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US3345685A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Match making machine

Assignee: Tintarella SA
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Filing: 1965-08-30
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Granted: 1967-10-10
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Expires: 1985-08-30
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Tigrett John Burton
  • 👤 Voorhis F Wigal

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 01:32
CPC Classifications
C; C06; C06F; C06F1/00; C06F1/26; B; B29; B29C; B29C48/00; B44; B44B; B44B3/00; B44B3/06; C06F5/00; B29C48/03; B29C48/06; B44B2700/00; B44B2700/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 184 words
A MACHINE FOR PRODUCING SOLID ROD UNITS FROM POWDERED MATERIAL COMPRISING: A CONVEYOR FABRICATED OF DISPOSABLE MATERIAL, MEANS FOR TRANSVERSELY ARCUATING SAID CONVEYOR TO DEFINE AN UPWARDLY OPENING TROUGH, MEANS LOCATED UPWARDLY OF SAID ARCUATING MEANS FOR DISPENSING POWDERED FILLER MATERIAL ONTO SAID TRANSVERSELY ARCUATED CONVEYOR, TUBULAR-FORMING MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE TRANSVERSELY ARCUATED CONVEYOR, MEANS WITHIN SAID TUBULAR-FORMING MEANS FOR DISCHARGING A COHESION-PRODUCING AGENT ONTO THE POWDERED FILLER MATERIAL RECEIVED WITHIN SAID ARCUATED CONVEYOR, MEANS FOR APPLYING HEAT TO THE EXTERIOR OF SAID TUBULARFORMING MEANS FOR MAINTAINING THE PLASTICITY OF THE MATERIALS WITHIN SAID CONVEYOR, AN ENDLESS BELT IN UNDERLYING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID CONVEYOR FOR RECEIVING SAME AFTER TRAVERSE OF THE LATTER THROUGH SAID TUBULAR MEANS, DRIVE MEANS FOR SAID ENDLESS BELT, GUIDE MEANS FOR DIRECTING SAID BELT INTO AN UPWARDLY CONCAVE CONFIGURATION FOR DISPOSITION ABOUT SAID ARCUATED CONVEYOR, GARNITURE MEANS FOR RECEIVING SAID CONVEYOR AND SAID BELT FOR DIRECTING THE LATTER INTO ENCLOSING RELATIONSHIP ABOUT THE FORMER, MEANS FOR DISENGAGING SAID BELT FROM WRAPPED DISPOSITION ABOUT SAID CONVEYOR, AND MEANS FOR SEVERING AID CONVEYOR WITH THE CONTAINED MATERIAL INTO UNITS OF PREDETERMINED LENGTH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 184 words
A MACHINE FOR PRODUCING SOLID ROD UNITS FROM POWDERED MATERIAL COMPRISING: A CONVEYOR FABRICATED OF DISPOSABLE MATERIAL, MEANS FOR TRANSVERSELY ARCUATING SAID CONVEYOR TO DEFINE AN UPWARDLY OPENING TROUGH, MEANS LOCATED UPWARDLY OF SAID ARCUATING MEANS FOR DISPENSING POWDERED FILLER MATERIAL ONTO SAID TRANSVERSELY ARCUATED CONVEYOR, TUBULAR-FORMING MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE TRANSVERSELY ARCUATED CONVEYOR, MEANS WITHIN SAID TUBULAR-FORMING MEANS FOR DISCHARGING A COHESION-PRODUCING AGENT ONTO THE POWDERED FILLER MATERIAL RECEIVED WITHIN SAID ARCUATED CONVEYOR, MEANS FOR APPLYING HEAT TO THE EXTERIOR OF SAID TUBULARFORMING MEANS FOR MAINTAINING THE PLASTICITY OF THE MATERIALS WITHIN SAID CONVEYOR, AN ENDLESS BELT IN UNDERLYING RELATIONSHIP TO SAID CONVEYOR FOR RECEIVING SAME AFTER TRAVERSE OF THE LATTER THROUGH SAID TUBULAR MEANS, DRIVE MEANS FOR SAID ENDLESS BELT, GUIDE MEANS FOR DIRECTING SAID BELT INTO AN UPWARDLY CONCAVE CONFIGURATION FOR DISPOSITION ABOUT SAID ARCUATED CONVEYOR, GARNITURE MEANS FOR RECEIVING SAID CONVEYOR AND SAID BELT FOR DIRECTING THE LATTER INTO ENCLOSING RELATIONSHIP ABOUT THE FORMER, MEANS FOR DISENGAGING SAID BELT FROM WRAPPED DISPOSITION ABOUT SAID CONVEYOR, AND MEANS FOR SEVERING AID CONVEYOR WITH THE CONTAINED MATERIAL INTO UNITS OF PREDETERMINED LENGTH.

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