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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:
May. 09, 1978
Filed:
Jul. 20, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eugene L Helton, Peoria, IL (US);
Gerald P Simmons, Washington, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B22D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
425-8 ;
Abstract
A shot producing machine includes a rotatable vessel containing molten metal, the rotation of such vessel throwing the molten metal therefrom in the form of spherical droplets. The spherical droplets are caused to pass through a liquid spray whereby they are solidified into pellets, and thereafter fall to the bottom of a receiving vessel for collection.