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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2005
Michael Long, Hilton, NY (US);
Thomas W. Palone, Rochester, NY (US);
Bruce E. Koppe, Caledonia, NY (US);
Michael Long, Hilton, NY (US);
Thomas W. Palone, Rochester, NY (US);
Bruce E. Koppe, Caledonia, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for metering powdered or granular material onto a heated surface to vaporize such material, includes providing a container with powdered or granular material having at least one component; providing a rotatable auger disposed in material receiving relationship with the container for receiving powdered or granular material from the container and as the auger rotates, such rotating auger translates such powdered or granular material along a feed path to a feeding location; and providing at least one opening at the feeding location such that the pressure produced by the rotating auger at the feeding location causes the powdered or granular material to be forced through the opening onto the heated surface in a controllable manner.