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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:
Apr. 26, 1983
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
Donald Elliott, Trainer, PA (US);
Charles A Gahres, Aston, PA (US);
Dorsey C Nelson, Springfield, PA (US);
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2411 / ; 2411 / ; 2411 / ;
Abstract
Apparatus for liberating particulate material from a compressed bale and feeding the liberated material at a controlled rate to a processing station comprises a screw conveyor and means for compacting the particulate material against the conveyor screw.