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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Wenger Manufacturing, Inc., Sabetha, KS (US);
Inventor:
Marc L. Wenger, Sabetha, KS (US);
Assignee:
Wenger Manufacturing, Inc., Sabetha, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 7/04 (2006.01); B01F 7/08 (2006.01); H01L 21/768 (2006.01); A47J 36/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 7/081 (2013.01); H01L 21/76877 (2013.01); A47J 36/00 (2013.01); B01F 7/042 (2013.01); B01F 2215/0014 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved dual-shaft preconditioner () of simplified design is provided giving increased moisturization and partial cooking of food or feed ingredients. The preconditioner () includes an elongated, tapered housing () presenting a pair of side-by-side, communicating housing sections (), with a corresponding pair of converging shafts () within the sections () and having a series of elongated, outwardly extending mixing elements () secured to the shafts (). The preconditioner () is designed for use in a system including a downstream processing device, such as an extruder ().