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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:
Oct. 30, 1979
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert M Escott, Charlotte, NC (US);
Winston L Tennies, Charlotte, NC (US);
Gilbert Y Whitten, Jr, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Midrex Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B / ; F27D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34 13 ; 34 65 ; 432 99 ; 432100 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for contacting a packed bed of particulate material with a treating gas includes a downwardly converging bin, hot gas distributors and a cooling gas distributor. The method whereby the apparatus is used as a reactor dryer to treat particulate sponge iron is also disclosed.