Method and apparatus for applying rock dust to a mine wall

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10071269
APP PUB NO 20130277072A1
SERIAL NO

13736112

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Rock dust is applied to a mine wall for mine fire suppression in combination with a chemical foam, by generating the foam from air and a foamable liquid in a mixing chamber, and delivering the foam through one flexible conduit and air-entrained rock dust through another flexible conduit to a portable assembly composed of a Y-joint and a delivery nozzle for combining the foam and rock dust and applying the combination directly to a mine wall.

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  • RUSMAR INCORPORATED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
VanBuren, Ricky LaPlata, US 3 12

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