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US 10,549,922 B2Granted
Cleaning device for pneumatic conveyance system
AssigneeEcolab USA Inc.
InventorsMatthew Albert Bilski, Chad Aaron Thompson, Jill Kristen Hodowanic, Pablo Segovia, Brian Joseph Doffing
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Abstract
A device for maintaining a pneumatic conveyance line can include a body having one or more wings. In some examples, the body is configured to be positioned between opposing rails of a pneumatic conveyance track with the one or more wings positioned on a respective opposing rail of the track. The wings can carry one or more agents for at least one of cleaning and lubricating the track. As the device is pushed along the track, the device can clean and/or lubricate the track.
Claims18
A method of servicing a pneumatic conveyance line comprising:
- positioning a body of a maintenance device between opposed rails of a pneumatic conveyance track, the body having a length extending from a leading end to a trailing end and a width extending perpendicularly to the length, the width of the body defining a pair of wings projecting in opposed directions from a centerline of the body that carry an agent for at least one of cleaning and lubricating, wherein positioning the body of the maintenance device comprises positioning each of the pair of wings on a respective one of the opposed rails;
- positioning at least one pushing object on the pneumatic conveyance track trailing the trailing end of the maintenance device;
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- pneumatically conveying the at least one pushing object along the pneumatic conveyance track, thereby causing the at least one pushing object to push the maintenance device along the opposed rails, thereby at least one of cleaning and lubricating the pneumatic conveyance track.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.