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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 25, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harold Miles Hendrickson, Delta, OH (US);
Randall Clark Bascom, Wauseon, OH (US);
Assignee:
Johns Manville International, Inc., Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 7/10 ; B26D 7/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 7/10 ; B26D 7/08 ;
Abstract
Apparatus and method for separating or chopping long fibers or the like are improved by maintaining the temperature of one or more temperature sensitive components of the chopping apparatus with cooling means to maintain one or more desired characteristic of the material within a desired range. The invention increases the effectiveness of a chopper.