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Patent No.:

US 12370513 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 14, 2021

Batch processing of material collected by a vacuum excavation unit

Applicant:

The Charles Machine Works, Inc., Perry, OK (US);

Inventor:

Floyd R. Gunsaulis, Perry, OK (US);

Assignee:

The Charles Works, Inc., Perry, OK (US);

Attorney:

Tomlinson McKinstry, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Anshu Bhatia

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 35/00 (2022.01); B01F 27/192 (2022.01); B01F 27/70 (2022.01); B01F 33/502 (2022.01); B01F 35/21 (2022.01); B01F 35/22 (2022.01); B01F 35/221 (2022.01); B01F 35/222 (2022.01); E02F 3/90 (2006.01); G01G 19/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 35/2203 (2022.01); B01F 27/192 (2022.01); B01F 27/70 (2022.01); B01F 33/5023 (2022.01); B01F 35/2116 (2022.01); B01F 35/2117 (2022.01); B01F 35/2134 (2022.01); B01F 35/2135 (2022.01); B01F 35/2218 (2022.01); B01F 35/222 (2022.01); E02F 3/907 (2013.01); G01G 19/52 (2013.01); E02F 3/90 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for converting material within a vacuum tank that contains a mixture of liquid and solid material into a solidified batch of material. The method utilizes various devices to measure different features and properties of the tank and its contents to determine an amount of drying agent to be added to the tank. The method further utilizes various devices and methods for adding the drying agent to the tank and mixing the drying agent with the material within the tank. The method described herein may be completed automatically in response to human input on a handheld display device.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Gunsaulis, Floyd. (2025). Batch processing of material collected by a vacuum excavation unit (U.S. Patent No. 12370513). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12370513

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