Abrégé

A feeder assembly includes a feeder unit and an open top portable storage vessel defining an interior chamber. The feeder unit includes a feeder and a coupler securing the feeder to the vessel. The feeder defines a feed opening in communication with the interior chamber. The feeder includes a conveyance assembly in communication with the feed opening. The coupler is selectively secured to the feeder and independently selectively secured to the vessel, such that the coupler selectively secures the feeder to the vessel. The feeder unit facilitates dispensation of a material from the vessel. The method includes the steps of securing the vessel to the feeder, such that the feed opening is in communication with the interior chamber through the open top; collectively inverting the vessel and the feeder; and operating the feeder such that material from the vessel is dispensed by the feeder.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 65/32 - Dispositifs de remplissage
• B65G 33/14 - Transporteurs rotatifs à vis ou à hélice pour matériaux solides fluents comportant une vis ou plusieurs vis enfermées dans un carter tubulaire
• B65G 33/24 - Transporteurs rotatifs à vis ou à hélice Détails

Abrégé

A feeder assembly includes a feeder unit and an open top portable storage vessel defining an interior chamber. The feeder unit includes a feeder and a coupler securing the feeder to the vessel. The feeder defines a feed opening in communication with the interior chamber. The feeder includes a conveyance assembly in communication with the feed opening. The coupler is selectively secured to the feeder and independently selectively secured to the vessel, such that the coupler selectively secures the feeder to the vessel. The feeder unit facilitates dispensation of a material from the vessel. The method includes the steps of securing the vessel to the feeder, such that the feed opening is in communication with the interior chamber through the open top; collectively inverting the vessel and the feeder; and operating the feeder such that material from the vessel is dispensed by the feeder.

Classes IPC  ?

• B65G 65/32 - Dispositifs de remplissage
• B65G 33/14 - Transporteurs rotatifs à vis ou à hélice pour matériaux solides fluents comportant une vis ou plusieurs vis enfermées dans un carter tubulaire
• B65G 33/24 - Transporteurs rotatifs à vis ou à hélice Détails

Abrégé

A batch coater assembly (20) includes an upright coater container (24) with a container- supporting lift frame assembly (26). In use, particulate materials such as seed are introduced into the container (24) and coated therein. After coating, the assembly (26) is employed to lift the container (24) to a position permitting placement of a bin (22) beneath the container (24), so that coated particulates can be directly transferred from the container (24) to the bin (22). This permits rapid batch coating of particulates from the bin (22), with refilling of the bin (22) after the coating operation. An optional dust hood assembly (28) can be employed during delivery of coated particulates to the bin (22), in order to capture dust incident to the particulate delivery.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01C 1/06 - Enrobage ou préparation des semences

Abrégé

A system (1) and method for coating seeds with a treatment liquid, in which transfers of seeds and liquid within the system are controlled by a control assembly (6) in accordance with selectable operational modes. Some modes involve determining an actual amount of a quantity and/or a subquantity of seeds transferred from a bin (24) based on a change in the weight of seeds remaining in tlhe bin (24), and adjusting the system (1) to account for a difference between the actual and expected amounts. Other modes involve determining an actual amount of a quantity and/or a flowrate of liquid transferred from a tank (750) based on a change in the weight of liquid remaining in the tank (750), and adjusting the system (1) to account for a difference between the actual and expected amounts. Further, these modes can be performed together for even greater redundancy and accuracy.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01C 1/06 - Enrobage ou préparation des semences
• B05C 3/02 - Appareillages dans lesquels un ouvrage est mis en contact avec une grande quantité de liquide ou autre matériau fluide l'ouvrage étant immergé dans le liquide ou autre matériau fluide
• B05C 19/00 - Appareillages spécialement adaptés pour appliquer des matériaux en particules à des surfaces

Abrégé

A batch-type particulate treating apparatus (10) includes an upright bin or hopper (20) equipped with a central, rotatable lifting augur (68) having a bored shaft (70) and helical flighting (80, 82). Coating liquid passes through the bore (72) of shaft (70), and is delivered through ejectors (86, 88) mounted on the augur flighting (80, 82). A pneumatic assembly (16) serves to direct pressurized air upwardly through a clearance (96) between the augur base and the adjacent inner surfaces of hopper (20). In operation, liquid coating material is ejected into the particulates during rotation of the augur (68) and operation of the pneumatic assembly (16), in order to uniformly and efficiently coat the particulates. The apparatus (10) is particularly designed for treating of seeds.

Classes IPC  ?

• A01C 1/06 - Enrobage ou préparation des semences

Abrégé

A particulate material treating system (458) includes a loss-in- weight particulate material bin assembly (460), a particulate material metering device (462), and a downstream treater (464) yielding a treated material output (468). A controller (470) is employed to determine the flow rates of material from the bin assembly (460) using loss-in-weight calculations, and this information is used to at least in part control the operation of the metering device (462).

