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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
May. 19, 2010
Joo T. Chung, Webster, NY (US);
Fumii Higuchi, Mississauga, CA (US);
Santiago Faucher, Oakville, CA (US);
Joseph L. Leonardo, Penfield, NY (US);
Brian Andaya, Ontario, NY (US);
Joo T. Chung, Webster, NY (US);
Fumii Higuchi, Mississauga, CA (US);
Santiago Faucher, Oakville, CA (US);
Joseph L. Leonardo, Penfield, NY (US);
Brian Andaya, Ontario, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A screw extruder is presented including a feed hopper for receiving materials and a body member having at least one supply port and at least one outlet port. The screw extruder also includes a screw positioned within the body member and movable along a channel defining a longitudinal axis. The screw extruder further includes a drive shaft for rotatably driving the screw along the channel. The screw extruder may be configured to mix the materials received via the feed hopper with a series of one or more forward, neutral, and reverse kneading elements.