Patent References 3078513 3202731 3386131 3421182 3887692 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 798447 filed on 05/19/1977US Classes:425/10, And distinct means applying congealing fluid to formed particles264/14, Into moving fluid425/378.1, Including heating or cooling means425/382.3Including additional rotating means downstream of the primary pressurizing meansExaminersPrimary: Spicer, Robert L. Jr.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB29C 023/00Foreign Application Priority Data1974-04-06 DTAbstractAn apparatus for melt-spraying thermally sensitive material of low viscosity comprises a heatable multi-screw extruder having intermeshing, self-cleaning screws of specified clearance between the screws and between the screws and the extruder housing, a heatable pump for delivering molten material from the extruder to a heatable atomizer and a spray tank in which the atomizer is located for cooling and solidifying the melt-sprayed material. | |