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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:
Jul. 20, 1982
Filed:
May. 19, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Pascal Hanrot, Aix-en-Provence, FR;
Jacky Volpeliere, Gardanne, FR;
Assignee:
Aluminum Pechiney, Lyons, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ; B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
193 15 ; 141 93 ; 193 30 ; 414291 ;
Abstract
Apparatus for handling powder substance, comprising a central feed pipe, an outer pipe, a bell-like member of large section which is disposed around the outer pipe and which communicates therewith by way of filter openings, a corolla-like member which is suspended from the bell-like member and into which open the lower ends of the two pipes, a vacuum in the outer pipe, the bell-like member and the corolla-like member, said corolla member floating on the pile of powder substance by virtue of the support effect of the vacuum in the bell-like member.