Title: Flame treatment apparatus

Abstract: A flame treatment apparatus for use in delinting cottonseed comprises a generally vertical stack having a horizontal toothed seed feed roller rotatably mounted across its upper end and gas burners providing a flame curtain across the stack passage through which the seeds to be cleaned drop. The stack walls are dual to provide an annular space surrounding the flame treatment passage and cooling air is passed through that space.

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Inventors: Downing, James D. (Scott, MS, US)

Application Number: 957817
Filing Date: 1978-11-06
Publication_date: 1980-05-20
Assignee: Delta and Pine Land Company (Scott, MS)
Primary Class(es): 47/1.44 19/41, 47/DIG9
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US Patent Ref:

80593	Aug, 1868	Brown	47/58.
354109	Dec, 1886	Dudley	47/58.
2437397	Mar, 1948	McLemore	47/58.
4064636	Dec, 1977	Downing	47/58.

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Primary Examiner: Bagwill, Robert E.
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Attorney: LeBlanc, Nolan, Shur & Nies