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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:
Oct. 28, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael P. Davidson, Goldsboro, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/520 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 4/520 ;
Abstract
An axially rotatable materials handling apparatus for handling a mixture of solid particulate and water, includes a heater mounted on the housing that can transfer heat to the mixture to prevent or thaw frozen water inside the apparatus. The heater can be a combustible fuel heater or an electric heater. The apparatus is particularly useful in winter weather to prevent water from freezing inside the apparatus or to thaw any frozen water already present.