Patent ID: 11925960
Assignee: TRADE SECRET CHOCOLATES
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 14:
15. A winnower apparatus, comprising:
an exterior housing;
a material feed member having a higher end and a lower end and located substantially within the exterior housing;
a feed chute connected to the lower end, the feed chute having a feed chute wall;
a winnowing cavity disposed after the feed chute and opposite the lower end;
an impact plate disposed in the winnowing cavity;
a selection chute disposed opposite the feed chute and pneumatically connected to the winnowing cavity;
a chaff chute disposed above the winnowing cavity; and
an exhausting member in fluidic communication with the feed member, the feed chute, the winnowing cavity, the chaff chute, the selection chute, and the collection cavity;
wherein the exhausting member urges a fluid from the feed chute and the selection chute through the winnowing cavity to winnow an initial material;
wherein the fluid from the feed chute and the selection chute combine to repeatedly urge particles in the winnowing cavity against the impact plate to separate chaff therefrom.