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Blending apparatus
Assignee: Fuller Co
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Filing: 1962-09-17
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Granted: 1965-08-03
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Expires: 1982-09-17
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Schneider George
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:12
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01F; B01F33/00; B01F33/40; B01F33/405; B01F33/4051
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A BLENDING APPARATUS FOR BLENDING DISCRETE PARTICLES OF SOLID MATERIAL COMPRISING A BIN ADAPTED TO CONTAIN THE SOLID MATERIAL AND TO PROVIDE A SPACE THE BETWEEN OF THE MATERIAL AND THE TOP OF THE BIN, CONVEYING TUBES WITHIN SAID BID, SAID BIN AND TUBES EXTENDING IN A GENERALLY VERTICAL DIRECTION AND THE LOWER ENDS OF AT LEAST SOME OF THE TUBES BEING POSITIONED AT DIFFERENT HORIZONTAL LEVELS, A RIGID EXPANSION MEANS FOR PERMITTING LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF EACH OF SAID CONVEYING TUBES RELATIVE TO THE SIDE WALL OF THE BIN, A NOZZLE FOR EACH CONEYING TUBE ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF AND POSITIONED TO DIRECT A FLUID STREAM THERETHROUGH, AND MEANS FOR PASSING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE THROUGH SAID NOZZLES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A BLENDING APPARATUS FOR BLENDING DISCRETE PARTICLES OF SOLID MATERIAL COMPRISING A BIN ADAPTED TO CONTAIN THE SOLID MATERIAL AND TO PROVIDE A SPACE THE BETWEEN OF THE MATERIAL AND THE TOP OF THE BIN, CONVEYING TUBES WITHIN SAID BID, SAID BIN AND TUBES EXTENDING IN A GENERALLY VERTICAL DIRECTION AND THE LOWER ENDS OF AT LEAST SOME OF THE TUBES BEING POSITIONED AT DIFFERENT HORIZONTAL LEVELS, A RIGID EXPANSION MEANS FOR PERMITTING LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF EACH OF SAID CONVEYING TUBES RELATIVE TO THE SIDE WALL OF THE BIN, A NOZZLE FOR EACH CONEYING TUBE ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF AND POSITIONED TO DIRECT A FLUID STREAM THERETHROUGH, AND MEANS FOR PASSING FLUID UNDER PRESSURE THROUGH SAID NOZZLES.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1968-08-02 | 1969-02-01 | 1969-08-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-08-02 | 1973-02-01 | 1973-08-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-08-02 | 1977-02-01 | 1977-08-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |