Patent ID: 6450427
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: B02C

Abstract:
A screenless granulator apparatus comprising:a first stage cutter mounted on a first shaft; a second stage cutter mounted on a second shaft generally parallel to the first shaft; a motor coupled to said first and second shafts such that said first stage cutter rotates at a rate between 5 and 50 rotations per minute and said second stage cutter rotates at between two and ten times the rate of first cutter; a first stage stationary cutter; at least two secondary stage stationary cutters; a housing that secures said first stage stationary cutter, said secondary stage stationary cutters, and stationary portions of said first and second cutting stages; and an exit aperture wherein a path defined through said first and said second stage cutters and the exit aperture is independent of a screen.