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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2012
United States Gypsum Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Alfred Li, Naperville, IL (US);
Chris C. Lee, Deerfield, IL (US);
Cesar Chan, Libertyville, IL (US);
Ronald E. Schenck, Valparaiso, IN (US);
Weixin D. Song, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Curt Loring, Valparaiso, IN (US);
James Wittbold, Des Plaines, IL (US);
William Rago, Gurnee, IL (US);
United States Gypsum Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A flow splitter can include an inlet conduit and first and second outlet conduits separated by a junction portion. The inlet conduit can include an inlet end and a junction end. The inlet conduit is disposed along a main flow axis extending between the inlet end and the junction end. The inlet end defines an inlet opening. The junction end defines first and second junction openings. The first junction opening is disposed in spaced relationship to the second junction opening. The junction portion is disposed at the junction end of the inlet conduit between the first and second junction openings. The junction portion includes a substantially planar wall region that is substantially perpendicular to the main flow axis. The flow splitter can be placed in fluid communication with a cementitious slurry mixer and a slurry distributor with the flow splitter disposed therebetween.