Patent ID: 11890782
Assignee: VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 24:
25. A mixing system comprising:
a mixer housing having a closed floor, front wall and first and second sidewalls, the mixer housing having a longitudinal axis that extends through the front wall and a discharge end of the mixer housing;
an inlet for introducing material into the mixer housing, the inlet being disposed toward the front wall of the mixer housing;
a plurality of disk assemblies disposed within the mixer housing, each disk assembly comprising:
a rotatable shaft that extends from the first sidewall to the second sidewall; and
a plurality of disks connected to the rotatable shaft that rotate with the shaft, wherein each disk comprises a rim defining two or more lobes;

an additive feed system comprising:
a feed vessel for holding a solidifying additive; and
an additive discharge connecting the feed vessel to the mixer housing for adding the solidifying additive to the mixer housing; and

a discharge for discharging material from the mixer housing, the discharge being disposed toward the discharge end of the mixer housing.