Method and apparatus for high speed delivery of particulate material
Patent 5875824 Issued on March 2, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
August 6, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
August 6, 2016. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesInventors
ApplicationNo. 692550 filed on 08/06/1996US Classes:141/67, FLUENT CHARGE IMPELLED OR FLUID CURRENT CONVEYED INTO RECEIVER141/125, Wiping, scraping or spatulating means (e.g., trimming)141/144, Rotary set of heads141/286With baffle, spreader, displacer, drip ring, filter or screenExaminersPrimary: Douglas, Steven O.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesB65B 001/04B65B 003/04 AbstractA method and apparatus for delivering predetermined amounts of material, the apparatus comprising a chute; a metering wheel in cooperative relation to the chute to repetitively draw discrete amount of material onto the metering wheel; an arrangement for establishing a procession of spaced apart articles along a path, a transfer wheel for repetitively transferring discrete amount of material from said metering wheel to spaces defined between adjacent pairs of articles in the procession and a cleaning wheel for removing extraneous material from the articles.Field of SearchFLUENT CHARGE IMPELLED OR FLUID CURRENT CONVEYED INTO RECEIVERWith material treatment Compacting With fluid contact (e.g., jetting) Compacting With contraction of trap to form charge Drip collection Suction hoods and off-takes Separate removal station With subsequent filling Combined displacement receptacle and vacuum means Wiping, scraping or spatulating means (e.g., trimming) WITH CONVEYING MEANS TO SUPPLY SUCCESSIVE RECEIVERS Rotary set of heads With baffle, spreader, displacer, drip ring, filter or screen With flue or vent externally returning to supply Single inlet-outlet WITH CONVEYING CONDUIT JACKET AND/OR INERT ATMOSPHERE (INCLUDIND VACUUM) PROVIDING MEANS From movable trap chamber | |
