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US 2026/0296797 A1Published application
Storage of granular compositions
OwnerDean Groseinventor
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Abstract
A granule transfer and storage apparatus. The granule transfer and storage apparatus includes a granule receiving platform, a granule transfer device, a small mesh granule storage site having a small mesh granule storage container, and a large mesh granule storage site having a large mesh granule storage container.
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A granule transfer and storage apparatus, comprising:
- a granule receiving platform;
- a granule transfer device;
- a small mesh granule storage site having a first small mesh granule storage container;
- a large mesh granule storage site having a first large mesh granule storage container;
- a first small mesh granule valve that allows and restricts access to the first small mesh granule storage container;
- a first small mesh granule valve actuator that opens the first small mesh granule valve to permit small mesh granules to enter the small mesh granule storage container and that closes the first small mesh granule storage valve to prevent entry of materials to the first small mesh storage container;
- a first large mesh granule valve that allows and restricts access to the first large mesh granule storage container;
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- a first large mesh granule valve actuator that opens the first large mesh granule valve to permit large mesh granules to enter the large mesh granule storage container and that closes the first large mesh granule storage valve to prevent entry of materials to the first large mesh storage container.
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A method of transferring and storing different size granules, comprising:
- categorizing the granule by size;
- depositing the granules on a granule receiving platform;
- opening a container for the granules;
- transferring the granules to a site designated for granules of the size of the granules deposited on the granule receiving platform;
- placing the granules in the container;
- and
- closing the container.
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A granule delivery system, comprising:
- a vehicle sensor located at a granule processing site entrance that identifies that a granule delivery vehicle passes the site entrance and identifies the specific delivery vehicle that is passing the site entrance;
- and a processor-based device having instructions that, when executed, cause the processor-based device to:
- receive at least one signal from the vehicle sensor identifying the vehicle that passes the site entrance;
- receive lading information regarding the material carried by the identified vehicle;
- receive acknowledgement that the vehicle unloaded the carried material;
- and transmit dispatch instructions for further operation of the identified vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.