Patents Examined by Kants Quinalty
  • Bulk bag discharge system and method
    Patent number: 5947333
    Abstract: A bulk bag discharger is disclosed having an inner product tube for receiving the discharge spout on the bottom of the bulk bag, the tube being housed within an outer chamber that traps and retains foreign material and contaminants that could otherwise fall into the clean product zone. The result is discharge of product from within the bulk bag with minimal contamination from the outer bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Hoffman
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Hoffmann, David F. Hesketh, Andrew M. Davis