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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Proton Power, Inc., Lenoir City, TN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
PROTON POWER, INC., Lenoir City, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/64 (2006.01); B65D 88/60 (2006.01); B65D 88/32 (2006.01); B65D 88/66 (2006.01); B65D 88/58 (2006.01); B65G 65/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/64 (2013.01); B65D 88/32 (2013.01); B65D 88/58 (2013.01); B65D 88/60 (2013.01); B65D 88/66 (2013.01); B65G 65/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and device are provided for utilizing a sliding wall hopper. A sliding wall hopper may include one or more sliding walls that may slide with respect to one or more outer supports of the hopper. The one or more sliding walls may make contact with at least a portion of the material moving through the hopper. The material may be discharged to at least a hopper discharge or a conveyor device. Some embodiments may be configured for use with biomass as the material, but other materials may also be utilized.