US3255975A
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Moisture content control apparatus for continuously produced material
Assignee: Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co
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Filing: 1963-04-24
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Granted: 1966-06-14
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Expires: 1983-04-24
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard E Malin
- 👤 Kelly J Scuderi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-23 00:44
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23N; A23N17/00; G; G01; G01N; G01N23/00; G01N23/02; G01N23/06; G01N23/12; G01N23/20; G01N23/203; G01N23/204; G05; G05D; G05D22/00; G05D22/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE MOISTURE CONTENT PER UNIT WEIGHT OF A CONTINUOUSLY GENERATED PROGRESSIVELY MOVING BULK PRODUCT COMPRISING (A) MEANS FOR COMMUNICATING THE PRODUCT, (B) MEAN FOR PROGRESSIVELY MOVING THE PRODUCT FROM SAID COMMINUTING MEANS, (C) MEANS FOR SUPPLYING WATER TO SAID COMMINUTING MEANS, (D) MEANS DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID PRODUCT-MOVING MEANS FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL RELATED TO THE MOISTURE CONTENT PER UNIT VOLUME OF SAID COMMINUTED PRODUCT, (E) MEANS DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID PRODUCT MOVING MEANS FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL RELATED TO THE DENSITY OF SAID COMMINUTED PRODUCT, (F) MEANS FOR CORRELATING SAID SIGNALS OPERATIVE TO PRODUCE A SIGNAL RELATED TO MOISTURE CONTENT PER UNIT WEIGHT OF SAID PRODUCT, (G) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID LAST MENTIONED SIGNAL FOR DETECTING A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAID SIGNAL AND A PREDETERMINED SIGNAL TO PRODUCE A SIGNAL RELATED TO SAID DIFFERENCE, AND (H) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID DIFFERENCE-RELATED SIGNAL TO MODIFY THE OPERATION OF SAID WATER SUPPLY MEANS IN CORRESPONDENCE TO SAID DIFFERENCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE MOISTURE CONTENT PER UNIT WEIGHT OF A CONTINUOUSLY GENERATED PROGRESSIVELY MOVING BULK PRODUCT COMPRISING (A) MEANS FOR COMMUNICATING THE PRODUCT, (B) MEAN FOR PROGRESSIVELY MOVING THE PRODUCT FROM SAID COMMINUTING MEANS, (C) MEANS FOR SUPPLYING WATER TO SAID COMMINUTING MEANS, (D) MEANS DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID PRODUCT-MOVING MEANS FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL RELATED TO THE MOISTURE CONTENT PER UNIT VOLUME OF SAID COMMINUTED PRODUCT, (E) MEANS DISPOSED ADJACENT SAID PRODUCT MOVING MEANS FOR GENERATING A SIGNAL RELATED TO THE DENSITY OF SAID COMMINUTED PRODUCT, (F) MEANS FOR CORRELATING SAID SIGNALS OPERATIVE TO PRODUCE A SIGNAL RELATED TO MOISTURE CONTENT PER UNIT WEIGHT OF SAID PRODUCT, (G) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID LAST MENTIONED SIGNAL FOR DETECTING A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SAID SIGNAL AND A PREDETERMINED SIGNAL TO PRODUCE A SIGNAL RELATED TO SAID DIFFERENCE, AND (H) MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID DIFFERENCE-RELATED SIGNAL TO MODIFY THE OPERATION OF SAID WATER SUPPLY MEANS IN CORRESPONDENCE TO SAID DIFFERENCE.
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