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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 1994
Filed:
May. 11, 1992
Jean-Pierre Ibar, New Canaan, CT (US);
Solomat Partners, L.P., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for shaping, and/or directing the flow of deformable materials, wherein the apparatus includes a novel vibrating wall assembly having at least one surface which defines a specific geometric shape over which the deformable material will pass. The novel vibrating wall assembly of this present invention includes the following components: (a) a plurality of pulsating, polygonally-shaped surface elements which are movable between a resting position and an energized position; (b) an energizing device for moving at least one of the plurality of pulsating surface elements from its resting position to its energized position, to form an energized surface element; (c) a biasing device for moving the energized surface element from its energized position back to its resting position; and (d) a linking device for interconnecting the plurality of pulsating surface elements, wherein the linking device allows for the limited pulsating movement of the plurality of pulsating surface elements.