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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:
Nov. 23, 1976
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
William T Sweeney, Ponca City, OK (US);
Assignee:
Continental Oil Company, Ponca City, OK (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
302 15 ; 302 53 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for receiving solids, fluids, slurries, and discharging a slurry stream which has a controlled particulate matter content including a tank with an inlet for passing the above into the tank. A slurry withdrawal region is located in the lower portion of the tank which is in fluid communication with a slurry apparatus including a pump. A plate is mounted above the slurry withdrawal region to restrict the movement of particulate matter into the region. A plurality of liquid jets is positioned around the slurry withdrawal region to fluidize the particulate matter in the withdrawal region.