700 metric tons of rare earth elements from a single processing facility annually, including neodymium for example.

9. 发明申请

US20200227194A1 System and Method for the Recycling of Rare Earth Magnets 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20200227194A1
公开(公告)日：2020-07-16
申请号：US16830932
申请日：2020-03-26
申请人： UT-Battelle, LLC
发明人： Timothy J. McIntyre
IPC分类号： H01F13/00 , B23K26/40 , H05B6/10 , B03C1/26 , B03C1/033
摘要： A system and a method for separating and recycling magnets made from rare earth elements from an article of manufacture used an alignment device to property position the rare earth magnet for processing. Once proper alignment is made, a separating device removes the magnet and a portion of the article. A heating device demagnetizes the magnets and vibration causes the magnets to separate from the portion of the article. Electromagnets remove the portion of the article and the rare earth magnets pass through for reclamation.

10. 发明授权

US10291199B2 Direct write sensors 有权
公开(公告)号：US10291199B2
公开(公告)日：2019-05-14
申请号：US15246907
申请日：2016-08-25
申请人： UT-Battelle, LLC
发明人： Timothy J. McIntyre
IPC分类号： G01N29/22 , H03H9/02 , H01L41/314 , G01N29/02
摘要： A method of making an acoustic wave sensor includes the steps of providing a piezoelectric substrate layer and printing on the substrate layer a sensor layer comprising a first interdigitated acoustic wave transducer, a sensing film, and positioned on an opposing side of the sensing film from the first interdigitated acoustic wave transducer at least one selected from the group consisting of a second interdigitated acoustic wave transducer and a Bragg reflector. An insulation layer can be printed. An antenna can be printed in an antenna layer, and the insulation layer can be interposed between the antenna layer and the sensor layer. An electrical connection can be printed between the antenna and the first interdigitated acoustic wave transducer. An acoustic wave sensor is also disclosed.

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