Pelletizing process and apparatus

Claim 1

A PELLETIZING PROCESS FOR MAKING PELLETS OF RAW BATCH CONSTITUENTS OF A GLASS FORMING MIXTURE COMPRISING THE STEPS, PLACING A MIXTURE OF THE RAW BATCH CONSTITUENTS FOR MAKING GLASS IN A MIXING MEANS, ADDING MOISTURE TO THE MIXTURE TO AID IN PARTIALLY DISSOLVING AND CEMENTING OF THE MIXTURE DURING PELLET FORMING, CONTINUOUSLY MIXING THE CONSTITUENTS AND EVENLY DISTRIBUTING EACH OF THE CONSTITUENTS RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER, CAUSING A CIRCULAR ROLLING ACTION OF PARTICLES OF FORM PELLETS OF GRADUALLY INCREASING SIZE ON A PORTION OF THE SURFACE OF THE MIXTURE, DIRECTING RADIANT ENERGY ON THE PORTION OF THE SURFACE OF THE MIXTURE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY HEATING AND FURTHER ASSISTING IN DISSOLVING PORTIONS OF THE CONSTITUENTS TO PROVIDE A CEMENTING ACTION DURING THE PELLET FORMING, DRYING AND HARDENING THE PELLETS WHILE THE PELLETS GRADUALLY INCREASE IN SIZE AND ARE EVENTUALLY DISCHARGING FROM THE CONTAINER DUE TO ROTATIONAL AND GRAVITATIONAL FORCE ON THE PELLETS.