Patent · US Expired

Purge feeding means and method

US5433018A · kind A · utility

3Cited by

12References

6Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Texaco Inc. · US

Inventors

Vahan Avetisian · Burbank, US
Constantin Bugescu · La Habra, US
Craig J. Castagnoli · Walnut, US
Suk-Bae Cha · Tokyo, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 28, 1993
Grant date	Jul 18, 1995
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 28, 2013

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC10B33/02
WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention includes a purge chamber which includes a chamber holding the interlocking solid material. An entrance port apparatus passes the interlocking solid material into the chamber where it is purged by a purging gas. An exit port apparatus passes the solid interlocking solid material from the chamber. Located within the chamber is other apparatus which move the interlocking solid material from the chamber through the exit port apparatus and other apparatus which prevent the binding of the interlocking solid material.

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