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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:
Aug. 31, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignees:
Andritz-Patentverwaltungs-Gesellschaft, Graz, AT;
BTG Lausanne, S.A., Lausanne, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7386383 ; 7386443 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for determining the properties of a compactible material in which the material is continuously conveyed through a measuring zone at substantially constant pressure is provided. The apparatus includes an auger type conveyor housed in a housing. The housing has an inlet, the measuring zone and an outlet. The conveyor removes the material from a container or pipe and conveys the material through the measuring zone. The apparatus includes a flow constrictor adjacent the measuring zone for increasing the pressure of and compacting the material in the measuring zone.