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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1976
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1973
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frederick W Hudson, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Assignee:
Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ; G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7343 / ; 33 / ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a device and method for measuring the angle of repose of a granular material. The device is composed of a rectangular body having an open ended partition dividing the body into two cells. A sample of granular material is placed in one cell and allowed to flow from one cell into the other cell under the influence of gravity. Both the static and dynamic angle of repose can be determined.