Classes IPC  ?

• A01C 1/06 - Enrobage ou préparation des semences

Abrégé

An improved seed metering wheel assembly is provided to deliver a substantially constant flow of seed to a downstream treating device or the like, without any substantial surging of seeds. The seed metering wheel assembly includes an axially rotatable metering wheel having a plurality of strategically sized and arranged seed metering openings therethrough, arranged in circular arrays of differently sized metering openings. In another embodiment, the seed metering wheel includes a central hub section and an outermost rib, with a series of ribs between the hub section and rim, which lie along respective non-diameter chords. Incoming seed is delivered from a seed hopper outlet by gravitation to the metering wheel, which preferably provides a substantially constant open area while preventing wholly unobstructed flow of seeds.

Classes IPC  ?

• G01F 11/24 - Appareils qu'il faut actionner de l'extérieur, adaptés à chaque opération répétée et identique, pour mesurer et séparer le volume prédéterminé d'un fluide ou d'un matériau solide fluent à partir d'une alimentation ou d'un récipient sans tenir compte du poids, et pour fournir ce volume avec chambres de mesure se déplaçant au cours de l'opération du type à soupapes, c.-à-d. que la séparation est effectuée par des mouvements étanches aux fluides ou aux poudres dans lesquels la chambre de mesure tourne ou oscille pour un matériau solide fluent
• A01C 1/06 - Enrobage ou préparation des semences

Abrégé

The invention provides a method and system for electrolytically coating an article. The method includes providing an article to be coated and disposing the article in an electrolytic cell. The cell includes an anode, a cathode in operable communication with the article, and an electrolyte bath. During electrolysis, the electrolyte bath comprises cobalt ions, phosphorous acid, and tribological particles selected from the group consisting of refractory materials, solid lubricants and mixtures thereof dispersed therein. The method further includes applying steady direct electric current through the anode, the electrolyte bath and the cathode to coat the article with cobalt, phosphorous and the tribological particles. An improved composition of matter is also provided that may be used as a coating, or the composition may be electroformed on a mandrel to form an article made from the composition of matter.

Classes IPC  ?

• B32B 15/04 - Produits stratifiés composés essentiellement de métal comprenant un métal comme seul composant ou comme composant principal d'une couche adjacente à une autre couche d'une substance spécifique
• B32B 15/16 - Produits stratifiés composés essentiellement de métal adjacent à une couche particulaire
• C25D 3/56 - Dépôt électrochimiqueBains utilisés à partir de solutions d'alliages

Abrégé

The invention provides a method and system for electrolytically coating an article. The method includes providing an article to be coated and disposing the article in an electrolytic cell. The cell includes an anode, a cathode in operable communication with the article, and an electrolyte bath. During electrolysis, the electrolyte bath comprises cobalt ions, phosphorous acid, and tribological particles selected from the group consisting of refractory materials, solid lubricants and mixtures thereof dispersed therein. The method further includes applying steady direct electric current through the anode, the electrolyte bath and the cathode to coat the article with cobalt, phosphorous and the tribological particles. An improved composition of matter is also provided that may be used as a coating, or the composition may be electroformed on a mandrel to form an article made from the composition of matter.

Classes IPC  ?

• C25D 3/56 - Dépôt électrochimiqueBains utilisés à partir de solutions d'alliages
• C25D 5/50 - Post-traitement des surfaces revêtues de métaux par voie électrolytique par traitement thermique
• C25D 15/00 - Production électrolytique ou électrophorétique de revêtements contenant des matériaux incorporés, p. ex. particules, "whiskers", fils

Abrégé

The invention provides a method and system for electrolytically coating an article. The method includes providing an article to be coated and disposing the article in an electrolytic cell. The cell includes an anode, a cathode in operable communication with the article, and an electrolyte bath. During electrolysis, the electrolyte bath comprises cobalt ions, phosphorous acid, and tribological particles selected from the group consisting of refractory materials, solid lubricants and mixtures thereof dispersed therein. The method further includes applying steady direct electric current through the anode, the electrolyte bath and the cathode to coat the article with cobalt, phosphorous and the tribological particles. An improved composition of matter is also provided that may be used as a coating, or the composition may be electroformed on a mandrel to form an article made from the composition of matter.

Classes IPC  ?

• C25D 3/56 - Dépôt électrochimiqueBains utilisés à partir de solutions d'alliages
• C25D 15/00 - Production électrolytique ou électrophorétique de revêtements contenant des matériaux incorporés, p. ex. particules, "whiskers", fils
• C25D 5/50 - Post-traitement des surfaces revêtues de métaux par voie électrolytique par traitement thermique