Patent Document ID: 10029284
Application ID: 15068504
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of separating material, comprising: receiving material into a first sorting cell, wherein the first sorting cell comprises a first sensor and a first diverter; sorting, using the first sensor, the material into a first accept group and a first reject group based on a content of the received material; receiving the first accept group into a second sorting cell, wherein the second sorting cell comprises a second sensor and a second diverter; sorting, using the second sensor, the first accept group into a second accept group and a second reject group based on the content; receiving the first reject group into a third sorting cell, wherein the third sorting cell has a third sensor and a third diverter; sorting, using the third sensor, the first reject group into a third accept group and a third reject group based on the content; wherein at least two of the first sorting cell, the second sorting cell, and the third sorting cell are configured to sort the content differently; combining the third accept group and the second reject group; receiving the third accept group and the second reject group into a fourth sorting cell, wherein the fourth sorting cell comprises a fourth sensor and a fourth diverter; and sorting, using the fourth sensor, the third accept group and the second reject group into a fourth accept group and a fourth reject group based on the content.