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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
May. 14, 2024
Applicant:
Freeport Minerals Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Dale Coray, Pender Island, CA;
Assignee:
FREEPORT MINERALS CORPORATION, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 17/22 (2006.01); B02C 17/10 (2006.01); B02C 17/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 17/22 (2013.01); B02C 17/183 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drum assembly for a ball mill system may comprise: a drum having a first flange extending axially forward from a first radial wall, a second flange extending axially aft from a second radial wall, and a cylinder shell extending axially from a first radially outer end of the first radial wall to a second radially outer end of the second radial wall; a frame coupled to the first flange; and an inlet liner coupled to the frame, the inlet liner comprising a plurality of inlet segments disposed circumferentially adjacent to each other, the inlet liner defining an inlet radius for the drum assembly.