Patent ID: 9427896
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B01F,B28B,B28C,B29C,B29L,C04B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a compression device; means for controlling the compression device; a drum having an inner chamber; means for rotating the drum; and a first delivery device for delivering a first material into the inner chamber of the drum while the drum is rotating about a center of the drum; and wherein the compression device is configured with respect to the drum so that the compression device compresses the first material in the inner chamber of the drum while the drum is rotating about the center of the drum in response to the means for controlling the compression device and further comprising a stirring device; and a means for controlling the stirring device; and wherein the stirring device is configured with respect to the drum so that the stirring device can be moved up and down to a desired depth within the drum and rotates within the inner chamber of the drum to stir the first material in the inner chamber of the drum while the drum is rotating about the center of the drum in response to the means for controlling the stirring device; wherein the drum is configured to rotate about a first axis passing through the center of the drum; and wherein the stirring device is configured to rotate within the inner chamber of the drum about a second axis, which does not coincide with the first axis, and which is displaced a distance away from the first axis.