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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2004
Scott Gubler, St. George, UT (US);
Daniel J. Esplin, Washington, UT (US);
Scott Gubler, St. George, UT (US);
Daniel J. Esplin, Washington, UT (US);
Deseret Laboratories, Inc., St. George, UT (US);
Abstract
A particle refining apparatus to be integrated into a system including a containment device and an influent conduit. The influent conduit is configured to retain the particle refining apparatus and connected to the containment device. The particle refining apparatus including a shaft, a blade set attached near the end of the shaft and attachment couplings arranged within the influent conduit. A method for refining particles includes introducing particles into an influent conduit, chopping the particles to a desired size with an initial chopping apparatus, directing the chopped particles through the influent conduit, refining the particles to a desired size with a refining apparatus, and moving the particles continuously from the influent conduit through the refining apparatus and into a containment device.