Patent ID: 9457382
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: B07C

Claim Text:
1. A system for use with a feed material, the system comprising: a detector system; a control system connected to the detector system; a diversion system connected to the control system; a main conveyor configured to transport the feed material past the detector system and to the diversion system, the detector system being operable to detect a level of a contaminant in the feed material transported past the detector system by the main conveyor and transmit a signal to the control system indicating the level, the control system being operable to instruct the diversion system to deposit the feed material in a first area when the level exceeds predefined release criteria, the control system being further operable to instruct the diversion system to deposit the feed material in a second area when the level does not exceed predefined release criteria; and a surge bin comprising a screed, the surge bin being mounted above the main conveyor and configured to receive the feed material and deposit the feed material on the main conveyor as an initial material stream.