US3305067A
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Particle feeding
Assignee: HOWE RICHARDSON Co
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Filing: 1965-07-26
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Granted: 1967-02-21
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Expires: 1985-07-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald C Mayer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 22:22
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65G; B65G47/00; B65G47/02; B65G47/04; B65G47/12; B65G47/14; B65G47/1407; B65G47/1442; B65G47/145; G; G01; G01G; G01G13/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
APPARATUS FOR FEEDING RELATIVELY LARGE PARTICLES OF SOLID MATERIAL FROM A RECEPTACLE HAVING A LOWER DISCHARGE OPENING TO A WEIGHING, COUNTING OR LIKE DEVICE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING A UNITARY, FIXED POSITION TROUGH ASSEMBLY HAVING A DELIVERY SECTION DISPOSED TO RECEIVE PARTICLES IN RANDOM ARRANGEMENT FROM SAID RECEPTACLE AND A DISCHARGE SECTION DISPOSED TO RECEIVE AND CARRY AWAY PARTICLES FROM SAID DELIVERY SECTION, MEANS FOR IMPARTING MOVEMENT TO PARTICLES ALONG SAID ASSEMBLY, MEANS FOR REDUCING THE DEPTH OF THE BODY OF PARTICLES ON SAID DELIVERY SECTION TO A SINGLE PARTICLE DEPTH, MEANS DEFINING A JUNCTURE OF PREDETERMINED CONTOUR BETWEEN THE ADJACENT ENDS OF SAID DELIVERY AND DISCHARGE SECTIONS, AND SURFACE MEANS FORMED ON SAID DISCHARGE SECTION AND COOPERATING WITH SAID JUNCTURE TO PROVIDE FOR THE TIMED ARRIVAL OF THE RANDOMLY ARRANGED PARTICLES IN A SINGLE FILE OF SINGLE PARTICLE DEPTH WHILE MOVING ALONG SAID DISCHARGE SECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
145 words
APPARATUS FOR FEEDING RELATIVELY LARGE PARTICLES OF SOLID MATERIAL FROM A RECEPTACLE HAVING A LOWER DISCHARGE OPENING TO A WEIGHING, COUNTING OR LIKE DEVICE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING A UNITARY, FIXED POSITION TROUGH ASSEMBLY HAVING A DELIVERY SECTION DISPOSED TO RECEIVE PARTICLES IN RANDOM ARRANGEMENT FROM SAID RECEPTACLE AND A DISCHARGE SECTION DISPOSED TO RECEIVE AND CARRY AWAY PARTICLES FROM SAID DELIVERY SECTION, MEANS FOR IMPARTING MOVEMENT TO PARTICLES ALONG SAID ASSEMBLY, MEANS FOR REDUCING THE DEPTH OF THE BODY OF PARTICLES ON SAID DELIVERY SECTION TO A SINGLE PARTICLE DEPTH, MEANS DEFINING A JUNCTURE OF PREDETERMINED CONTOUR BETWEEN THE ADJACENT ENDS OF SAID DELIVERY AND DISCHARGE SECTIONS, AND SURFACE MEANS FORMED ON SAID DISCHARGE SECTION AND COOPERATING WITH SAID JUNCTURE TO PROVIDE FOR THE TIMED ARRIVAL OF THE RANDOMLY ARRANGED PARTICLES IN A SINGLE FILE OF SINGLE PARTICLE DEPTH WHILE MOVING ALONG SAID DISCHARGE SECTION.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1970-02-20 | 1970-08-22 | 1971-02-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1974-02-20 | 1974-08-22 | 1975-02-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1978-02-20 | 1978-08-22 | 1979-02-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |