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US 2026/0160474 A1Published application
Artificial snowmaking machine
AssigneeUniversity Corporation for Atmospheric Research
InventorsScott David Landolt, Justin Robert Lentz, Andrew Joseph Gaydos
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Abstract
A device may include a surface shaving unit comprising: a motor configured to rotate a motor shaft over a range of programable motor speeds; and a bit coupled to the motor shaft, the bit configured to shave along a work surface orthogonally oriented to an axis of the motor shaft when the bit is rotated.
Claims20
An artificial snowmaking machine comprising:
- a surface shaving unit comprising:
- a motor configured to rotate a motor shaft over a range of programable motor speeds;
- and
- a bit coupled to the motor shaft, the bit configured to shave along a work surface orthogonally oriented to an axis of the motor shaft when the bit is rotated.
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A method for generating artificial snow, comprising:
- positioning an ice column at a first end against a bit configured to shave a work surface orthogonal to a rotational axis of the bit;
- applying pressure to a second end of the ice column opposing the first end;
- and
- rotating the bit to shave the work surface with a blade having a scalloped edge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.