US3167261A
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Coffee granulizing apparatus
Assignee: Automatic Canteen Co
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Filing: 1961-12-04
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Granted: 1965-01-26
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Expires: 1981-12-04
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William P Wonneberger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:33
CPC Classifications
A; A47; A47J; A47J42/00; A47J42/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
115 words
A COFFEE GRANULIZER COMPRISING A COFFEE GRANULIZING SECTION CONTAINING A VERTICAL SERIES OF SETS OF ROTATABLY DRIVEN GRANULIZER ROLLS, COFFEE BEAN INLET MEANS AT THE TOP OF SAID SECTION, COFFEE BEAN SUPPLY APPARATUS MOUNTED ON SAID GRANULIZER, SAID APPARATUS HAVING A DOWNWARDLY SLOPING SURFACE WITH A COFFEE BEAN OUTLET AT THE LOWER END OF SAID SURFACE, AND MEANS FOR FEEDING COFFEE BEANS TO SAID APPARATUS BY GRAVITY FLOW OF A COMPACT MASS OF COFFEE BEANS DIRECTED AGAINST AN AREA OF SAID SURFACE, WHICH AREA IS LATERALLY DISPLACED WITH RESPECT TO SAID OUTLET IN SAID SURFACE, SAID FEEDING MEANS FURTHER COMPRISING MEANS SPACED FROM SAID SURFACE TO RESTRICT SAID FLOW TO A LAYER OF PREDETERMINED DEPTH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
115 words
A COFFEE GRANULIZER COMPRISING A COFFEE GRANULIZING SECTION CONTAINING A VERTICAL SERIES OF SETS OF ROTATABLY DRIVEN GRANULIZER ROLLS, COFFEE BEAN INLET MEANS AT THE TOP OF SAID SECTION, COFFEE BEAN SUPPLY APPARATUS MOUNTED ON SAID GRANULIZER, SAID APPARATUS HAVING A DOWNWARDLY SLOPING SURFACE WITH A COFFEE BEAN OUTLET AT THE LOWER END OF SAID SURFACE, AND MEANS FOR FEEDING COFFEE BEANS TO SAID APPARATUS BY GRAVITY FLOW OF A COMPACT MASS OF COFFEE BEANS DIRECTED AGAINST AN AREA OF SAID SURFACE, WHICH AREA IS LATERALLY DISPLACED WITH RESPECT TO SAID OUTLET IN SAID SURFACE, SAID FEEDING MEANS FURTHER COMPRISING MEANS SPACED FROM SAID SURFACE TO RESTRICT SAID FLOW TO A LAYER OF PREDETERMINED DEPTH.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-01-26 | 1972-07-27 | 1973-01-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-01-26 | 1976-07-27 | 1977-01-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |