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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2017
Wenger Manufacturing, Inc., Sabetha, KS (US);
Scott Eugene VanDalsem, Fairview, KS (US);
Brian D. Streit, Laramie, WY (US);
Wenger Manufacturing, Inc., Sabetha, KS (US);
Abstract
An extruder () for comestible material comprises a tubular barrel () and one or more elongated, axially rotatable, helically flighted screws () within the barrel (), where the barrel () has a delivery opening (). The extruder barrel () is equipped with an assembly () for delivery of fluid to the interior thereof, including a static mixing section () operable to blend steam and water to create a blended mixture; the blended mixture is delivered to the barrel opening () by of a conveying assembly () having a pipe assembly () with an outlet in communication with the barrel opening (); the pipe assembly () and opening () have diameters less than maximum internal diameter of the static mixer casing ().