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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Tubemaster, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Inventors:
Douglas K Cornett, LaGrange, KY (US);
Clifford L Johns, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Tubemaster, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/003 (2013.01); B01J 8/0025 (2013.01); B01J 2208/00752 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device and method for loading pellets. A funnel includes a means for loading pellets into a reactor tube, and a means for quickly and easily measuring the elevation of pellets in the reactor tube while the reactor tube is being loaded. A vacuum-assist device may be used to pick up and transfer a desired volume of porous pellets while removing dust from the porous pellets.