Process for loading particulate material into a narrow vertical container

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9504976
APP PUB NO 20150122372A1
SERIAL NO

14521621

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The present invention concerns a process for loading particulate material (7) into at least one narrow vertical container (1,1′) having an opening to the outside in its bottom part, which comprises inducing an upflow of air through said container, and loading said particulate material into the container from the upper part thereof in such a way that said particulate material falls downwardly counter currently to said upflow of air.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aubin, Nicolas Saint Laurent de Brevedent, FR 2 4
Galassini, Giuseppe Le Havre, FR 5 5
Girard, Olivier Fourmetot, FR 28 83
Stander, Adriaan Fontenay, FR 5 5

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