Patents Examined by Greg T. Warden
  • Flow disrupter for dryers
    Patent number: 6438866
    Abstract: The present invention provides a flow disrupter within the flow path of a slurry comprising a desired particulate matter and a transport fluid so as to impart a force angularly disposed to an otherwise obtained direction of travel, thereby preventing the formation of a sheet of aggregated particulates against the screen surface. In a method in accord with the present invention a force is imparted to the desired particulate matter in an angular direction to the direction of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: Carter Day International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephan B. Meydell, Cedric J. Adams