ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,660, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. (Pully, Switzerland).
"Screw conveyor arrangement with support unit" was invented by Elie Barbereau (Cholet, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A screw conveyor arrangement is configured to convey a material, for example a food powder, in a processing plant. The screw conveyor arrangement comprises a casing with an internal channel, and a helical screw in the channel. A drive unit is releasably connected to a first portion of the casing to engage the helical screw. A support unit is attached to the casing and the drive unit to define a pivoting movement of...