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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2011
Applicants:
Alfred F Jordan, Arnold, MD (US);
Lenny L. Albin, Sr., Sulphur, LA (US);
Charles a Cross, McLean, VA (US);
Inventors:
Alfred F Jordan, Arnold, MD (US);
Lenny L. Albin, Sr., Sulphur, LA (US);
Charles A Cross, McLean, VA (US);
Assignee:
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn., Columbia, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Preferred processes are provided for unloading a particulate substance from a container using a cover system comprising a cover and a wand extending through the cover. The processes can include installing the cover system on the container so that the cover mates with the container and the wand extends into the particulate substance, connecting a pipe or a hose to the wand, and drawing the particulate substance through the wand and the pipe or hose.