A controls stage, a hopper stage, and a pneumatic stage are arranged to govern the movement of particulate additives from a hopper through a receptacle that communicates with a delivery tube with the particles exiting the delivery tube via an outlet and contacting products or commodities such as food products. Embodiments include those wherein the use of air flow through the delivery tube is responsible for ushering particulate additives out of the delivery tube, with or without a secondary air flow to facilitate movement of particulate additives into the delivery tube, and a notched disc controlling the opening and closing of a valve to allow or restrict particulates from passing, wherein the size and quantity of notches affects the frequency at which particulate additives move from the hopper into the delivery tube.
A23P 20/12 - Appareils ou procédés pour appliquer des poudres ou des particules sur les produits alimentaires, p. ex. pour panerRevêtement avec des produits de revêtement comestibles, p. ex. avec des huiles ou des graisses de tels appareils combinés avec des moyens de pré-humidification du produit alimentaire ou de friture
B05B 7/14 - Appareillages de pulvérisation pour débiter des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides provenant de plusieurs sources, p. ex. un liquide et de l'air, une poudre et un gaz agencés pour projeter des matériaux en particules
A controls stage, a hopper stage, and a pneumatic stage are arranged to govern the movement of particulate additives from a hopper through a receptacle that communicates with a delivery tube with the particles exiting the delivery tube via an outlet and contacting products or commodities such as food products. Embodiments include those wherein the use of air flow through the delivery tube is responsible for ushering particulate additives out of the delivery tube, with or without a secondary air flow to facilitate movement of particulate additives into the delivery tube, and a notched disc controlling the opening and closing of a valve to allow or restrict particulates from passing, wherein the size and quantity of notches affects the frequency at which particulate additives move from the hopper into the delivery tube.
B05B 7/14 - Appareillages de pulvérisation pour débiter des liquides ou d'autres matériaux fluides provenant de plusieurs sources, p. ex. un liquide et de l'air, une poudre et un gaz agencés pour projeter des matériaux en particules
B65D 83/06 - Réceptacles ou paquets comportant des moyens particuliers pour distribuer leur contenu pour distribuer un matériau pulvérulent ou granulaire
B65D 88/54 - Grands réceptacles caractérisés par des moyens pour faciliter le remplissage ou le vidage
B65D 90/48 - Aménagements des dispositifs indicateurs ou de mesure
B65G 53/04 - Transport pneumatique de matériaux en vrac par tuyaux ou tubesGlissières à insufflation d'air
B65G 53/28 - Systèmes utilisant une combinaison de pression et d'aspiration de gaz
B65G 53/40 - Dispositifs d'alimentation ou de décharge
B65G 65/40 - Dispositifs pour vider autrement que par le haut
B65G 65/48 - Dispositifs pour vider autrement que par le haut utilisant d'autres moyens de rotation, p. ex. des écluses rotatives à pression dans des systèmes pneumatiques
A contactor is positioned coaxially with and substantially within at least one separator, and otherwise is configured to receive aerosolized target particles of interest as a sample. The use of a plurality of separators that are coaxial with each other and the contactor increases the number of separations involving target particles and other constituents of air at a sampling point, whereby in some embodiments the separators are rotatably configurable relative to each other and to the contactor.
B07B 7/086 - Séparation sélective des matériaux solides portés par des courants de gaz, ou dispersés dans ceux-ci utilisant la force centrifuge produite par le déplacement du courant de gaz
B07B 11/06 - Dispositifs d'alimentation ou de déchargement
G01N 1/22 - Dispositifs pour prélever des échantillons à l'état gazeux
B01D 47/02 - Séparation de particules dispersées dans l'air, des gaz ou des vapeurs en utilisant un liquide comme agent de séparation par passage de l'air, du gaz ou de la vapeur sur ou à travers un bain liquide
4.
System and methods for maintaining constant airflow and efficiency while tuning sampling flow
In a material sample separation and collection system, a sample is obtained by airflow separation. The system and attendant methods collect a complete sample over a defined period of time by modulating one or more pressure balancing valves, thus allowing for a variable flow rate of materials through the system even while the fan or other source of airflow operates at constant speed. The sampling rate, which is based on how quickly or slowly materials enter and pass through the system and into a collection vessel, is automatically modulated in real time based on sensor data.
01 - Produits chimiques destinés à l'industrie, aux sciences ainsi qu'à l'agriculture
Produits et services
Probiotic compositions, namely, probiotic bacteria and
probiotic bacterial cultures for use in the manufacture of
food additives and surface sanitizers for residential and
commercial uses, including in manufacturing facilities,
schools, hospitals, long term healthcare centers,
physicians' offices, cruise ships, commercial kitchens,
restaurants, and hotels.
01 - Produits chimiques destinés à l'industrie, aux sciences ainsi qu'à l'agriculture
Produits et services
probiotic compositions, namely, probiotic bacteria and probiotic bacterial cultures for use in the manufacture of food additives and surface sanitizers for residential and commercial uses, including in manufacturing facilities, schools, hospitals, long term healthcare centers, physicians' offices, cruise ships, commercial kitchens, restaurants, and hotels
7.
FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIMELY ASSESSMENT OF A CONDITION OF BULK MATERIALS
Bulk materials from a transport vehicle are transitioned along a transitioning line to a sampling point, at which location particles of matter in the air surrounding the bulk materials are sampled. When the present embodiments are combined with near-real time detection methods, it establishes a near-real time feedback loop to make acceptance/rejection decisions more quickly than with prior sampling and testing approaches. Thus, the embodiments avoid or limit the waiting time that are seen with current systems and methods for assessing quality and condition of bulk materials at a point of delivery.
A contactor is positioned coaxially with and substantially within at least one separator, and otherwise is configured to receive aerosolized target particles of interest as a sample. The use of a plurality of separators that are coaxial with each other and the contactor increases the number of separations involving target particles and other constituents of air at a sampling point, whereby in some embodiments the separators are rotatably configurable relative to each other and to the contactor.
B01D 47/02 - Séparation de particules dispersées dans l'air, des gaz ou des vapeurs en utilisant un liquide comme agent de séparation par passage de l'air, du gaz ou de la vapeur sur ou à travers un bain liquide
A contactor is positioned coaxially with and substantially within at least one separator, and otherwise is configured to receive aerosolized target particles of interest as a sample. The use of a plurality of separators that are coaxial with each other and the contactor increases the number of separations involving target particles and other constituents of air at a sampling point, whereby in some embodiments the separators are rotatably configurable relative to each other and to the contactor.
B07B 11/00 - Disposition des accessoires dans les appareils à séparer les solides par utilisation de courants de gaz
B07B 7/086 - Séparation sélective des matériaux solides portés par des courants de gaz, ou dispersés dans ceux-ci utilisant la force centrifuge produite par le déplacement du courant de gaz
G01N 1/22 - Dispositifs pour prélever des échantillons à l'état gazeux
B07B 11/06 - Dispositifs d'alimentation ou de déchargement
10.
Methods and systems for ensuring the security of grain stores
Aspects include claims, systems, and methods for testing bulk grain stores to identify the presence of contaminants. Such contaminants tested for may include biological, chemical, or radio nuclear material. Another aspect is marking and/or tracking grain stores that have been certified as either being contaminated or safe. Still another aspect is an automated or automatic system for measuring the level of contamination in a given grain store, and for marking and tracking grain stores tested for contamination.
C12Q 1/00 - Procédés de mesure ou de test faisant intervenir des enzymes, des acides nucléiques ou des micro-organismesCompositions à cet effetProcédés pour préparer ces compositions