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Fine granulator

Assignee: PULVERIZING MACHINERY DIVISION
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Filing: 1963-04-29
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Granted: 1966-03-22
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Expires: 1983-04-29
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William M Sheldon

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 12:50
CPC Classifications
B; B02; B02C; B02C19/00; B26; B26D; B26D1/00; B26D1/01; B26D1/12; B26D1/25; B26D1/34; B26D1/38

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 162 words
A COMMUNICATING APPARATUS COMPRISING HOUSING MEANS SHAPED TO DEFINE A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICALLY SHAPED COMMINUTION CHAMBER HAVING A MATERIAL ENTRY APERTURE, COMMINUTED MATERIAL EGRESS MEANS AND A GENERALLY AXIALLY DISPOSED GASEOUS CARRIER ENTRY APERTURE THEREIN, A ROTOR ASSEMBLY DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CHAMBER INCLUDING AN AXIALLY DISPOSED ROTATABLE SHAFT HAVING A PLURALITY OF PERIPHERALLY SERRATED DISC LIKE BLADE MEMBERS WITH ACUTE ANGLE CUTTING EDGES MOUNTED IN SPACED RELATION THEREON AND SAID BLADE MEMBERS HAVING APERTURES THEREIN DISPOSED REMOTE FOR THE SERRATED PERIPHERIES THEREOF OF PROVIDING, UPON ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR ASSEMBLY, A SELECTIVELY DIRECTED PRIMARY FLOW OF A GASEOUS CARRIER FROM SAID GASEOUS CARRIER ENTRY APERTURE LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID SHAFT INTERMEDIATE SAID SHAFT AND THE PERIPHERY OF SAID BLADE MEMBERS AND DIVERTED SECONDARY FLOWS OF SAID GASEOUS CARRIER RADIALLY OUTWARD INTERMEDIATE SAID DISC LIKE BLADE MEMBERS INTO AND THROUGH A LOCUS OF DEFORMATION FOR SAID MATERIAL TO BE COMMINUTED AS DEFINED BY THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF THE SERRATED PERIPHERIES OF SAID BLADE MEMBERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 162 words
A COMMUNICATING APPARATUS COMPRISING HOUSING MEANS SHAPED TO DEFINE A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICALLY SHAPED COMMINUTION CHAMBER HAVING A MATERIAL ENTRY APERTURE, COMMINUTED MATERIAL EGRESS MEANS AND A GENERALLY AXIALLY DISPOSED GASEOUS CARRIER ENTRY APERTURE THEREIN, A ROTOR ASSEMBLY DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CHAMBER INCLUDING AN AXIALLY DISPOSED ROTATABLE SHAFT HAVING A PLURALITY OF PERIPHERALLY SERRATED DISC LIKE BLADE MEMBERS WITH ACUTE ANGLE CUTTING EDGES MOUNTED IN SPACED RELATION THEREON AND SAID BLADE MEMBERS HAVING APERTURES THEREIN DISPOSED REMOTE FOR THE SERRATED PERIPHERIES THEREOF OF PROVIDING, UPON ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR ASSEMBLY, A SELECTIVELY DIRECTED PRIMARY FLOW OF A GASEOUS CARRIER FROM SAID GASEOUS CARRIER ENTRY APERTURE LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID SHAFT INTERMEDIATE SAID SHAFT AND THE PERIPHERY OF SAID BLADE MEMBERS AND DIVERTED SECONDARY FLOWS OF SAID GASEOUS CARRIER RADIALLY OUTWARD INTERMEDIATE SAID DISC LIKE BLADE MEMBERS INTO AND THROUGH A LOCUS OF DEFORMATION FOR SAID MATERIAL TO BE COMMINUTED AS DEFINED BY THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF THE SERRATED PERIPHERIES OF SAID BLADE MEMBERS.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-03-21 1969-09-20 1970-03-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-03-21 1973-09-20 1974-03-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-03-21 1977-09-20 1978-03-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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