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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. 30, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marcel Buhler, Tolochenaz, CH;
Jean-Michel Martin, Valeyres/Rances, CH;
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
264109 ; 2642977 ; 264334 ;
Abstract
Shaped articles of agglomerated particulate material are prepared by conveying plates having apertures therethrough on a surface for forming, by reason of the plate apertures and the forming surface, article shaping cells. Particulate material to be formed into the shaped articles is fed into the cells, and then while the plates remain on the forming surface, the particulate material in the cells first is tamped, and then while the plates ascend from the forming surface, the tamped material is ejected from the cells onto the forming surface in a form of shaped articles.