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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2019
Applicant:
Ackley Machine Corporation, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Vincent M. DeLuccia, Jr., Riverside, NJ (US);
James T. McNamee, Plymouth Meeting, PA (US);
Assignee:
Ackley Machine Corporation, Moorestown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/19 (2006.01); B65G 17/36 (2006.01); B65G 33/06 (2006.01); B65G 47/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/19 (2013.01); B65G 17/36 (2013.01); B65G 33/06 (2013.01); B65G 47/1471 (2013.01); B65G 2201/027 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0208 (2013.01); B65G 2203/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus that conveys pellet-shaped articles may include a hopper that receives a quantity of the pellet-shaped articles. The hopper may include one or more openings to direct a flow of air into the hopper to dislodge jamming or bridging of pellet-shaped articles within the hopper.