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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2016
Applicants:
Stephen B. Maguire, West Chester, PA (US);
Novatec, Inc., Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Stephen B. Maguire, West Chester, PA (US);
James Zinski, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 90/58 (2006.01); G01F 11/24 (2006.01); G01F 11/40 (2006.01); B65G 53/04 (2006.01); B65D 90/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 90/587 (2013.01); B65D 90/66 (2013.01); B65G 53/04 (2013.01); G01F 11/24 (2013.01); G01F 11/40 (2013.01); B65D 2590/668 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus for delivering controlled amounts of granular resin into a conveying conduit includes a hopper for storing the resin, an air cylinder, a double-ended piston within the air cylinder, passive and active piston rods extending from opposite sides of the piston out of the ends of the cylinder, and a slide gate connected to the active piston rod, with the slide gate being positioned between a discharge opening of the hopper and an opening in the conveying conduit.