Patent ID: 7845487

Claim:
Apparatus that transfers particulate material between locations, said apparatus comprising: a mobile device adapted to move along a defined path when in use; a material inlet on said mobile device that receives said particulate material; an exit duct or chutes on said mobile device for discharging said received particulate material from said mobile device; and spray equipment affixed to said mobile device that sprays liquid from said mobile device to reduce the accumulation of dust on surfaces proximate the area in which said mobile device moves, said spray equipment including (a) a plurality of side pipes; (b) another pipe that fluidically interconnects said side pipes; (c) a liquid inlet fluidically coupled to said pipes for receiving liquid from a liquid source; and (d) a plurality of nozzles fluidically coupled to said pipes, said nozzles having a spray pattern that is outwardly and upwardly oriented.