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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2000
Jerome A. Dzwierzynski, LaGrange Park, IL (US);
Chad Rhodes, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Daniel G. Swanson, Salem, WI (US);
Steris, Inc., Temecula, CA (US);
Abstract
A conveying system ( ) transports loose particulate material past a radiation source ( ). A feed system ( ) discharges particulate material onto the conveying system ( ). A pneumatic system with an inlet manifold ( ) and tubes ( ) provides air through which the particulate material is fluidly transported to the feed system ( ). A receiving hopper ( ) receives the particulate matter from the conveying system ( ). A dump hopper ( ) dumps the particulate material into the pneumatic system. A discharge manifold ( ) separates the particulate material from air. A metering gate ( ) is located at a base of a hopper ( ), which controls the layer of particulate material deposited onto said conveyor. A second inlet manifold ( ) and tubes ( ) adjacent the receiving hopper entrains the particulate material in air. A receiving station ( ) receives the particulate material from a second discharge manifold ( ).