US3245663A
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Agglomerator apparatus and method
Assignee: General Mills Inc
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Filing: 1964-08-03
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Granted: 1966-04-12
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Expires: 1984-08-03
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Curtis L Austin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 10:44
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01F; B01F27/00; B01F27/05; B01F27/07; B01F27/071; B01F27/80; B01F27/90; B01F27/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A MIXING AND BLENDING APPARATUS COMPRISING A CASING, AN ELONGATE SHAFT ROTATABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING SO THAT IT IS COAXIAL THEREWITH, A PLURALITY OF MIXING BEATERS, MEANS FOR ATTACHING EACH BEATER TO SAID SHAFT SO THAT IT PROJECTS RADIALLY AWAY FROM THE SHAFT AXIS TOWARD THE INNER SURFACE OF THE CASING AND ITS ANGULAR POSITION ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS CAN BE VARIED WITHOUT CHANGING ITS EFFECTIVE LENGTH, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID SHAFT ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS, INLET MEANS FOR ADMITTING MATERIAL INTO SAID CASING, AND OUTLET MEANS FOR DISCHARGING SAID MATERIAL THEREFROM AFTER IS HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO A MIXING AND BLENDING OPERATION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A MIXING AND BLENDING APPARATUS COMPRISING A CASING, AN ELONGATE SHAFT ROTATABLY MOUNTED WITHIN SAID CASING SO THAT IT IS COAXIAL THEREWITH, A PLURALITY OF MIXING BEATERS, MEANS FOR ATTACHING EACH BEATER TO SAID SHAFT SO THAT IT PROJECTS RADIALLY AWAY FROM THE SHAFT AXIS TOWARD THE INNER SURFACE OF THE CASING AND ITS ANGULAR POSITION ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS CAN BE VARIED WITHOUT CHANGING ITS EFFECTIVE LENGTH, MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID SHAFT ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS, INLET MEANS FOR ADMITTING MATERIAL INTO SAID CASING, AND OUTLET MEANS FOR DISCHARGING SAID MATERIAL THEREFROM AFTER IS HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO A MIXING AND BLENDING OPERATION.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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