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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:
Jan. 26, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Beuford A Bogue, Broad Run, VA (US);
Claude Bayard, Arlington, VA (US);
William F Rutkowski, Arlington, VA (US);
Assignee:
Fuisz Technologies Ltd., Chantilly, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C / ; B02C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
241 18 ; 241 19 ; 241 2429 ; 241 29 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for continuously making chopped amorphous fibers that uses an air transport system. The apparatus includes a source of floss, a duct for transporting the floss while it is entrained in a stream of gaseous carrier medium, a chopper for chopping the floss, and a separator. In a preferred embodiment, the floss is chopped while it is entrained in the stream of gaseous carrier medium using a rotating ring chopper, and the chopped floss is subsequently separated using a cyclone separator.