System for leveling particulate material
US11039568B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2201/042
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A particulate material leveling system includes an agitating system disposed within a storage tank for a particulate material. The agitating system includes a drive system and a shaft coupled to the drive system. Further, the drive system drives the shaft to rotate about a central axis. The agitating system also includes a wrapped wire coupled to the shaft. The wrapped wire extends around the shaft along a helical path in an axial direction and a circumferential direction, and the wrapped wire moves the particulate material in the axial direction in response to rotation of the shaft in a first direction about the central axis.
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