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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
May. 27, 2011
Applicant:
Thomas C. Wedegaertner, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventor:
Thomas C. Wedegaertner, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Cotton Incorporated, Cary, NC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods for removing linters from ginned cottonseeds are provided. The systems and methods involve rotating the cottonseeds in a rotatable drum having a plurality of longitudinal brushes. The centrifugal force created by the rotation of the drum and the plurality of longitudinal brushes urge the cottonseeds against an interior surface of the drum that is lined with a flexible abrasive member. In this way, work is performed that removes the linters from the cottonseeds. The linters are removed using reduced pressure and the processed seeds are removed. Other systems and methods are disclosed.