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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:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
William S. Anthony, Greenville, MS (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01B 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D01B 1/04 ;
Abstract
A process and apparatus for removing foreign matter from fibers, such as from cotton or flax with significantly reduced damage are disclosed. This cleaning is achieved without any of the condenser, compression rollers, or feed roller and feed plate which are present on conventional lint cleaners.