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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stephen Daniel Ward, Lewisburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
Andritz Sprout-Bauer, Inc., Muncy, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
99278 ; 99485 ; 366101 ;
Abstract
A vessel for steeping grain having a tank (12). A central column (44) is disposed in the center of the tank (12) having transport lines (42) with air lifts (46) on the lower end of the lines for the transporting of grain and steeping fluid from the bottom of the tank to the top of the tank. Air for the air lifts (46) is introduced to the air lifts along line (50). Air is withdrawn from the tank by line 25 and compressed for the line (50) by air compressor (27).