Removable material hopper assembly and method of using same to eliminate residual ingredient material

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6774318
APP PUB NO 20020113080A1
SERIAL NO

10074818

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A removable material hopper assembly for gravimetric batch blenders including a hopper, a metering assembly and a releasable securing assembly. The hopper is removable from the blender, and includes a metering slide gate that can be used to tightly seal off the bottom of the hopper during the removable operation. The releasable securing assembly incorporates a tongue and groove subassembly and a pin and bracket subassembly to properly align and secure the hopper to the blender during operation, but also enables easy removal of the hopper when necessary.

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PROCESS CONTROL CORPORATION6875 MIMMS DRIVE ATLANTA GA 30340

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beal, John Atlanta, GA 5 125
Hotchkiss, John Duluth, GA 2 108

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