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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2016
P. Blake Svejkovsky, Coppell, TX (US);
Kenneth C. Petri, Richardson, TX (US);
P. Blake Svejkovsky, Coppell, TX (US);
Kenneth C. Petri, Richardson, TX (US);
Karen Sue Svejkovsky, Rockwall, TX (US);
Abstract
A distribution conveyor having a proximal and a distal ends, a first and a second sides and one or more adjustable side-discharging flow control valves between the proximal and distal ends, and a recirculation conveyor having a proximal end, proximal to the distal end of the distribution conveyor, and a distal end proximal a redeposit section of the distribution conveyor, wherein the valves can discharge a portion of a source stream of product from the distribution conveyor to a receiving structure underneath each valve, wherein the distal end of the recirculation conveyor is positioned to recirculate a tail stream from the distal end of the distribution conveyor to a redeposit section of the recirculating conveyor, and wherein the distal end of the recirculation conveyor is positioned to return the tail stream to the distribution conveyor laterally offset to a centerline of the distribution conveyor for preferential discharge in the valve(s).