Self-cleaning tank
US10336534B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 3, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/4238
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A tank, such as a fermentation tank, includes a scraper blade assembly slideably coupled to a bottom surface of the tank. The scraper blade assembly includes a blade arranged to displace solids deposited on the bottom surface of the tank out through an aperture arranged flush with the bottom surface of the tank.
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