Conveyors: fluid current – With means to control conveying fluid or movement of load in... – Control of conveying fluid
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-27
2006-06-27
Dillon, Jr., Joe (Department: 3651)
Conveyors: fluid current
With means to control conveying fluid or movement of load in...
Control of conveying fluid
C406S022000, C406S036000, C406S163000, C406S168000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07066689
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for providing granular material to a loading hopper preparatory to processing includes a receptacle receiving material prior to processing thereof by machinery supplied by the hopper with a top including a first valve for selectably connecting the receptacle to vacuum or ambient air, a conduit for drawing vacuum in the receptacle, a conduit for connecting the receptacle to a supply of the granular material, a second valve for selectably permitting material flow from the receptacle into the hopper, and a sensor control for temporarily adjustably closing the first valve and opening the second valve responsively to detected presence of a suitable amount of material in the receptacle.
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Dillon, Jr. Joe
Quinn Charles N.
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